BHS – How Diana plans her week

Midwest native, Aotearoa NZ resident, stoat whisperer, and Responsible Hedonist’s mischief coordinator.

Some of you may have seen this series we did on Instagram.   We scratched the surface there but we want to thank each and every one of our Patrons and do a live “What is Wine?!” with you all. That way you can get all your burning wine questions answered. We’ll be putting up…

You have spoken, and we’ve set the date for June 3rd at 5:30pm PDT/7:30 PM CDT/ 8:30 PM EDT for our first Patron live Q&A! We’ll keep this pretty informal. Diana will chat a bit about how fermentation works, but our main interest is answering *your* wine questions. So, if you’ve got something that’s on…

Midwest native, Aotearoa NZ resident, super wine nerd, and Responsible Hedonist’s winemaker!

We’re excited to let you know that we signed a contract for organically grown Syrah from Hawke’s Bay in Aotearoa New Zealand!! It’s one of our favorite regions and is very similar to the Central Coast in California. Think tons of sun, cool ocean breezes, and a diverse array of agriculture. These organic grapes come…

Most images of a winemaker sipping vino in front of a vineyard are beautiful, but not realistic. Most of the time, the vineyard they’re on is not theirs – and that’s *ok*  Diana chats about what that photo symbolizes and why it’s unattainable for those first starting out and why she decided to press on…