by Sondra Barrett | Jun 9, 2012 | Art and Science, Blog, Cell Wisdom, Cultivating Well-being, Featured, Secrets of Your Cells, Spirituality
My friend Rabbi David White (co-founder of WineSpirit) in teaching about wine and life has a wonderful question – What are you saving it for? IT could be a bottle of wine you brought back from Italy. A special piece of chocolate. A year old pie in the freezer....
by Sondra Barrett | May 20, 2012 | Art and Science, Blog, Featured, Shaping Taste, Wine
Seeing all the bottles of wine on a shelf in a store, you are stymied – which should you buy. A daunting task. If only you knew which one you would like – some sort of message that jumped out at you assuring “YOU’LL LIKE ME.” I liked...
by Sondra Barrett | May 18, 2012 | Blog, Featured
After photographing thousands of wines with my trusted microscope, I have seen distinct patterns that SEEM to reflect the unique experience of the wine. Why not explore whether the inner visions of a wine would help you to learn more and have some fun while...
by Sondra Barrett | Apr 25, 2012 | Blog, Cultivating Well-being, Featured, Wine
Wine portrait: Quintessa 2001 (Bordeaux blend – biodynamic). When I was a medical scientist it became clear that getting better from an illness was more than about molecules. A whole body of research evolved showing how important people are to our overall...
by Sondra Barrett | Feb 7, 2012 | Blog, Cultivating Well-being, Featured
Wandering in a vineyard this time of year, where the vines are grarly or straight up in a line… No leaves upon them and many shorn of their wavy canes, The vineyard looks dead. No signs of life. Until the mustard blossoms. And the green grasses appear. and when...
by Sondra Barrett | Jan 31, 2012 | Blog, Featured, Wine
It is almost 30 years ago that I started my journey into the inner beauty of wine. It began at Sterling Vineyards when they had an artist-in-residence program and I was fortunate to be selected with two years to prepare. I was guided by the winemaker Theo Rosenbrand...
