My love for wine came first from its inner expression.  I had no intention to be following the life of wine for more than 25 years.  Yet in that time I have been privy to the life and spirit of wines from 45 years old to a day old (not yet wine).

The visual expressions of wine’s life and vitality are so amazing that I became compelled to share it in as many ways as possible.   The image here “The Spirit of Cabernet” is a combination of an inner Cabernet Sauvignon and the grapes from which it came.  The cabernet was a barrel sample from Sequoia Grove.

Early on, when asked what are these pictures showing – my immediate answer – the spirit of the vine.  Other answers got me into trouble especially if I gave them scientific relevance.

Wine and vineyards have a lot to teach us about life.  Their spirit is  a blessing.