Reviving My Love for Wine, One Organic Bottle at a Time

Once the name behind America’s first organic winery, now a storyteller in Spain. Catch me exploring the vineyards, winemakers, and traditions that keep the spirit of real wine alive. A return to what matters most.

Join Me As I Explore Spain’s Organic Wine Industry

Look, I didn’t come to Spain to start a blog. I came for the wine. The sun helped, sure. And the prices. But mostly, it was the wine. The kind that tastes a bit wild and ends in long silences and unexpected friendships. Somewhere along the way, I started writing it all down.

This isn’t a guide. It’s more like a scribbled notebook someone left on a wine barrel. Full of half-truths, personal disasters, and an honest obsession with what’s going on beneath the corks of this country. If you’re after polished, go read a Sommelier textbook. If you’re curious about the difference between biodynamic and organic wine in Spain, and why it actually matters to the people making it, you’re in the right place.

Sometimes I dig into geography — like in the piece on Spain’s top organic wine regions, from Rioja to Ronda, which was mostly written with purple fingers and red teeth. Other times it’s more… social. The post about making friends over wine is mostly me failing to understand Spanish small talk and possibly insulting someone’s mother-in-law.

Then there’s the personal stuff. The story about the house I don’t own and the stray dog who seems to think I do — still unfolding. I also spent way too long wondering if natural wine is just a fad, which led to a barrel tasting I don’t fully remember.

If you’re into big-picture stuff, there’s a rant-slash-love-letter about why Spanish wines age better. And if you want proof I’m not the only one who’s noticed Spain is doing something extraordinary, read about the organic wine boom.

And if you’re still wondering who the hell I am, here’s the obligatory About Me where I overshare just enough to keep it interesting.

Anyway, pour something good. Poke around. This is wine talk, unfiltered.

Pairing Spanish Organic Wines with Tapas, and Why It Works Better Than You Think

Pairing Spanish Organic Wines with Tapas, and Why It Works Better Than You Think

December 21, 2025

I used to think wine pairing was something you prepared for. White with fish, red with meat, nod seriously, move on. Then I started spending … Read more

A Day in the Life of an Organic Spanish Vineyard: What It Really Means

A Day in the Life of an Organic Spanish Vineyard: What It Really Means

November 6, 2025

I didn’t expect to be up before the sun, holding a mug of instant coffee that tastes faintly of last night’s red, but here we … Read more

How I Read A Spanish Wine Label In Bad Shop Lighting

How I Read A Spanish Wine Label In Bad Shop Lighting

September 26, 2025

hursday night. Fan whining. A kid restocking tins of mussels one by one. I’m holding two bottles and trying not to look like homework. Left … Read more

Biodynamic v Organic: What Spanish Winemakers Are Doing Differently 

Biodynamic v Organic: What Spanish Winemakers Are Doing Differently 

February 20, 2025

I once met a winemaker in Priorat who buried cow horns filled with manure in his vineyard to “harness cosmic energy.” He said it with … Read more

Spain’s Top Organic Wine Regions 

Spain’s Top Organic Wine Regions 

February 12, 2025

It starts the same way every time. I arrive in a new Spanish wine region with a carefully curated plan—visiting the best organic vineyards, meeting … Read more

The Art of Making Friends Over Wine (And Why It’s Harder Than It Sounds in Spain) 

The Art of Making Friends Over Wine (And Why It’s Harder Than It Sounds in Spain) 

February 1, 2025

There’s a myth about moving to Spain that I fully believed before I got here. The one where you arrive, buy a bottle of wine, … Read more

The House, The Vineyard (I Don’t Own), and The Stray Dog That Thinks I Do 

The House, The Vineyard (I Don’t Own), and The Stray Dog That Thinks I Do 

January 20, 2025

There was a moment, not long after I moved to Spain, when I stood on my terrace, glass of wine in hand, and thought: I … Read more

Is Natural Wine Just a Fad? What Spain’s Winemakers Have to Say 

Is Natural Wine Just a Fad? What Spain’s Winemakers Have to Say 

January 19, 2025

I was handed a glass of what looked like pond water. Cloudy, slightly suspicious, with the kind of murky golden hue that makes you wonder … Read more

Why Spanish Wines Age Better: The Role of Terroir and Tradition 

Why Spanish Wines Age Better: The Role of Terroir and Tradition 

January 12, 2025

I once left a bottle of wine in the trunk of my car for an entire summer. It was an experiment in resilience, or maybe … Read more

The Organic Wine Boom: Why Spain Leads the Way 

The Organic Wine Boom: Why Spain Leads the Way 

January 3, 2025

There are moments when you realize you’ve made the right decision. For me, it happened somewhere in La Rioja, standing in a dimly lit bodega, … Read more