Dry January is here, and with it comes a chance for many to reset their relationship with alcohol. As a winemaker, you might think I’m here to discourage that. But I’m not. Let’s talk about balance, quality, and healthy drinking habits. 👇 Alcohol is a powerful tool. Used responsibly, it can elevate life: a great meal, a celebration, a moment of reflection. Escape is fleeting, but enhancement lasts. Find YOUR balance. Finding balance with alcohol isn’t just about how much you drink—it’s about how and why. • Drink with intention, not out of habit. • Pair it with good food and good people. • Take breaks to reset and reflect on your habits. Find YOUR balance. The right wine isn’t just about the alcohol—it’s about the flavors, the experience, and the people you share it with. Balance starts with knowing what’s in your glass. Not all wine is created equal. The industry hides a lot—wine quality isn’t all about price, and ingredients aren’t listed on labels. It’s a wild world of excessive sulfites, artificial flavorings, and even dyes like MegaPurple. Balance starts with knowing what’s in your glass. You can taste quality, but you can also feel it. A great, clean wine elevates the moment while drinking, and leaves you feeling good the next day. If not having a hangover sounds too good to be true, don't trust me, try it for yourself. If you’re rethinking your relationship with alcohol, I encourage you to focus on balance and quality. When you’re ready to drink again, make it special I craft natural wines designed to elevate life’s best moments Learn why Natural Wine matters👇 PeonyLaneWine.com

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If I drink more than two glasses of wine here in the US I get hung over the next day. Went to Europe recently drink as much as I wanted never got hung over. What’s going on here? If you can solve this problem I will buy wine from you for the rest of my life.
Thanks for posting. You are so correct. My beloved Italian father was a chemical engineer who loved wine. He sold it from his wine cellar at our farm in Portage Wisconsin. He became a sommelier of some importance, I have the picture of him receiving it. He died in 2008. May he rest in peace. He will as long as you're preaching the truth.
lex, I can solve this problem. would I make gives you the same experience as Europe. It's amazing the difference with conventional us wine and European wine. I and the Europeans make wine with less additives and just generally less touch by the wine maker. My goal is to make wine by getting out of the way so that it can just be you and the grapes skin to skin
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Haley 1 year ago
You don’t even know…and thank you
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Pōhaku 1 year ago
How can I get some of that Satoshi Reserve ?
Good note, doing dry January even after a pretty light festive period, although I’m not sure it counts as I’ll still hopefully enjoy an all time high Rye whiskey or two, fingers crossed!
"You cause the grass to grow for the livestock and plants for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food from the earth and wine to gladden the heart of man, oil to make his face shine and bread to strengthen man's heart." Psalm 104:14–15 "Bread is made for laughter, and wine gladdens life" Ecclesiastes 10:19