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Reflections on the life within wine
The Priorat Ethos
The Priorat Ethos

Wine is life in the Priorat. It represents a heritage that has defined the rhythm of their days for generations.…

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SpiritElizabeth HeckerFebruary 3, 2023
Wisdom of the Old Vines
Wisdom of the Old Vines

Craggy old vines keep their vigil. They are the sentinels of time, a conduit between the earth and the sky.

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NatureElizabeth HeckerJanuary 18, 2023
The Truth About Priorat Llicorella
The Truth About Priorat Llicorella

Geologically the rocks considered llicorella are metamorphic slates from the Carboniferous Period…

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NatureElizabeth HeckerDecember 31, 2022
I Am Old
I Am Old

“Sit with me. Let me tell you a story about life. I have been loved and forgotten, and still, I am here…”

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NatureElizabeth HeckerAugust 3, 2021
Enduring Coexistence
Enduring Coexistence

There is a rhythm to this life, a balance of existence in which everything has its role and supports the other.

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NatureElizabeth HeckerFebruary 18, 2021
Language of the Senses
Language of the Senses

In moments of stillness, without ego or external noise, we can sense the truth of what we know about life...

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SpiritElizabeth HeckerSeptember 1, 2019
Appellation Mars
Appellation Mars

Innovations for dealing with terroir, and winemaking on Mars may inspire greater responsibility for Earth…

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WineElizabeth HeckerSeptember 1, 2019
A Place to Call Home
A Place to Call Home

We should learn to live truly in balance with our ecosystem before looking for another planet to call home…

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NatureElizabeth HeckerAugust 31, 2019
The Penalty for Speeding
The Penalty for Speeding

People have been using their ingenuity to force nature to be more productive without awareness of a finish line…

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NatureElizabeth HeckerAugust 31, 2019
Sustainability: Will or Fate
Sustainability: Will or Fate

Can growth be controlled to maintain a healthy equilibrium or will fate step in and decide for them…

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NatureElizabeth HeckerAugust 31, 2019
A Synchronized Life
A Synchronized Life

In the vineyards, the vines and the people move with nature, responding to the sun and its seasonal rhythms of life. 

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NatureElizabeth HeckerAugust 31, 2019
The Continuum
The Continuum

This may mean life goes on regardless of what people do. But I see it as an interdependent coexistence…

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NatureElizabeth HeckerAugust 31, 2019
Visceral Intelligence
Visceral Intelligence

Connoisseurship has provided an intellectual vocabulary of words to define wine to the mind. But as technology takes…

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WineElizabeth HeckerAugust 31, 2019
A Date With Wine
A Date With Wine

Sip a glass of wine … imagine a kind of hologram personality formed from what you know and what you sense?

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WineElizabeth HeckerAugust 31, 2019
Listen… the Wine is Talking
Listen… the Wine is Talking

Looking at life through science, one realizes we are nothing but a commingling of molecules…

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WineElizabeth HeckerMarch 19, 2019
Re-emergence of the Priorat
Re-emergence of the Priorat

Some felt that the spirit of the Priorat had disappeared in the process of seeking elegance no matter how well…

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WineElizabeth HeckerMarch 18, 2019
Adapted to the Priorat
Adapted to the Priorat

Garnatxa Negra is the pretty one, the Pinot Noir of the Priorat. It is transparent, anxious to reveal…

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WineElizabeth HeckerMarch 17, 2019
How to Speak Greek
How to Speak Greek

There are at least 300 Greek varieties and they are not always easy to pronounce but worth learning how…

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SpiritElizabeth HeckerOctober 22, 2018
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terroir [ terˈwahr ] noun + talking [ˈtah king ] verb
Terroir is the French word for the elements of nature that contribute to the outcome of wine, including soil, climate and topography. Nature finds its voice in wine, spoken in the language of the senses. If you listen... the wine is talking.

 
 

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