Field Work Wines

Stories of wine and people, with a sense of place.

Fireside sit. Burning the holiday fir. Stars are out, new moon.

Fiddle leaf fig - salvaged a ripped off branch and successfully rooted it. New baby leaf is unfurling.

#fieldworkhouseplants

Spicy.

Heritage peppers. Grown from seed. Hand tended. Hard harvested. Processing customized per variety.

An adventure in taste. History and culture.

Thoroughly excited to sprinkle and share the spice. So very nice.

@farmermicksomm

Drawing a sea salt, eucalyptus bath after teaching wine class in Chicago. After a beautiful day. Sweating in a suit and mask. Schlepping bottles and gear. An outdoor lady lunch and listening, talking. After an ugly cry in the car - for joy and releas

Late season radish - purple bravo. Spicy. Crunchy. Vibrant. A beautiful crescendo to a summer of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) with @nicholsfarmandorchard . A delicious and delightful adventure in local, seasonal agriculture.

This radish was

Sense of place.

This is the field, the lagoon, the forest where the work began.

The foundation of flavor, smell, texture and memory.

Story. The telling of stories. Sharing memory and moment. Experience and adventure. Through words - spoken and

Lillian ages up. Many day celebrations. A walk in the woods and a picnic. Lighting it up.

Forty first birthday celebration for mister Michael mouse Speckan.

@bostonfishmarket and Champagne.

Digging on these (new to me) wines, courtesy of @nzwinegrowers to celebrate a virtual Sommit reunion.

Reminiscing about travel, far flung community and relationships, family and learning about wine through the actual place. Walking the vineyards, t

Little Lillian.

For her (upcoming) 4th birthday, Lillian asked for dance class lessons.

Tearful beginnings and elated ending.

Plus a cake pop treat.

Bigger kid is as tall as the neighborhood leaf pile. 🍂

Walking to school with one thousand questions per 10 steps.

Primary colors, fall edition.

End of the week drink. @spiaggiachicago gin and umeshu new on the menu.

Ruth is an inspiration. The lifetime of work, the lives impacted. Her fire lives on. Fight like Ruth. Step up and do the work. It’s out turn.

#rbg #notoriousrbg #restinpower

Exhale.

Popcorn and yeast flake with chopsticks.

Masks. Porch sitting with warm throw blankets.

A goodbye...for now. Sending @mahrubaru all the best wishes for an amazing adventure.

@jolielaidewines Trousseau Gris Fanucchi-Wood Road Vineyard

Rachel Speckan is dedicated to a lifetime of learning, educating and mentoring.

Photography courtesy of Rachel Speckan

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