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” So that you may not be the martyred slaves of Time, get drunk; get drunk, and never pause for rest! With wine, with poetry, or with virtue, as you choose! ” – Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867)

” Wine is sunlight, held together by water. The light of a sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent on it, that can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do. ” – Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)

” I rather like bad wine … one gets so bored with good wine. ” – Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield (1804–1881)

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About Michelle

I’m Michelle Gruben, a wine writer from Dallas, Texas. My blog celebrates the wines I encounter through tasting, travel, and service. I’m currently pursuing the WSET Level 4 Diploma in Wines.

Past awards and certifications: WSET Level 3 with Distinction, Certified Texas Wine Ambassador, Wine Writers’ Symposium Fellow (2026), 67 Pall Mall Awards Longlist for Long-Form and Short-Form Wine Writing (2026).