This week I’m doing something I’ve never done before, and that’s spending seven nights at a silent meditation retreat in the mountains of North Carolina, outside Asheville. Let me tell you, it’s a little trippy…
Lessons from Liège – Takeaways from the Born Digital Wine Awards Summit
At the recent Born Digital Wine Awards Summit in Liège Belgium, numerous topics were discussed, but the group chose to prioritize four topics for further industry consideration: packaging, wine tourism and education, wine media, and health and wellness.
5 Ways to Catch Joy
It’s officially summer here in the northern hemisphere and boy, have I fallen hard for it this year. More sunshine. Slower pace. More joy. Sign. Me. Up.
Right?
But here’s the thing: for as laid-back and casual as the summer ideal is, the reality for most of us is probably a lot more business-as-usual, which means catch-as-catch-can.
5 Tips for Managing the Rollercoaster of Weight Gain
As I come off an intense month of brand launches, media events, and distributor trainings traversing the US, I realized that I had picked up a sneaky and unwelcome hitchhiker on my recent work travels.
Your Very Own Superpower, and How to Get It
Getting thrown off-balance. It happens, right? On a regular basis, I would think, for all of us. For some reason, however, these past few weeks have seen my scales of balance tip REALLY FAR in one direction and then another. Really high highs, that is, and really low lows.
Come As You Are – Learnings from the 2019 Bâtonnage Forum
Come as you are! Such was the edict given by the organizers of last weekend’s Bâtonnage Forum. Founded by Oakland wine retailer Stevie Staconis, the second edition of the grassroots event is aimed at stirring up discussion around issues facing women in the wine industry.
Taking My Own Advice: Let's Get Physical (Therapy)
Being in physical therapy (PT) while maintaining a daily job in any industry is difficult enough, but alcohol is known to be an inflammatory agent for joints and tissues, even though it can seem like a salve to take away physical pain that we may feel.
Gut Check Alert: When We Aren’t Enough
These past few weeks, something’s happened that Beck and I sincerely hoped would happen when A Balanced Glass got up and running two years ago. And yet it still took us by surprise.
The Tribe Gets A Facelift!
Not in the medical injection, freeze-your-face, nip’n’tuck fashion, but the Meet the Tribe section is now an even easier part of the site to see and navigate.
The Magic of Planting the Seeds: A Letter from Vinitaly
It’s the most important trade event for anyone concerned with Italian wine, and Beck and I have been regular attendees for several years now. This time it was different, at least for me…
6 Tips to Managing Sickness while Traveling Or, How to Not Be Sneezy Dwarf!
Traveling for work is stressful enough, with its time away from family and friends, constant wining and dining, time zones, hotel rooms and another multi-course dinner. But there’s nothing WORSE than getting sick on top of all of that.
How to Find the Time (and the Space)
Finding time is one thing, when it's possible -- easily so -- to spend every waking hour on work projects, and every other waking hour (ahem) on family or social commitments.
Can we also talk about finding space?
10 Lessons We've Learned Thanks To You
“We’re glad you’re here.” That was the simple opening line of our first ABG post one year ago today. And here’s 10 lessons you’ve taught us over the last year together.
What the Dalai Lama Doesn’t Understand
Imagine if you got to witness the Dalai Lama’s first visit to the United States. Here’s a little of what you would have seen, if you could transport yourself back a few decades…
You Said Yes!! A Balanced Glass Comes to Vinitaly
So we asked you, any interest in an ABG meet-up during Vinitaly? You said Yes.
NO-one has time for meditation during VinItaly, but that is EXACTLY why we are convening this group.
You Don’t Know Unless You Try: Surprising Developments for ABG
A Balanced Glass was invited as guests on an upcoming podcast hosted by Sonoma-based Garden Society, which produces chef-inspired confections with low-dose cannabis as an ingredient. What we discovered was beyond what we imagined.
Men (and Women!) At Work – The 2019 Australian Vintage Begins
Arguably the most stressful time of the year, this week we check in with a bunch of Australian winemakers to hear what is in their tool-box to help cope with the manic months that are “vintage.”
Just When You Thought No One Was Looking…
This week, between a super quick trip to wine country and a full slate of tastings, email threads and meetings IRL, I intentionally sought out efforts by colleagues and friends who prioritize wellness in their lives.
Be Careful What You Ask For – Millennials Respond
This is the second in a two-part series that considers the role and status of the millennial demographic in the future of the wine business. You can read Part I here: “Millennials We Need You”
3 Ninja Moves to Maintain Sanity – and Your Balance – When Away from Home
Let’s face it. For a lot of us, travel is one of those things that really move the needle of our work lives. We travel to make an impact. We travel to expand our professional reach but travel is also one of those things that throws us off balance. Big time.