How’d Diana Get Into Wine?!

Some of you may have seen this series we did on Instagram.   We scratched the surface there but we want to thank each and every one of our Patrons and do a live “What is Wine?!” with you all. That way you can get all your burning wine questions answered. We’ll be putting up…

We started the application process for our alcohol license back in February thinking it would only take a couple of months, based on our in-depth research and conversations.  Turns out, that wasn’t quite the way things worked out.  Despite not owning a winery or planning to sell our wine through a physical tasting room, we…

Diana finished vintage this week, but was wonderfully exhausted by the experience 🥰😴🥰 Frank has been busy with work work and getting Diana ready for her next #winenerd challenge: WSET Level 3. So…..we haven’t posted an update in awhile. But! We have lots of info to share with you all and will do so next…

We’re Diana and Frank. We lovvve wine but hate how stuffy ppl in suits tell us what we can and can’t drink. We think that’s bullsh*t.    So, we started Responsible Hedonist to bring tasty, sustainably made wines from Aotearoa New Zealand – that *aren’t* Sauvignon Blanc.    We’re just getting started, but we can’t…

Gatekeepers, capital expenses, and stubborn conventions of “what is a winemaker?”  Digging into why the classic winemaker image of a man drinking wine in front of a vineyard is unrealistic, unattainable, and an image that needs to be modernized to fit what winemakers actually look like today. Diana’s pretty passionate about this and we will…

Sorry we’ve been a bit MIA lately. There’s been a lot going on in our personal and professional lives. But! We’ve been making good progress on the business as well and have TONS to update you on.