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Wine as a way into place, people and history.
The Cellar
Bottles worth remembering, grapes worth knowing, producers worth following, and the context that makes every glass more meaningful.
The Her Second Pour Journal
Choose a thread.
See where it leads.
Six ways into the same conversation: how curiosity can make the next chapter richer, wider and more connected.
For the endlessly curious
Keep exploring
The newest discoveries begin here.
Every story continues in the Archive.
An evolving publication
Not a list of expertise.
A record of discovery.
The Journal will grow slowly and honestly. Each entry begins with something that made me want to know more—and ends with something I would be glad to pass along to a friend.
Latest entries
A place for every
worthwhile discovery.
Wine, towns, books, meals, conversations, and whatever curiosity uncovers next—each with its own photograph and story.
A Person of Interest No. 004Filed under · A Conversation · The PeopleRobyn SchwarzOn art, attention, shared travel, and the discoveries worth passing along.Read the entry When In… No. 001Filed under · When In… · The JourneyWhen in San Sebastián…Three visits in, and I still find something I somehow missed the time before.Read the entry Field Guide No. 001Filed under · Field Guide · The Journey · The CellarOne Hundred Kilometers Through GaliciaAlbariño, friendship, and what comes next.Read the entry Field Guide No. 002Filed under · Field Guide · The Atlas · The JourneyA Curious Weekend in PortoPort, markets, remarkable guides, and a city best understood on foot.Read the entry Worth Passing Along No. 001Filed under · A Book · The LibraryCathedral of the SeaA sweeping story of medieval Barcelona—and the people who raised Santa Maria del Mar stone by stone.Read the entry From the Library No. 002Filed under · A Shelf · The LibraryStudy HallThe books, maps, and references helping me understand what is in the glass—and where it came from.Read the entry Discovery No. 001Filed under · An Object · The DiscoveryThompson FerrierA candle that behaves more like sculpture—and a fragrance that brightens the whole room.Read the entry Wine Discovery No. 001Filed under · A Bottle · The CellarArchival Parallax 011The Mount Veeder Cabernet that introduced me to Archival—and the philosophy that made me want to know more.Read the entry A Person of Interest No. 003Filed under · A Conversation · The PeopleLynn YeldellOn curiosity, water, building community, and a life still becoming.Read the entry A Person of Interest No. 002Filed under · A Conversation · The PeopleAllison GreinerOn womanhood, Ireland, lifelong learning, and the courage to remain in motion.Read the entry A Person of Interest No. 001Filed under · A Conversation · The PeopleAlissa KantrowOn storytelling, Santa Fe, the Camino, and a life shaped by curiosity.Read the entry
02A
Begin the journey before you ever leave home.
The Atlas
Maps, cultural history, architecture and the beautiful details that help us understand why a destination became itself.
03J
More thoughtful ways to go farther.
The Journey
Travel ideas, practical itineraries and The Ledger—miles, points and strategies that can help make meaningful travel more possible.
04L
Stories that make the world feel larger.
The Library
Books, music, films, podcasts and other works that linger—shared because they offered joy, perspective or a new question to follow.
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The small things that deserve to be shared.
The Discovery
Restaurants, objects, experiences, conversations and second-chapter inspiration—never exhaustive, simply genuine.
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Sometimes the best discoveries are passed from one curious person to another.
The People
Her Second Pour With… is a place for conversations with artists, winemakers, friends, neighbors, makers and other people whose insight makes us want to look again.
Wine · Wanderlust · Wishes · What’s Next
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Conversation is the journey.
Understanding is the destination.