Think of a bottle of wine as a time capsule. It contains the rainfall of that vintage, the mineral composition of the soil, and the decisions of a winemaker who woke up at 4 a.m. for harvest. A $15 bottle might hold about 2.5 pounds of grapes—or roughly one vine’s annual output.
Fun fact: a single vine in Bordeaux produces just enough grapes for one bottle per year. So when you pour a glass, you’re tasting an entire calendar of sunlight and struggle.
