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Editor’s Notes

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All Notes5 Issues
005
4 September 2026

Adaptability

No doubt everyone has talked your ears off about how early this year's harvest is. While many people (understandably) questioned the quality of this vintage because of that, many winemakers that I…

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004
18 August 2026

Roots and Grounding

"Vineyards endure because they are rooted. But roots do not resist change, they steady it." This line is the reason why I chose to republish an article we wrote that was submitted…

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003
4 August 2026

On Choosing Conviction and Faith

Faith and worry both asks the same thing of us — to believe in something that has not yet happened. As many of you running or building a business would know, conviction…

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002
18 July 2026

Respecting Tradition

饮水思源 (yǐn shuǐ sī yuán) is a Chinese value that implores us to "think of the source while we drink the water". The same cannot be said more about learning the history…

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001
4 July 2026

The Launch

For very first issue for AWR, I dedicate it to a good friend who has supported me through the best of my times and some of my lowest. This is, in my…

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