thinking a lot lately on whether resilience is a practice, a destination or both.
whatever it is, it doesn’t seem to be static or passive in any form whatsoever. and although the western interpretation of the word “resilience” is one of hardening defenses against some exterior threat (not to say that we have no exterior threats to our very existence), the word “resilience” in our industry seems to point toward a softening- of attitudes, of preconceptions and of assumptions- and a much more holistic, flexible and perpetual mindfulness than we’re currently engaging.
thanks for sharing all the great info. we could use a conference like this here in the FLX.
It's funny, when I mentioned to someone in editorial that I was writing about "Resilient Wine" they said it was a horrible term that implied we were accepting and not targeting the systems that caused us to *have to* be resilient in the first place. They said "resiliency" puts too much onus on the victims of systemic XYZ to take it upon themselves to bounce back and try again even when the deck was stacked against us.
I disagreed (hence why I keep writing this and calling it that) because I do feel "resiliency" is "softer" as you say--about adaptability and mindfulness and not simply accepting all the shit around us but instead acknowledging that, even so, we kind of have to keep going, and we get to try and improve not just our own practices but the world around us. And my original thesis was that "resilient wine" was holistic, inclusive, pragmatic. Exactly as you say here.
it really is the height of privilege to be able to consider tuning out as an option. all we have as victims of planned, intentional systemic collapse is the solidarity that is borne of knowing there’s far more of us trying to do some good than the handful of oligarchs who have literally given up on humanity and want nothing more than to practice eugenics until they can bug out to mars or upload their brain to the cloud…or indulge in some other “live forever” omnipotence grift.
Thank you for all these notes! I’ve really been enjoying reading them. As a wine consumer, I hard agree on the fact that it’s the storytelling in addition to the upsells of sustainability and shared values that help me decide what, or even if, to pick up a bottle. It’s heartening to hear that so many in the industry are thinking hard about the sustainability issue and moving towards solutions.
thinking a lot lately on whether resilience is a practice, a destination or both.
whatever it is, it doesn’t seem to be static or passive in any form whatsoever. and although the western interpretation of the word “resilience” is one of hardening defenses against some exterior threat (not to say that we have no exterior threats to our very existence), the word “resilience” in our industry seems to point toward a softening- of attitudes, of preconceptions and of assumptions- and a much more holistic, flexible and perpetual mindfulness than we’re currently engaging.
thanks for sharing all the great info. we could use a conference like this here in the FLX.
It's funny, when I mentioned to someone in editorial that I was writing about "Resilient Wine" they said it was a horrible term that implied we were accepting and not targeting the systems that caused us to *have to* be resilient in the first place. They said "resiliency" puts too much onus on the victims of systemic XYZ to take it upon themselves to bounce back and try again even when the deck was stacked against us.
I disagreed (hence why I keep writing this and calling it that) because I do feel "resiliency" is "softer" as you say--about adaptability and mindfulness and not simply accepting all the shit around us but instead acknowledging that, even so, we kind of have to keep going, and we get to try and improve not just our own practices but the world around us. And my original thesis was that "resilient wine" was holistic, inclusive, pragmatic. Exactly as you say here.
I dunno... some thoughts...
it really is the height of privilege to be able to consider tuning out as an option. all we have as victims of planned, intentional systemic collapse is the solidarity that is borne of knowing there’s far more of us trying to do some good than the handful of oligarchs who have literally given up on humanity and want nothing more than to practice eugenics until they can bug out to mars or upload their brain to the cloud…or indulge in some other “live forever” omnipotence grift.
Thank you for all these notes! I’ve really been enjoying reading them. As a wine consumer, I hard agree on the fact that it’s the storytelling in addition to the upsells of sustainability and shared values that help me decide what, or even if, to pick up a bottle. It’s heartening to hear that so many in the industry are thinking hard about the sustainability issue and moving towards solutions.
Thanks for reading, Julie, and for drinking well :)