The Wine Adventurers

Oh to be young, footloose and in love with each other and wine. I stumbled on a blog called 1000 Wines, written by C.J. Levine and Brianne Day Levine who introduce themselves individually and then write, "C.J. and Brianne met on the Internet in September of 1998. They first met in person on May 20th, 1999, and were married a year to the day later in 2000. With the exception of a few wild months in Camas, WA, they have always lived in Portland, OR, the city they both consider home."

In March 2006, they embarked on a 16-month round-the-world wine, food and culture odyssey. Brianne wanted to study enology (winemaking) and viticulture (grape growing), and they both wanted to learn about "the similiarities and differences of most of the world’s wine producting regions and cultures."

They've been Australia, New Zealand, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Germany, Spain, Portugal and Italy. They have visited 15 wineries, 12 vineyards, two wine cellars and eight breweries. They're nearing the end of their journey, and wish I'd been following them vicariously, on-line, since the beginning. I've dipped into some of the posts archived on their site. It has ended up being about a lot more than wine, and if you want to read abour their experiences and see their photos, check out their blogged travel diary.