PeonyLaneWine
Peony Lane Wine

https://PeonyLaneWine.com/wines

High Elevation, Low Intervention Wine
Shipping all over the USA #Bitcoin

Made by Ben Justman

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2026-08-29 23:00:15 CEST

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I make low intervention wine at high elevation.
The best deal I'm currently offering is 4 bottles of my Estate Pinot Noir + 1 month of free TBL Pro from The Bitcoin Layer for $210 with Free Ground shipping.
Only 21 available.
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2026-08-29 23:00:06 CEST

I do not foot stomp my grapes
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2026-08-28 20:00:12 CEST

You can just grow grapes here 🍇
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2026-08-28 01:00:16 CEST

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2026-08-27 23:00:16 CEST

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2026-08-27 18:00:04 CEST

Preston had one too many...bottles 😉
Peony Lane FTW 🍷#Bitcoin #Winechain
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2026-08-26 16:00:00 CEST

Shake your winemaker's hand
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2026-08-26 02:00:06 CEST

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2026-08-26 01:00:00 CEST

Bitcoin attracts people from every walk of life
The only real barrier to entry is curiosity.
Curious people tend to be successful, so when you gather a bunch of curious people together, you get humbled fast.
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve met a random Bitcoiner only to realize they were way ahead of me.
Smarter. More Successful in business.
Or just figured this all out 10 years before I did.
I have been in countless conversations thinking, "Who the fuck am I? I’ve done nothing compared to this person, but for some reason they want to talk to me?"
There's always a bitcoiner thats better than you at everything.
For Example:
Skiing has always been my thing.
I am really fucking good and I rarely get to ski with people who push my limits. Being the best in my crew has been a source of ego for me for a long time.
A few years ago, I went to the Bitcoin Ski Summit and as we broke into groups and the first one was labeled, “If you’re the best skier on the mountain, join this one.”
I jumped right in.
It was a powder day at Jackson Hole. I wasn't about to be polite waiting on some Jerry to go find their lost ski.
The last person to join the group was some dude without a helmet.
Jerry-ville for sure.
Turns out the dude was an Olympic skier and I couldn't keep up even going 100%. Best Day Ever and I was honored when he defied the authorities to smuggle a bottle of my wine home to Canada.
They say firewood warms you twice.
Well, Bitcoin humbles you twice.
First, by showing you the world does not work the way you thought.
Then, by surrounding you with casually incredible people.
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2026-08-25 19:00:00 CEST

This Chardonnay was a YOLO experiment.
It's the only wine I've ever made that HASN'T won an award because "It lacks varietal character"
That's exactly what I wanted.
So after hearing that and getting feedback from wine professionals that this was my best wine, I've stopped caring about wine awards.
You won't see me bragging about how well I fit into their narrow boxes for what wine "should" taste like.
Judge Me Harderr Daddy
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2026-08-24 20:00:01 CEST

Wine is nothing but a multiplier.
Great company, good food, the right moment. Wine can elevate the experience.
Even the nicest bottle can't turn a shitty day around and shitty wine can be amazing with friends.
Drink to enhance, not to escape.
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2026-08-24 01:00:08 CEST

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2026-08-23 23:00:01 CEST

I much prefer drinking a few glasses of wine one night per week over one glass of wine a few nights a week.
That's balance for me

2026-08-23 17:00:00 CEST

DRINK ANOTHER FUCKING MERLOT
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2026-08-22 23:00:00 CEST

What goes through your head when you drink my Pinot Noir? 🍷👀
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2026-08-22 17:00:00 CEST

High Elevation Wine Farming Works without chemicals
(while most other regions depend on them)
If it's not cold, and it's not dry, you're going to have pest, disease or fungus problems. Most U.S. wine regions don't offer both which is why farming organically is nearly impossible.
On the extreme difficulty end of the spectrum, Virginia (2% of US wine production) is too hot and too humid. Summer rain fuels black rot, downy mildew, powdery mildew, and botrytis. Only three vineyards in the entire state are certified organic.
The Finger Lakes (0.5%) are cold, but still humid. Same diseases.
California (81%) is dry, but pest pressure is extreme. They fight Pierce's disease, phylloxera, and leafroll virus with a mix of chemicals and integrated pest strategies.
Fighting all of these issues is while remaining organic can be like fighting against inflation by holding treasury bonds. Its just not affective enough and is the main reason why only 0.4% of the wine grapes grown in the USA are produced organically.
The best way to avoid these issues is to find a place that is just cold enough to kills pest and just dry enough to stave off infection while also not being too cold and too dry to be able to actually farm.
Only small pockets of these zipper zones exist around the USA and they do come with their own challenges, but Colorado's West Elks AVA is one of them.
Here we farm at knifes edge between the Rocky Mountains and the Utah Desert. At 6,000+ feet, the winters kill off most threats and the arid summers prevent mildew.
The tradeoff? Most vines can't survive here and even the ones that do get frozen back to the ground (destroying an entire vintage) every few years.
Despite being known as a finicky grape, Pinot Noir thrives here. Chardonnay, Gewurztraminer and Riesling do too.
Our Wine Region is small, but this climate allows us to punch above our weight.
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2026-08-22 07:00:11 CEST

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2026-08-21 23:00:19 CEST

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2026-08-21 20:00:01 CEST

Turns out by accepting Bitcoin, my prices will go down Forever. I'm Rekt.
Why didn't anyone tell me?
Peonylanewine.com
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2026-08-20 23:00:21 CEST

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2026-08-20 18:00:00 CEST

Eat Steak.
Drink Natural Wine.
Have fun.
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2026-08-20 04:25:37 CEST

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Sir, side keeps the corks wet just as much as down and this way sediment doesn't collect on the cork.

2026-08-20 04:24:53 CEST

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I ain't dying for wine

2026-08-19 16:00:01 CEST

Your grandparents wouldn't touch the wine you see in stores today. They'd taste the chemical additives.
Drink Peony Lane.
Make them proud.
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2026-08-19 05:01:25 CEST

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🫂

2026-08-19 01:00:00 CEST

Oak aging brings more dramatic shifts, but most of a wine’s quiet evolution happens once it’s already in the bottle.
Wine is almost always evolving.
Corks aren’t sealed air-tight. Tiny amounts of oxygen slip through over the years, softening tannins and deepening aromas. This slow, steady exchange lets tannins bind together, softens edges, and builds the depth that only time can create. When it happens too fast, freshness fades and the wine flattens before it’s ready.
Different closures change the pace.
A traditional cork lets in a little air.
A synthetic cork often lets in more than you’d want.
A screw cap allows almost none.
If you’re holding wine for the long run, store it cool, dark place on its side.
If you don’t have a way to do that, just find a good reason to pop that cork.
Wine only gets better with age when it’s being treated right.
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2026-08-18 23:56:51 CEST

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🤣 banger. Live that term

2026-08-18 23:56:31 CEST

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Knife cutting off foil, yeah

2026-08-18 23:56:13 CEST

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On it

2026-08-18 19:00:00 CEST

Winemaking is v dangerous
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2026-08-18 06:00:07 CEST

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I make low intervention wine in the mountains of Paonia, Colorado.
Minimal sulfites. No toxic additives.
Peony Lane is unfined and unfiltered.
If you can't taste the difference, you'll feel it the next morning.
6+ bottles ship free.
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2026-08-17 20:00:01 CEST

If you don't buy wine, you're a bear.

2026-08-17 04:00:49 CEST

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2026-08-17 03:52:51 CEST

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Fuck to do that I'm gonna have to get up the nerves to talk to a girl

2026-08-17 03:52:23 CEST

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Thank you sir

2026-08-17 03:51:43 CEST

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Put me in coach

2026-08-17 03:51:29 CEST

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Thank you sir

2026-08-17 03:50:56 CEST

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Thanks for reading 🫡

2026-08-17 03:50:47 CEST

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I'm not sure what the regulations are for that as I haven't ever used eggs but I've never heard of someone having to put something about it

2026-08-17 00:00:05 CEST

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2026-08-16 23:00:01 CEST

The Art of Storage: Wine, Bitcoin, and Trusting Time
The best things improve with time, but only if you store them right.
The Real Deal: Cold Storage & Natural Wine
When the asset is real, you store it with care. Natural wine goes in the cellar. Bitcoin lives in cold storage. Both require:
- Shelter from daily volatility
- Time to realize their potential
- Patience to let nature take over
You think in longer timeframes here. Bitcoin moves in four-year cycles. Good wine spends years in its prime. No rush. No panic moves.
The Proxies: Hot Wallets & Conventional Wine
Then there's the fast lane: Treasury strategies. Mass-market wine. Built for access, not aging.
- Preserved wine can sit on shelves
- Bitcoin in a fund needs constant oversight
- Both reward activity, not stillness
These models rely on management, not maturation. They can perform well, but they don't reward patience.
The Principle
The closer you get to the real thing, the more cold storage and patience become valuable. If you're betting on innovation, you need to act fast and stay nimble. If you're holding scarcity, time does the heavy lifting.
Conventional wine can taste great. Bitcoin proxies can perform. But there's something different about holding the real thing and watching it blossom on its own timeline.
What are you storing for the long term?
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2026-08-16 17:00:01 CEST

Eggs can Make Wine Great Again
Seriously. Egg whites are used in red wine as a natural clarifying agent to soften tannins, reduce astringency, and improve mouthfeel.
You pour the egg whites in, stir, and wait.🧵
A protein called albumin binds to sediment, settles out, and leaves a clearer, smoother, egg-free wine.
How do you know if a wine was clarified this way? You won’t, unless you meet the winemaker and ask.
Ingredient labels are not required, and it would probably kill sales if a winemaker went around telling everyone he uses eggs.
On the flip side, you also can’t tell if a wine didn’t use this process. A wine labeled vegan won’t have been clarified with eggs, but many self-respecting winemakers, like me, can’t bring themselves to label their wines ‘VEGAN’ even if they are.
Because of the implication.
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2026-08-15 23:00:00 CEST

I don't have any data to prove my wine is the best.
In fact, I think numbers ruined wine.
As soon as we started caring about how many points a bottle scored more than the experience we had while drinking it, the soul of wine died.
Wine is an art form meant to be enjoyed. It's best with friends or in accompaniment with another art form like cooking.
Reduce it to numbers and you miss the point entirely.
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2026-08-15 17:00:00 CEST

I love when Bitcoiners come visit the cellar🍷
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2026-08-15 01:00:08 CEST

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2026-08-14 20:00:01 CEST

"Wine Tannins give me Massive Headaches"🍷
As a low-intervention winemaker, that one caught me off guard.
I’ve heard people blame sugar, sulfites, even histamines. But tannins? Let’s talk about what they are—and what they’re not. 🧵
Tannins are natural compounds found in grape skins, seeds, stems, and oak barrels.
They aren’t about flavor—they’re about texture.
They’re much more present in red and orange wines than in whites or rosés, since those wines stay in contact with skins, seeds, stems, and oak barrels much longer.
I often hear people say a wine is dry, referring to that mouth-drying sensation you get from certain wines.
However, when a wine is dry, that means it isn’t sweet.
People who describe highly tannic wines this way aren't totally wrong because tannins bind to your saliva and do leave your mouth feeling dried out.
While a lot of the tannins in red wine do come from the grapes of oak barrel, then can also be added during winemaking—usually in powder form.
Most of these powders are derived from natural sources like oak or grape skins, and can support structure, aroma, and color without changing the identity of the wine.
I use oak-derived tannins in some of my wines, especially since I age in neutral barrels.
This helps me use less sulfur in my winemaking.
Tannins act more like a protective coating that helps show off the wine’s natural brilliance—not a tool for manipulation.
Most wine additives are used as part of a manipulation regime—designed to hit a target flavor profile, often at the expense of transparency.
And with over 70 approved additives that don’t have to be listed on a wine label, the real culprit behind your wine headache could be anything.
Tannins are different.
There is some nuance.
Hydrolyzable tannins like gallotannins (from oak galls or chestnut wood)—have been linked to mild inflammation or histamine release in sensitive individuals.
But they’re typically used in small amounts and are far less likely to be the issue than residual sugar, poor fermentation, or a cocktail of other additives.
Tannins aren’t usually the problem. The winemaking style might be.
Wine is complicated and often swept into a shroud of mystery to keep consumers in the dark.
But knowing a little can change a lot.
I’ll be sharing more about how to navigate additives, labels, and wine in general.
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2026-08-13 18:00:00 CEST

Linking wine to status never made sense to me.
Wine has so much less to do with what you spend on the bottle than the connections it creates. Any wine can be great if you pair it with good friends or a nice meal.
The memories are what matter in the end.
So why spend more when cheap wine checks that same box?
The difference is in how you feel afterward.
A great night with friends shouldn't end with a headache as you're going to bed and you shouldn't have to think twice about opening a bottle because you're worried about how tomorrow will feel.
That comes down to what's actually in the wine.
Most conventional wine is full of additives and excessive sulfites that your body doesn't handle well. That's where much of the hangover comes from.
Drink low intervention or natural wine. Meet your winemaker. Ask questions about what goes into the bottle. Once you find wine that leaves you feeling good the next morning, you stop worrying and start enjoying the nights that matter.
You'll find more excuses to have them too
Peonylanewine.com/wines
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2026-08-13 05:00:24 CEST

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The pinot angle is exactly the kind of wine conversation we enjoy.

2026-08-13 00:00:28 CEST

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That shrimp sounds like it would pair beautifully with a glass of Pinot.

2026-08-12 20:00:48 CEST

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💯

2026-08-12 16:00:00 CEST

Reputation is everything in both the Wine and Bitcoin world.
In wine, it can take decades of consistent excellence to build a respected brand or a sought-after region. In Bitcoin, it often takes a full cycle to prove you're more than a hype product that got lucky during a bull run.
Both industries follow the same rule: you cannot rely on consistent conditions to cover for bad decisions. One good vintage doesn't make you great. One good bull market doesn't make you credible.
In wine, the weather is an ever-changing beast. In Bitcoin, price action swings like a wrecking ball at consumer sentiment. Both act as volatile base layers that expose every weakness in your system.
Anyone can look successful in a perfect harvest or Bitcoin bull run. The real mark of durability is whether you can survive a late storm or an 80% drawdown without losing your footing.
Wine and Bitcoin are both built to reward people who play the long game. If you want a reputation that lasts, you need to show you can handle both the good years and the bad ones. Without proving your work for years or decades, the jury will still be out. There's no way to fake Time in the Market.
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2026-08-12 01:00:00 CEST

I can turn Wine into Bitcoin
But I can't turn Bitcoin into Wine.
Only you have that power.
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2026-08-11 19:00:01 CEST

Do calories all count the same even if they make you feel differently?
Tryna figure out how wine calories don't count so more anorexic girls will buy my wine

2026-08-11 17:20:46 CEST

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Yeah man. It blew my mind when I first started noticing the difference myself.
Try it for yourself

2026-08-11 17:20:00 CEST

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Go for it!

2026-08-11 04:54:55 CEST

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You don't think I open another bottle for a friend?

2026-08-11 04:54:26 CEST

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Idk wat this means but BANGER
#nevent1q…ckwt

2026-08-10 20:42:15 CEST

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Science never stops 🫡

2026-08-10 20:41:42 CEST

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Hell yeah

2026-08-10 20:41:31 CEST

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Shoot dang

2026-08-10 20:41:17 CEST

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You don't sink down all that much

2026-08-10 20:40:37 CEST

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Yeah that's def the right call

2026-08-10 20:00:00 CEST

To recap:
Low Intervention Red Wine...
- has a chemical that stops testosterone reduction
- has the least micro plastics of any beverage
- you don't get hungover afterwards
But u still love beer (and manboobs)
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2026-08-09 23:00:00 CEST

I used to want to grow Peony Lane into a massive winery.
Then I found bitcoin and bitcoiners.
Now I care more about quality than quantity.
Quality Wine. Quality Customers. Quality Relationships.
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2026-08-09 17:00:00 CEST

It still just blows my mind that I can drink 3/4 of a bottle of Peony Lane Wine to myself, not take drinking water before bed seriously and wake up without a hint of a hint of a headache the next morning.
If you're wondering how every historical figure survived being drunk all the time, this is how.
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2026-08-08 23:00:00 CEST

What pairs with Bone Marrow?
#Winechain
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2026-08-08 17:00:00 CEST

Wine and whiskey both contain alcohol.
But your body does not respond to them the same way.
From a health perspective, here is what actually matters🍷🥃🧵
What They’re Made From
Whiskey starts with fermented grains like corn, rye, wheat, or barley.
Different styles use different blends. Bourbon is mostly corn. Scotch is malted barley. Rye and Irish whiskey follow their own rules.
Once distilled, those differences mostly disappear.
Distillation strips away nearly everything except ethanol and water.
Red Wine starts with grapes and grapes naturally contain compounds that survive fermentation and end up in your glass. These include polyphenols, which have been studied for their ability to reduce inflammation, support blood vessels, and protect cells from oxidative stress.
Barrel Aging
Both wine and whiskey usually spend time in oak.
Whiskey can age for decades. Wine typically ages for a few years.
Barrel aging affects taste. It does not affect how your body processes the alcohol.
Sugar and Blood Sugar
Alcohol interferes with your liver’s ability to regulate blood sugar.
That is why drinking on an empty stomach can leave you shaky or foggy.
This effect is made worse when alcohol is paired with sugar.
Whiskey is often mixed with soda, syrup, or bottled cocktail blends and even unflavored whiskeys may contain added sugar or glycerin to smooth the taste. This spikes your blood sugar and crashes it fast.
To avoid the worst affects of whiskey:
- Skip flavored whiskeys and sweet mixers
- Look for "straight" or "bottled in bond" on the label
- Drink it neat or with water
Dry red wine has less than one gram of sugar per glass.
It will only produce a small rise with less of a crash.
Additives
There is no ingredients list required for wine or whiskey in the United States.
When you feel bad after drinking, that lack of transparency makes it hard to know what you are reacting to.
Wine can include Mega Purple, acidity regulators, gums, and excessive sulfites.
Whiskey can include caramel coloring, sugar, artificial flavorings, or texture enhancers like glycerol or glycol.
You cannot really avoid one single additive and ignore the rest.
These things tend to come together.
Tips to avoid them:
For wine, look for low-intervention producers. French and Italian bottles are often less manipulated and not hard to find.
For whiskey, get to know the producer if you can, but other than that, there's not much you can do.
Sourcing and Contaminants
Glyphosate has been found in many conventional wines, even some labeled organic.
Grapes are often heavily sprayed, and glyphosate is not routinely tested for.
Whiskey is distilled.
Distillation removes nearly all chemical residues, including glyphosate.
From a contamination standpoint, whiskey comes out ahead.
But it is not that hard to avoid glyphosate in wine.
My vineyard has never seen glyphosate.
The land has been farmed organically for over 100 years.
Tips:
Either verify that your producer has a similar commitment, or default to French or Italian wines where these chemicals are banned.
Whiskey gives you the downsides of alcohol, and very little else.
But at least you can drink it without a ton of sugar.
Red wine, especially low-intervention red, brings more to the table.
It retains polyphenols, organic acids, and fermentation byproducts.
It also contains quercetin, a compound that slows the breakdown of testosterone in your body.
If you are already drinking and want to choose the lesser of the evils, drink low-intervention red wine.
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2026-08-07 20:00:00 CEST

Don't wine about it
Everything is gonna be grape
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2026-08-06 18:00:00 CEST

Colorado Cabernet Franc is a Revelation.
You probably know Cabernet Franc as the quiet supporting actor in Bordeaux blends, overshadowed by its famous offspring, Cabernet Sauvignon. Most people do.
That's often because traditional Bordeaux Cab Francs tend to be lean, earthy, and herbal, with fruit notes taking a backseat to minerality and green spice. They're not the fruit-forward wines many American palates gravitate towards.
In the Colorado climate, Cabernet Franc takes on a completely different character.
Over 300 days of intense Rocky Mountain sun, combined with sharp day-to-night temperature swings, allow the grapes to ripen fully without accumulating excess sugar.
This means the fruit stays fresh, not jammy, and the natural acidity keeps the wine crisp and lively. Instead of an herbal bomb, you get a juicy, deep red that maintains the variety's subtle depths.
People always tell me how hard it is to find a pure Cabernet Franc. Truthfully that's because most Americans don't like the traditional style. If you've been searching for one or just want to explore something new, Colorado Cab Franc will give you an expression you didn't know you were looking for.
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2026-08-06 10:03:10 CEST

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That steak sounds like it would pair beautifully with a glass of Pinot.

2026-08-06 05:03:08 CEST

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That steak sounds like it would pair beautifully with a glass of Pinot.

2026-08-06 00:03:23 CEST

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That steak sounds like it would pair beautifully with a glass of Pinot.

2026-08-05 16:00:00 CEST

GM.
Feeling reflective today.
It’s wild that this is my life.
I make wine on the property I grew up on and sell it by shitposting alongside My People on the internet.
None of this was planned.
At 25, I was floundering. I knew I needed to start something and bet on myself, but had no idea what.
My dad made wine as a hobby. One day he suggested I start a winery. I’d never made wine before, but I said fuck it and started Peony Lane.
That first year, I had no product to sell and hated the job I had. My dad wanted to build a house, so now I live in one that he and I built together.
When I moved home to do that, I lived with a friend who just happened to be a Bitcoiner. I was already into personal finance, and he pulled me down the rabbit hole. He also got me on Twitter, by always knowing everything before I did.
Serendipitously, when my first wine was ready, I happened to be dating a graphic designer. She designed my first labels and built the Peony Lane brand. Today, my labels are made by my best friend from high school.
Twitter started out as a way to learn more about Bitcoin. Then Bitcoiners started buying my wine.
Now, more than half my sales are in Bitcoin.
You can just exit the Matrix
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2026-08-05 01:00:00 CEST

Thicker skins. Slower sugar development. More complexity.
Farming at High Elevation has major advantages.
High elevation means intense UV making the grapes develop thicker skins to protect themselves. More skin = more phenolic compounds (tannin, color, structure).
Cool nights slow the ripening process down. Sugar accumulates gradually. The grape hangs longer, developing flavor complexity instead of just sweetness.
Hotter climates rush ripeness. At 5680 feet, we wait.
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2026-08-04 19:00:00 CEST

Finish a whole bottle before this queue ends.
I dare you.
It would be irresponsible drinking if I told you not to.
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2026-08-03 23:00:07 CEST

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Mountain-grown, low intervention wine from Paonia, Colorado.
Minimal sulfites. No toxic additives.
6+ bottles ship free.
www.peonylanewine.com

2026-08-03 20:00:00 CEST

Running Peony Lane has shown me how wineries scale and why many do not want to.
With red wine, every production increase takes more than two years to pay off. Early on, you just make wine and figure out sales later because scaling production has no shortcuts. Overproduction is a calculated risk in the beginning and a massive undertaking once you are established.
Sales come in two main forms:
Direct to consumer through a tasting room and online.
Wholesale to liquor stores and restaurants, usually with a distributor who takes a cut.
DTC is the highest margin, but hard to scale volume.
Wholesale is incredibly low margin, so you need huge volume for it to work.
This creates a structural gap in winery sizes.
Small wineries live and die on DTC. If they get a little bigger than their DTC can support, they push the excess into wholesale accounts. Wholesale moves wine, but the real value is exposure. It becomes a marketing play and a liquidity provider more than a profit center.
Large wineries flip the relationship. Tasting room sales become a rounding error for net profit, so the tasting room becomes their marketing play. They use the physical experience to win loyalty, because on a wine list it is easy to look like just another bottle.
There is a massive chasm between these two sizes.
The rough rule of thumb is that being small works up to about 10,000 cases per year. Beyond that, you enter no man's land until you reach the economies of scale that start to matter around 40,000 cases. Without a nationally recognized wine region behind you, crossing that middle zone is nearly impossible.
Colorado's biggest limitation is scale.
We make good wine, but not enough to force national attention.
It is the classic chicken and egg problem.
The region needs scale to get recognition, and recognition to get scale.
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2026-08-02 23:00:00 CEST

I don't "produce" wine.
Producing focuses on creating a specific result. Production oriented winemakers push towards a goal they set before the grapes even come in. I don't blame them, much of the industry and consumers want consistency across vintages and varieties. Having the same taste every year can build brand loyalty.
It misses the point of wine though. You may as well be drinking grape flavored alcohol.
Consistency goes against the nature of wine. Each vintage is different. Each vineyard has its own character and trying to force consistency on an inconsistent base layer strips out everything that makes wine special.
My job is to put the wine in a position to succeed. I support it through the process and help it where it needs help. The end result varies.
Over time you get to know your vineyard and what the wine needs. That relationship takes years and it's not something you can do when you're sourcing grapes from different places every season or from a mix of vineyards.
Look for single vineyard, estate wines if you want something unique.
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2026-08-02 17:00:00 CEST

Ya'll think im crazy
but I'm not the only one
Clean Wine🍷 -> No Hangover 🤯
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2026-08-01 23:00:01 CEST

Now THAT is a Summer Treat. 👀
Order Yours at PeonyLaneWine.com
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2026-08-01 17:00:00 CEST

Peony Lane Customers Get Shit Done🍷💪
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2026-08-01 01:00:16 CEST

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Mountain-grown, low intervention wine from Paonia, Colorado.
Minimal sulfites. No toxic additives.
6+ bottles ship free.
www.peonylanewine.com

2026-07-31 20:00:00 CEST

This is who I make wine for 🫡
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2026-07-30 18:00:00 CEST

Peony Lane:
Your wife will love you for it 🍷🧡
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2026-07-29 16:00:00 CEST

What was the thing that pushed you over the edge to order Peony Lane Wine?
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2026-07-29 10:02:26 CEST

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Wine 👀

2026-07-29 01:00:00 CEST

The Clean Wine Contradiction: Why I Use the Term (And How You Should Evaluate It)
I need to address something uncomfortable: I market myself as "clean wine," and that term has been completely bastardized.
Anyone can slap "clean wine," "low intervention," or even "natural wine" on their label. There's zero regulation about these terms in the USA and Companies are exploiting wine's unique regulatory gap. Alcohol is the only major beverage category that doesn't require ingredient lists.
That means many producers sell premium-priced "clean" wine while disparaging conventional producers. They're making bank off consumer anxiety about mysterious additives, often while their own wines come from the same bulk market they're supposedly disrupting.
How the Wine World Deals With It (Spoiler: They Don't)
There are people calling out this BS, but there's no grand solution in sight.
The regulatory gaps that allow this nonsense also exist for legitimate reasons - wine isn't a manufactured product with consistent inputs year after year.
Requiring detailed ingredient labels would crush small producers under bureaucratic burden. Many winemaking aids don't actually stay in the finished wine - do those go on the label? And ingredients lists won't tell you if the producer used pesticides anyway.
Meanwhile, there's a thriving "black market" where anyone can buy bulk wine, slap their own label on it, and compete aggressively because they don't have vineyards to maintain.
Unless you want government agents inspecting every winery (and trust me, alcohol regulation is burdensome enough), this wild west situation isn't changing anytime soon.
My Solution: Don't Trust, Verify
So why do I still use the term "clean wine"? Because when done right, it means something. But you can't rely on the label to tell you what that is.
Here's my two-part litmus test for evaluating any wine, including mine:
1. Meet the Producer (Or Get As Close As Possible)
High-quality wine producers are transparent because they're proud of what they do. They want to tell you about their vineyard, the growing season, why their location creates amazing terroir. They geek out over details.
If a producer is vague about where their wine comes from, that's your red flag. Marketing companies selling private label wine keep things mysteriously simple.
Ask questions. Where are the grapes grown? Who makes the wine? What's their approach to vineyard management? The answers (or lack thereof) will tell you everything.
2. Live in a "Don't Trust, Verify" World
After you've done your homework, there are only two questions that matter:
Do I like the wine?
How do I feel afterward?
That's it. That's your quality control.
Your body knows the difference between wine that's been manipulated to death and wine that's been crafted with care. Some people get headaches from certain sulfites. Others react poorly to high tannin manipulation.
The proof is in the bottle
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2026-07-29 00:02:31 CEST

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Pairs with Peony Lane? 🍷

2026-07-28 23:00:09 CEST

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Mountain-grown, low intervention wine from Paonia, Colorado.
Minimal sulfites. No toxic additives.
6+ bottles ship free.
www.peonylanewine.com

2026-07-28 19:00:01 CEST

The only thing stopping the USA from succumbing like the UK is guns and people like you drinking the Blood of Tyrants (Peony Lane🍷).
Keep going💪
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2026-07-28 00:02:28 CEST

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Pairs with Peony Lane? 🍷

2026-07-27 20:00:01 CEST

Acidity is the backbone structure in wine.
Warm days build sugar while cool nights preserve the acid, and the huge day-to-night temperature shifts you can only find at elevation are what lock in the uniqueness of Colorado wine.
They let grapes ripen fully without losing their edge.
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2026-07-27 05:02:23 CEST

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Pairs with Peony Lane? 🍷

2026-07-27 03:48:31 CEST

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Sir, this doesn't stay on the grapes long enough to make it into the wine

2026-07-27 00:02:33 CEST

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Pairs with Peony Lane? 🍷

2026-07-26 23:00:01 CEST

Saturday Night Decisions.
Syrah or Tempranillo?
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2026-07-26 17:00:00 CEST

Stop aging cheap wine.
That wine was made with enough preservatives to make last forever, not age gracefully.
Your kitchen wine rack isn't helping either.
Get serious about aging or drink the damn bottle.
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2026-07-26 10:02:20 CEST

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Pairs with Peony Lane? 🍷

2026-07-26 00:02:20 CEST

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Wine 👀

2026-07-25 23:00:01 CEST

Natural Means More in Wine Than in Food
Chick'N Nuggets tricked me once.
So I do appreciate that the “natural chicken” label means I’m not accidentally buying soybean slop, but that bird could’ve been raised a hundred different ways.
“Natural flavors.” “All-natural.” “Naturally sweetened.” None of these mean anything on food packaging.
Natural Wine still carries weight.
France drew a legal line. To use the label vin méthode nature, winemakers have to use organic grapes, native yeast, no additives, no filtration, and no added sulfites. They also get audited.
In Italy and Spain, there’s no legal standard, but strong winemaking communities set the rules. The pressure comes from peers and tradition, not the government.
In the US, “natural wine” is not regulated, and the tradition is not nearly as strong, but before you assume systemic abuse, let's look at the incentives.
Most wine in the US is mass produced. It is non-organic, high in sulfites, and heavily filtered. It sits so far from the specific definition of natural wine that labeling it that way would be a joke.
Then, if you’re making higher-end wine, you’re not just competing locally. Your bottle sits next to wines from Burgundy, Piedmont, and Jura. The best wine regions set standards, so your wine is competing in a world where “natural” actually means something. Reputation is everything, and using the label carelessly would destroy your credibility.
There is also a reputation problem in the US. Some people associate it with cloudy bottles that smell like a barn and taste worse. While those bottles won't make it to the liquor store, the perception exists.
That reputation acts like a filter. If you’re selling to collectors or high-end restaurants, you don’t want your wine mistaken for something unrefined. Many producers following the same methods—native yeast, no filtration, no additives—choose to call their wines “low intervention” instead.
So if you see “natural” on a wine label, you’re probably not being misled. The word still means something in the regions that matter, and Big Wine can’t even get close.
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