The prevailing narrative places wine and wellness on opposite ends of the spectrum. One is framed as indulgence, the other as discipline. One promises pleasure, the other control. But as rates of loneliness climb, burnout becomes commonplace, and hospitality grapples with how to care for both guests and workers, perhaps we're asking the wrong (or at least insufficient) questions. Join moderator Maryam Ahmed (Maryam + Company) and panelists Samantha Cole-Johnson (Senior Editor US, JancisRobinson.com), Jon Ross (Co-founder, Legend Imports), and Dr. Max Wallace (Clinical Psychologist and Certified Sommelier/WSET 3) for a conversation that goes beyond supplements, step counts, and hangover discourse. Through a tasting of exceptional wines, we'll interrogate connection, mental health, labor, community, and the role of pleasure in a meaningful life. Because if wellness is only about what we eliminate, we’re missing the point entirely.
EVENT'S WINE LIST:- Mt. Yengo Brut Adelaide Hills, South Australia NV (Adelaide Hills, South Australia
- Fio Teppo 2015 (Mosel, Germany)
- AJ Adams Häs’chen Riesling GG 2023 (Mosel, Germany)
- Chalmers Greco Heathcote, Victoria 2021 (Victoria, Australia)
- Frog's Leap Rosé (Rutherford, Napa Valley, CA)
- Dr. Lippold — Ürziger Würzgarten preferred (Mosel, Germany)
- Commonwealth Crush Ghost in the Scene or Readymade
- Hermann Wiemer Josef Vineyard Noble Select 2014 (Finger Lakes, NY)
