Credit: Photo By Wes Marshall

Common Threads

Here are three dreamers, all from Austin and all called by a love of wine and a passion for Pinot. I hope you’ll pardon me if I get a little sentimental. After all, it’s the new year, “Auld Lang Syne” and all that. To me there are two very important common threads. First is the courage that these individuals demonstrated when they jumped headlong into a career path fueled by sheer passion. The second is how hard work, allied with the loving support of family and the assistance of friends, might just be able to chip away at enough roadblocks to help make those dreams come true. My New Year’s wish is that all of us learn a little from these folks and that we become inspired to be bold in following our dreams and helping others to follow theirs. Happy New Year! end story

This article appears in December 26 • 2003.

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Wes Marshall is the author of What's a Wine Lover To Do? (Artisan) and The Wine Roads of Texas (Maverick), as well as the Executive Producer of the PBS television series of the same name. Wes has written for The Austin Chronicle since 1999, covering wine, cocktails, food, and travel.