Field notes

The journal.

What we're pouring, picking, building, and arguing about. Updates as they happen — vintages, vineyard mornings, tasting-room nights, the cellar between.

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Unfinished building interior with metal framing, cinder block walls, ladder, and scrap metal piled on concrete floor

Steel stud framing and construction debris mark an early build-out phase at the Ashland facility.

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Warehouse under construction with metal framing, scissor lift, and stacked plywood on floor

Construction underway on the production space build-out, scissor lift and steel framing visible.

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Interior under construction with metal stairs, forklift, and unfinished drywall framing.

Steel staircase and forklift inside the winery build-out — construction phase, not for public use.

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Metal stud framing on a cinder block wall under construction, with sawhorses and tools on the floor.

Metal stud framing goes up against the CMU wall — build-out in progress at the Resistance production space.

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French oak barrels from Cavin Tonneliers, 2017 vintage, stacked in the climate-controlled barrel room.

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Tonnellerie O Crème DLC barrels, 2017 vintage, stacked in the climate-controlled barrel room.

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Ermitage barrels on rack in the production room, 36-month lot marked and waiting.

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Aerial view of a barrel room with small black-clothed tables set for tasting, staff member nearby.

Barrel room event setup viewed from the mezzanine, tables dressed and staged ahead of a tasting.

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Aerial view of a barrel room with tasting tables set with glasses as a staff member walks by

A young staffer moves between barrel-room tasting stations ahead of a seated event at the winery.

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Cocktail tables with black cloths and glassware set up in a warehouse space near wine barrels behind glass doors.

Barrel room set for a private event, high-top tables dressed in black with decanters and fairy lights.

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Elevated view of a barrel room set up with small black-clothed tasting tables and wine glasses.

Barrel room set for a seated tasting of the 2018 Syrah, shot from the mezzanine before guests arrived.

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Empty tasting tables with dark cloths, wine glasses, water carafe, string lights, and a menu card.

Barrel room set for a tasting event: water carafe, stemware, and fairy lights on draped cocktail tables.

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Man holding a microphone and wine glass, speaking near wine barrels stacked on racks indoors.

A host works the room at a Resistance barrel-side tasting event, glass raised, mic in hand.

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Man holding a microphone and smiling while speaking near stacked wine barrels indoors.

Stand-up comedian performs in the barrel room, wine glass at his feet, oak aging behind him.

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Man speaking into a microphone on a stand in front of stacked wine barrels.

Stand-up night in the barrel room, performer at the mic against a wall of aging oak.

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Overhead view of a man speaking into a microphone in a lounge with velvet sofas, wine barrels, and open garage doors.

Performer at the mic in the barrel-flanked main floor, shot from the mezzanine.

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Man holding a microphone doing stand-up comedy in front of stacked wine barrels indoors.

A performer works a stand-up set in front of Cavin wine barrels at a Resistance comedy night.

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Man singing into a microphone in a lounge area with sofas and wine barrels stacked behind him.

Comedian tests the mic in the barrel-flanked event floor before a Resistance Wine Company show.

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