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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Ashland Nouveau Fest branding, square format, ready to anchor event signage and social posts.

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Ashland Nouveau Fest poster: a colorized vintage photograph of harvest workers in berets drinking new wine beside a grape cart

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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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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 gesturing with both hands beside The Allium wood-fired pizza food truck outdoors

The Allium Wood Fired Pizza food truck, a local vendor partner, open for service at an outdoor event.

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Resistance Wine Co. Syrah bottle on table with veggie tray, blurred guests in background

Resistance Syrah holds the table at a dimly lit gathering, guests mingling soft-focus behind.

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Seven Résistance wine bottles lined on a table as three guests talk with staff nearby indoors.

Seven Resistance varietals — Rosé through Cab Sauv — line the table at an evening tasting event.

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Seven Resistance Wine Co. bottles lined up on a table, string lights and stacked plates nearby.

Full Resistance lineup — Rosé through Cabernet Sauvignon — staged for a seven-varietal tasting event.

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Four Resistance Wine Co. bottles—Sauvignon Blanc, Collab, Malbec, Rosé—on a table with vegetables and fairy lights.

Four Resistance SKUs — Sauvignon Blanc, Collab, Malbec, and Rosé — lined up on a draped event table with crudité and string lights.

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Resistance Wine Co. bottles and stacked plates on a table with string lights, guests seated behind

Resistance Rosé, Syrah, Sauvignon Blanc, and Malbec lined up for a private dinner, fairy lights on the table.

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Seven Resistance Wine Company bottles lined up on a table, varietal labels visible, string lights nearby

Full Resistance lineup — Rosé through Cab Sauv — staged for a tasting event, warm ambient light.

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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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Comedian holding a microphone and stand, performing near stacked wine barrels indoors.

Comedian works a mic stand in the barrel-flanked event space during 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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