Colleen C. Myles-Baltzly
@fermentedlands.bsky.social
first-gen associate prof; mother; runner; writer; crazy cat lady; obligatory Texan; 🏳️🌈
This is happening, y'all! Applications for our Summer 2026 program to Tuscany & Umbria (hosted by the @Umbra Institute and run in conjunction with @txst.edu) is now open!! See details and apply at the link in the comments!
October 13, 2025 at 12:07 PM
This is happening, y'all! Applications for our Summer 2026 program to Tuscany & Umbria (hosted by the @Umbra Institute and run in conjunction with @txst.edu) is now open!! See details and apply at the link in the comments!
According to the most recent Wine Institute report, US wine production dropped 15% in 2024. “Since peaking in 2017, US output has declined 27%...This is not a seasonal or vintage blip. It's the steepest single-year production collapse in at least three decades, sharper than the multiyear decline..."
September 30, 2025 at 8:35 PM
According to the most recent Wine Institute report, US wine production dropped 15% in 2024. “Since peaking in 2017, US output has declined 27%...This is not a seasonal or vintage blip. It's the steepest single-year production collapse in at least three decades, sharper than the multiyear decline..."
praxis: the act of applying theory or knowledge into practice; enacting or exercising ideas in the real world
(it's my favorite)
(it's my favorite)
September 30, 2025 at 8:31 PM
praxis: the act of applying theory or knowledge into practice; enacting or exercising ideas in the real world
(it's my favorite)
(it's my favorite)
"Too Much Data, Too Little Clarity"...
....while this quote is pulled from an article about wine, it seems fitting in our wider cultural contest as well.
In an era of hyper-access to data and AI-based analytics, we are awash in "information" but still (nevertheless) struggling for ~insight~.
....while this quote is pulled from an article about wine, it seems fitting in our wider cultural contest as well.
In an era of hyper-access to data and AI-based analytics, we are awash in "information" but still (nevertheless) struggling for ~insight~.
September 10, 2025 at 12:59 PM
"Too Much Data, Too Little Clarity"...
....while this quote is pulled from an article about wine, it seems fitting in our wider cultural contest as well.
In an era of hyper-access to data and AI-based analytics, we are awash in "information" but still (nevertheless) struggling for ~insight~.
....while this quote is pulled from an article about wine, it seems fitting in our wider cultural contest as well.
In an era of hyper-access to data and AI-based analytics, we are awash in "information" but still (nevertheless) struggling for ~insight~.
We are officially recruiting for our program to “Tuscany and Umbria, Italy” (based in Perugia) for June 2026! The topical focus is “geography of food and agriculture” and “food ethics” and we’d love to have you along whether you are a student or just a “lifelong learner”! Please get in touch!! 🇮🇹 🍷🍝
August 31, 2025 at 11:08 PM
We are officially recruiting for our program to “Tuscany and Umbria, Italy” (based in Perugia) for June 2026! The topical focus is “geography of food and agriculture” and “food ethics” and we’d love to have you along whether you are a student or just a “lifelong learner”! Please get in touch!! 🇮🇹 🍷🍝
I had a classic peer review experience today:
Reviewer 1 liked the paper and made a handful of helpful suggestions while reviewer 2 wrote a very brief response that amounted to “this paper is pretty garbage” and made no substantive suggestions for improvement.
You win some, you lose some!
Reviewer 1 liked the paper and made a handful of helpful suggestions while reviewer 2 wrote a very brief response that amounted to “this paper is pretty garbage” and made no substantive suggestions for improvement.
You win some, you lose some!
August 29, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I had a classic peer review experience today:
Reviewer 1 liked the paper and made a handful of helpful suggestions while reviewer 2 wrote a very brief response that amounted to “this paper is pretty garbage” and made no substantive suggestions for improvement.
You win some, you lose some!
Reviewer 1 liked the paper and made a handful of helpful suggestions while reviewer 2 wrote a very brief response that amounted to “this paper is pretty garbage” and made no substantive suggestions for improvement.
You win some, you lose some!
I am so excited to share an article by Paula Forbes of @texasmonthly.bsky.social highlighting Texas wine & featuring some of my personal faves--both in terms of people and wine(ries)! My ongoing "Sustainability in Texas Wine" project also got a shout out. Yay! 🤩 www.texasmonthly.com/food/texas-w...
Texas Wine Is Growing Up
The Hill Country’s tourist capital is full of dozens of wineries and tasting rooms. Here’s where to find the best—and where to stay and eat, too.
www.texasmonthly.com
August 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I am so excited to share an article by Paula Forbes of @texasmonthly.bsky.social highlighting Texas wine & featuring some of my personal faves--both in terms of people and wine(ries)! My ongoing "Sustainability in Texas Wine" project also got a shout out. Yay! 🤩 www.texasmonthly.com/food/texas-w...
I officially notified my publisher today that my book manuscript would not be ready for submission by the date promised (Aug 15). **womp womp** But, I have been doing a ton of a good, productive, fully community-engaged work, so I am going to trust that the delay will be worth the eventual outcome!
June 12, 2025 at 2:51 AM
I officially notified my publisher today that my book manuscript would not be ready for submission by the date promised (Aug 15). **womp womp** But, I have been doing a ton of a good, productive, fully community-engaged work, so I am going to trust that the delay will be worth the eventual outcome!
RSD 325 #everydamnday (‘til tomorrow)
June 11, 2025 at 6:27 PM
RSD 325 #everydamnday (‘til tomorrow)
#runstreak day 324! #everydamnday
Tomorrow (RSD 325) will be the last day of this streak. I have some periods of travel commencing and I’d rather prioritize family/recreation time over self-imposed stress. Oh, don’t you worry, I *will* be running, but: I own the streak, the streak doesn’t own me.
Tomorrow (RSD 325) will be the last day of this streak. I have some periods of travel commencing and I’d rather prioritize family/recreation time over self-imposed stress. Oh, don’t you worry, I *will* be running, but: I own the streak, the streak doesn’t own me.
June 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
#runstreak day 324! #everydamnday
Tomorrow (RSD 325) will be the last day of this streak. I have some periods of travel commencing and I’d rather prioritize family/recreation time over self-imposed stress. Oh, don’t you worry, I *will* be running, but: I own the streak, the streak doesn’t own me.
Tomorrow (RSD 325) will be the last day of this streak. I have some periods of travel commencing and I’d rather prioritize family/recreation time over self-imposed stress. Oh, don’t you worry, I *will* be running, but: I own the streak, the streak doesn’t own me.
Actual quote from a student reading response: "The [chapter] is extremely pretentious and self-aggrandizing, and those are two of the ten things that I hate most in this world." Now I am honestly very keen to hear what the other eight things (they hate) are! I love it when students keep it real. 🤓
June 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Actual quote from a student reading response: "The [chapter] is extremely pretentious and self-aggrandizing, and those are two of the ten things that I hate most in this world." Now I am honestly very keen to hear what the other eight things (they hate) are! I love it when students keep it real. 🤓
Actual title of an article that made its way into my inbox this morning: "De la vigne au verre: remplacer les vins américains" ("From Vine to Glass: Replacing American Wines"). What are we doing to ourselves??🤦♀️
June 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Actual title of an article that made its way into my inbox this morning: "De la vigne au verre: remplacer les vins américains" ("From Vine to Glass: Replacing American Wines"). What are we doing to ourselves??🤦♀️
Setting the metaphorical pen to page (it’s more like fingers to keyboard) for the “Pinot Noir and Identity Symposium” in Oxford, UK, which commences one month from today. I have to admit, this side project has been a ton of fun! (Remember I am supposedly writing a book about Sagrantino??)
June 9, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Setting the metaphorical pen to page (it’s more like fingers to keyboard) for the “Pinot Noir and Identity Symposium” in Oxford, UK, which commences one month from today. I have to admit, this side project has been a ton of fun! (Remember I am supposedly writing a book about Sagrantino??)
Doing the best kind of work (talking with wine people and walking in vineyards).
June 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Doing the best kind of work (talking with wine people and walking in vineyards).
Interviewee: “Here I am saying things I didn’t even know I had to say, but clearly have been thoughts rolling around in my head.”
You’re welcome!
(I love my job.)
You’re welcome!
(I love my job.)
June 6, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Interviewee: “Here I am saying things I didn’t even know I had to say, but clearly have been thoughts rolling around in my head.”
You’re welcome!
(I love my job.)
You’re welcome!
(I love my job.)
For better or for worse, I am learning that Fulbright programs in Australia are very competitive (even more competitive than Fulbright programs generally), so maybe I can take a tiny bit of consolation in that given my recent rejection. <<sigh>>
Try, try again, I suppose!
Try, try again, I suppose!
May 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM
For better or for worse, I am learning that Fulbright programs in Australia are very competitive (even more competitive than Fulbright programs generally), so maybe I can take a tiny bit of consolation in that given my recent rejection. <<sigh>>
Try, try again, I suppose!
Try, try again, I suppose!
“The fractures that arise in world-making* projects should be approached as generative for forming relationships and creating more just and sustainable worlds.”
(@chammelman.bsky.social et al. 2024)
(@chammelman.bsky.social et al. 2024)
May 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
“The fractures that arise in world-making* projects should be approached as generative for forming relationships and creating more just and sustainable worlds.”
(@chammelman.bsky.social et al. 2024)
(@chammelman.bsky.social et al. 2024)
I woke up bright and early (so early it was still dark, actually) thinking about what it means to say a wine is “from” some place.
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(pic from a friend, who knew I would like to see this kind of beauty [and was right]; 6 May 2025)
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(pic from a friend, who knew I would like to see this kind of beauty [and was right]; 6 May 2025)
May 10, 2025 at 10:48 AM
I woke up bright and early (so early it was still dark, actually) thinking about what it means to say a wine is “from” some place.
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(pic from a friend, who knew I would like to see this kind of beauty [and was right]; 6 May 2025)
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(pic from a friend, who knew I would like to see this kind of beauty [and was right]; 6 May 2025)
“It’s that peering over your neighbor's fence mentality, just doing the same thing as everyone else because it seems like the thing to do....Everyone goes to UC Davis and learns the 'UC Davis way,' and then just follows that protocol, without trying anything different or taking any risks.”
May 7, 2025 at 6:05 PM
“It’s that peering over your neighbor's fence mentality, just doing the same thing as everyone else because it seems like the thing to do....Everyone goes to UC Davis and learns the 'UC Davis way,' and then just follows that protocol, without trying anything different or taking any risks.”
Every body is a “beach body” when it’s on the beach!
May 6, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Every body is a “beach body” when it’s on the beach!
“The more I learn about wine the more I know I don’t know.”
Preach, friend!
Preach, friend!
May 6, 2025 at 10:15 PM
“The more I learn about wine the more I know I don’t know.”
Preach, friend!
Preach, friend!