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..."
"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!! 🇮🇹 🍷🍝
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.
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).
It paired perfectly with carbonara style tortelloni. **chef’s kiss**
May 11, 2025 at 3:13 AM
It paired perfectly with carbonara style tortelloni. **chef’s kiss**
“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)
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!
See ya later, alligator(s) 🐊! Headed to California for a super-quick visit to Napa for a workshop on “proactive farming” in viticulture. Squeeee!
April 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
See ya later, alligator(s) 🐊! Headed to California for a super-quick visit to Napa for a workshop on “proactive farming” in viticulture. Squeeee!
NA beer has gotten quite good!
April 22, 2025 at 10:43 PM
NA beer has gotten quite good!
I hosted a didactic (educational) tasting of 100% Texas wines for guests of a special event today. All were very well-recieved! Big thanks to the wineries who donated wine: William Chris Vineyards, Michael Ros Winery, and Seventh Son Vineyards.
Texas terroir is real and worth exploring! 🍷
Texas terroir is real and worth exploring! 🍷
April 5, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I hosted a didactic (educational) tasting of 100% Texas wines for guests of a special event today. All were very well-recieved! Big thanks to the wineries who donated wine: William Chris Vineyards, Michael Ros Winery, and Seventh Son Vineyards.
Texas terroir is real and worth exploring! 🍷
Texas terroir is real and worth exploring! 🍷
I volunteered to organize a comparative didactic tasting for an event. I solicited wine donations. They are all great wines! Unfortunately, they are all quite different from each other and thus will be hard to compare. But! I love a challenge, so let's see what I can do!
(Here’s a preview…)
(Here’s a preview…)
April 3, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I volunteered to organize a comparative didactic tasting for an event. I solicited wine donations. They are all great wines! Unfortunately, they are all quite different from each other and thus will be hard to compare. But! I love a challenge, so let's see what I can do!
(Here’s a preview…)
(Here’s a preview…)
Sorry, bluesy friends, I failed to add my many #aag2025 / #aagdetroit posts here. Trust me, many seasons were attended, many words were shared, and many adventures were had! Plus, I got to stay on the 65th floor of a fancy hotel overlooking Canada. Not a bad week!
March 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Sorry, bluesy friends, I failed to add my many #aag2025 / #aagdetroit posts here. Trust me, many seasons were attended, many words were shared, and many adventures were had! Plus, I got to stay on the 65th floor of a fancy hotel overlooking Canada. Not a bad week!
The streak lives! I got myself into the habit of running in the afternoon due to the cold, but as Texas moves swiftly through spring into summer, I need to transition myself back to the mornings. Today’s midday run was in the high 70s/low 80s. Gotta love that sweat effect though! ☀️💦 #everydamnday
March 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The streak lives! I got myself into the habit of running in the afternoon due to the cold, but as Texas moves swiftly through spring into summer, I need to transition myself back to the mornings. Today’s midday run was in the high 70s/low 80s. Gotta love that sweat effect though! ☀️💦 #everydamnday
Me and my daughter; she’s a fellow geographer! 🌎❤️🌎❤️
February 28, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Me and my daughter; she’s a fellow geographer! 🌎❤️🌎❤️
Happy Monday!
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February 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Happy Monday!
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#amwriting, as they say (reading is part of writing, I promise)
#wine #geography #fermentedlandscapes
#wine #geography #fermentedlandscapes
February 6, 2025 at 10:50 PM
#amwriting, as they say (reading is part of writing, I promise)
#wine #geography #fermentedlandscapes
#wine #geography #fermentedlandscapes
Ope, she got tired—
January 30, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Ope, she got tired—