Not Every Season is a Vintage Year (and That’s Okay)

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Not every year in winemaking is a celebrated vintage, and not every season of your life will feel like a highlight reel. Some years bring drought, storms, or unexpected setbacks. Others align beautifully, producing fruit that’s rich and full of promise.

In this episode of Spiritual Growth & Wine, Denise explores what it means to walk through the “off-vintage” years of life without losing hope, and why those hard seasons aren’t punishment. They are preparation. You’ll learn how to see your struggles differently, how to hold faith when everything feels stripped away, and how to trust that the roots you’re growing now will one day sustain the harvest that’s coming.

In the glass: Denise sips on an LBV Port (Late Bottled Vintage) , which is a rich, smooth fortified wine that, like our lives, takes extra time to mature and reveal its depth.

You’ll hear about:

• Why not every year is meant to sparkle — in wine or in life.
• How to reframe painful seasons as pruning, not punishment.
• Practical ways to “tend your vineyard” even in off-years.
• A powerful journal prompt to help you stop labeling seasons as “good” or “bad” and see them as part of your growth.

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