"Blindfold yourself with some suitable object."

Here at Cépage we are not just all about wine. We are deadpan supporters of the arts. In fact, most of us are failed and frustrated artists ourselves, musicians, writers, painters and statisticians. Unfortunately, many years of wine drinking have diminished our creative talents to a single firefly in the woods, and left us as consumers only. Whereby, bloodthirsty readers, here is something for your consumption: a small early seventies book by W.S. Merwin called The Miner's Pale Children. It is a collection of prose poetry and shows Merwin at the top of his craft and the top of the genre. In particular is a piece call "Make This Simple Test." Do read it. We feel it is Cépage's call to arms, along with some various Camus quotes, and one of the reasons we sell delicious but deliberately esoteric wines like Domaine Mazel from the Ardeche.