The Wine Vignettes

by Dani Nelson

“Wine itself is a memory—it remembers its whole life. When we drink it, we’re tasting what it means to remember.” A single glass of wine tells the story of life, love, sex, and death. The Wine Vignettes is a collection of five scenes for four actors, following wine from grapes to glass, and weaving through glimpses of lovers in moments of heartbreak, revenge, desire, and defeat. Each vignette is a different...

“Wine itself is a memory—it remembers its whole life. When we drink it, we’re tasting what it means to remember.” A single glass of wine tells the story of life, love, sex, and death. The Wine Vignettes is a collection of five scenes for four actors, following wine from grapes to glass, and weaving through glimpses of lovers in moments of heartbreak, revenge, desire, and defeat. Each vignette is a different glass in this wine tasting of a play that explores how wine can reveal us to ourselves, or help us to forget.

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The Wine Vignettes

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  • Amy Tofte: The Wine Vignettes by Dani Nelson
    “

    I had the good fortune of experiencing this play as a staged reading at the 2022 Epiphanies New Works Festival in Waco, TX. Each scene is incredibly visceral and imaginative. The writing is succinct and engaging. This is one of those plays you can't wait to see fully staged because you know the theatricality will take the already solid storytelling to the next level.

    I had the good fortune of experiencing this play as a staged reading at the 2022 Epiphanies New Works Festival in Waco, TX. Each scene is incredibly visceral and imaginative. The writing is succinct and engaging. This is one of those plays you can't wait to see fully staged because you know the theatricality will take the already solid storytelling to the next level.

    ”
  • Kate Busselle: The Wine Vignettes by Dani Nelson
    “

    This play is sexy, hot, and drunk in the best way. The Wine Vignettes was a riveting play to read, especially to see how each of the femme characters coped with different crises in their lives. As an intimacy specialist and wine enthusiast, this play absolutely spoke to me. A great read!

    This play is sexy, hot, and drunk in the best way. The Wine Vignettes was a riveting play to read, especially to see how each of the femme characters coped with different crises in their lives. As an intimacy specialist and wine enthusiast, this play absolutely spoke to me. A great read!

    ”