Thanks for writing this fantastic piece! I sat with it a bit as I sipped my first cup in a few days, and then I looked at some reviews of coffee shops in my area. I took into account their proximity to hotels that cater to the wine-tasting tourists, and played a game of "visiting or local?" and had some fun with that.

Now I sit here, graciously realizing how much I played into this myself as a middle-aged coffee-guzzling parade attendee wrapped up in the vibe, and not just focusing on the cup through the taste buds of a child.

It calls for a happy lil bike ride down to the place that's a repurposed one-hour photo hut from the 90s