Ride Routine

Dry Farm Wines Founder: Todd White rides in Amsterdam

For many of us, the word “biking” may conjure up images of a spandex-clad enthusiast, shifting gears alongside traffic with helmet to handlebars. 

Road biking is certainly a pleasure and a great way to stay in shape. But there are also more casual, romantic ways to bike that aren’t as common in the US. There’s the quiet morning ride to a Sunday brunch spot, with the corresponding ride home to help you digest. There’s the brisk cycle to work that wakes up your lungs, getting you ready to take on the day. 

Dry Farm Wines Family: Ramzy rides in Amsterdam

There’s biking on a wooded path, breathing in the crisp spring air under the shade of Nature’s canopy. And, of course, there’s biking for fitness — trading treadmill for thoroughfare and strengthening your body, mile by mile. 

For many Europeans, biking is a staple of daily life. Parisians ride one-speeds to the local bakery, lean them against the nearest building, and sit with a croissant and morning cup of espresso. In Amsterdam, you’ll find bicycles shackled to railings all along the city’s canals — evidence of a culture tied to green living and good health. Italians bike through the cobbled streets of Florence, many of which are better-suited to traditional modes of transport than they are to modern automobiles. 

“Biking for me is a time to reflect and recharge for the evening. It helps me enjoy the present moment and fully experience its refreshment.”

- Susanna Janas, Dry Farm Wines Family in Napa

This consistent daily movement may explain why Europeans stay healthy well into old age. It’s something many of us have adopted at Dry Farm Wines: trading our morning car commutes for a bicycle ride through Napa’s tree-lined streets. 

“Biking to work is a form of meditation for me. It allows me to have a clear and free mind versus the hectic nature of driving.”

- Kayla McKinley, Dry Farm Wines Family in Napa

Perhaps you’ll join us in adding a bike ride to your routine, whether it’s riding to work a few days a week or cycling to your favorite cafe, book in your pocket, and spending a couple hours reading every Saturday morning. However you do it, consider making bicycling a part of your life. Biking is good for the mind, body, and soul.

“Biking makes me feel free and transports me back to being a kid. I’m grateful for the joy and freedom I feel every time I’m on a bike.”

- Shawn Bankston, Dry Farm Wines Family in Amsterdam