The writer’s wine and travel journals in her Washington, D.C., apartment in March. The writer’s wine and travel journals in her Washington, D.C., apartment in March. Photo: Washington Post Photo By Natalie Compton Photo: Washington Post Photo By Natalie Compton Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 The writer’s wine and travel journals in her Washington, D.C., apartment in March. The writer’s wine and travel journals in her Washington, D.C., apartment in March. Photo: Washington Post Photo By Natalie Compton This pandemic, I’m drinking through the souvenir wine I’ve collected since I was 14 1 / 1 Back to Gallery It was the summer I got my braces off. I’d just graduated from the eighth grade and my family was going on vacation to Europe, our third trip to the continent. My journal from 2005 noted, “I’m 23 years old trapped in a 14 year old body help!” Most of that frustration came from being a maniacally boy-crazy 14-year-old, but the sentiment rang true for some of my other tastes. For example, at 14, I wanted to start a travel wine collection. The source of the inspiration has been lost in the black hole of the…