.about-hero {
  position: relative;
  height: clamp(420px, 60vh, 580px);
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.about-hero-bg {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
}
.about-hero-bg img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center top;
}
.about-hero-overlay {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(
    to right,
    rgba(38,19,24,0.9) 0%,
    rgba(38,19,24,0.65) 50%,
    rgba(38,19,24,0.2) 100%
  );
}
.about-hero .container {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  padding-top: 80px;
  padding-bottom: 3.5rem;
}
.about-hero-content { max-width: 640px; }

.about-eyebrow {
  font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}
.about-hero-content h1 {
  font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3.5vw, 3rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--cream);
  line-height: 1.2;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}
.about-hero-sub {
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: rgba(255,254,246,0.82);
  font-style: italic;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

/* story grid */
.about-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 380px 1fr;
  gap: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 6rem);
  align-items: start;
}

.about-image-col { position: sticky; top: 100px; }

.about-img-frame {
  position: relative;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: 0 24px 56px rgba(38,19,24,0.25);
  border: 1.5px solid rgba(198,160,99,0.25);
}
.about-img-frame::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: -12px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(198,160,99,0.15);
  border-radius: 20px;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: -1;
}
.about-img-frame img {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 3/4;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
}

/* text col */
.about-intro {
  font-size: 1.12rem;
  line-height: 1.8;
  color: var(--wine);
  font-weight: 500;
  margin-bottom: 1.8rem;
  padding-bottom: 1.5rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(198,160,99,0.25);
}
.about-intro strong { color: var(--wine); }

.about-text-col p {
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  line-height: 1.85;
  color: var(--text);
  margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
}
.about-text-col strong { color: var(--wine); }
.about-text-col em { color: var(--gold-dark); font-style: italic; }

.about-quote {
  background: var(--wine);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--gold);
  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
  padding: 1.5rem 1.8rem;
  margin: 2rem 0;
}
.about-quote p {
  color: rgba(255,254,246,0.9) !important;
  font-size: 1.05rem !important;
  line-height: 1.9 !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  font-style: italic;
}
.about-quote strong {
  color: var(--gold-light) !important;
  font-style: normal;
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
  font-family: 'Cinzel', serif;
  font-size: 0.96rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
}

.about-cta-btns {
  display: flex;
  gap: 1rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  margin-top: 0.5rem;
}

@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .about-grid { grid-template-columns: 300px 1fr; gap: 3rem; }
}
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .about-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .about-image-col { position: static; max-width: 320px; margin: 0 auto; }
  .about-img-frame::before { display: none; }
  .about-cta-btns { flex-direction: column; }
  .about-hero-content h1 { font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 6vw, 2.2rem); }
}
@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .about-hero { height: clamp(300px, 65vw, 420px); }
  .about-cta-btns .btn { width: 100%; justify-content: center; }
}