function bl_get_posts_count() {
	// custom wp_query
	$args = array(
		'post_type' => 'post',
		'posts_per_page' => -1, // all matching posts
		'meta_query' => array(
			array(
				'key' => 'associated_winery',
				'value' => get_the_ID(),
				// 'compare' => 'LIKE',
			),
		),
	);

	$posts = new WP_Query( $args );

	// return the count of posts
	return $posts->found_posts;
}