Nut Season: Chestnuts

October 20, 2015

In addition to our vineyards, we also have orchards on our land. Both fruit and nut orchards. The fall is …

Biological Pest Control

July 19, 2015

I am a firm believer in integrated pest management. The basic idea is not to eradicate pests, but rather to …

April 17, 2015

I like spring wild flowers. I even like dandelions. I like the yellow flowers of dandelions, and the little puffballs …

March 31, 2015

In the Tales of Two Properties series, new wine vines were planted. But some did not survive their first year. …

March 18, 2015

First almond buds blossomed and bloomed today.

December 1, 2014

I was reading an article today in the NY Times about data driven farming. Being myself an entrepreneur who has …

November 28, 2014

We acquired another property recently for wine production. Of course the property, like others we have acquired, already had its vines …

August 21, 2014

Last year I wrote that downy mildew was relatively uncommon in our vineyard. However, it has been cool and raining …