Building Fences

October 8, 2015

I do not like fences between neighbors. Or walls. They represent a breakdown of communication. A breakdown of détente. Of …

Italian Riesling Harvest and Crush 2015

September 21, 2015

While I have planted a significant amount of new Pinot gris and Tramini, until these have reached at least five …

September 5, 2015

Just found out today that the images here at my blog for Piros Tramini come up as the first and …

September 5, 2015

We picked our Pinot gris this week. With a warm August the grapes were ripe, but we were letting them …

August 28, 2015

After a very hot start to August, it was a cool August morning this week that we decided it was …

August 5, 2015

I have been reading that this year many wine growing regions have experienced early ripening (most evident by veraison, which …

July 20, 2015

Summer is the time to cook outdoors. And that of course means cooking over a fire. And the tripod and …

July 19, 2015

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