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Continue reading →: Aging BarrelWhen one thinks of a winery and wine making, one often imagines wine aging gracefully in oak barrels. And so it was when we bought our house and winery, for in the cellar were 10 oak barrels, sizes from 15 to 600 liters. Most were in poor condition. Some were…
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Continue reading →: Patience RequiredTwo of the topics I write quite a bit about so far in this blog have been about our renovations and my wine making. These two topics have one thing in common, they require patience. It takes time to make a fine wine, and renovations will take longer than you…
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Continue reading →: All Harvest Festival 2013: Pics and VidsSome pictures and videos from the All Harvest Festival yesterday. Including a live cannon firing (to see video scroll down). Falconry Demonstration and Education: Presented by Kisteleki Gergely, his crew and his birds. Gergely also has summer camps for children where they can learn about falconry, falcons, hawks, and other birds.…
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Continue reading →: All Harvest Festival 2013All harvest festival to happen north of Lake Balaton on the St. George Hill, Saturday, Oct 5th. There will be a falconer and falcon demonstrations, wine tasting, open wine selling (Kardos, Boksay and Killer wine cellars), music (folk, classic guitar player). Hand craft market, original producer market, hunting weapon exhibition…
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Continue reading →: 2013 Turán (Agria) HarvestThe Turán (aka. Agria in North America) harvest was last week. As I have previously mentioned, Turán is a teinturier grape, so the juice is red. My Turán is also an experimental planting. It is not normally grown in this region. But I was interested in experimenting, so I planted…
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Continue reading →: Beep! Beep! Beep! BOOM!Here in Hungary where I live there are many indicators to remind us that summer is winding down and fall is on its way. There is the slight chill in the air one starts to notice. And the leaves in the vineyards and on the trees are starting to morph…
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Continue reading →: My SpyMost everywhere you look in the news these days, you see another article about the National Security Agency (NSA) and its network monitoring program. Quite frankly, I assume anything transmitted electronically is potentially subject to ease dropping. If you are paranoid, and want real uncrackable security, use a one time…
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Continue reading →: Gardener’s Friend, Winemaker’s HorrorHarmonia axyridis. Or In other words, this little critter: The Asian Ladybug Beetle is a non-native species that was introduced in many parts of the world to combat pest species such as aphids. However, it has become a nuisance of its own right, as is so often the end result of…
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