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Continue reading →: 2013 Pinot Gris (Szürkebarát) HarvestI harvested our Pinot Gris (Szürkebarát in Hungarian) over the weekend. It was going to rain this week so there was no point in letting the grapes hang longer. The grapes came in at 22 Brix. Which is pretty much ideal for this grape. This is how the free run…
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Continue reading →: House Renovations – Episode 83: Window ChoppingWe have really been moving along with our renovations. One may almost assume I will soon not have anything more to write about regarding renovation. Perish the thought. If a boat is a hole in the water you pour money into, a house is a hole in the ground where…
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Continue reading →: Hill WineWhat I really like about wine growing in Europe are the preponderance of tiny land owners having wine. Sure, there are huge estates in Europe that span into the hundreds of hectares, but there are also vast numbers of small land owners holding in the single digit number of hectares…
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Continue reading →: Turán VeraisonVeraison, in its simplest definition, is the color change of grape berries as they start to ripen. I planted our Turán (aka Agria in North America) five years ago. And this year was the first year I allowed a full crop to develop on the vines. Five years from planting…
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Continue reading →: Our Stone HouseAs I mentioned in my last post, we have a stone house in Hungary. This is actually rather unusual as most old rural houses in Hungary are made of adobe or brick. However, even with our stone walls, dirt is used between the stones, not cement. Because of the stone…
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Continue reading →: The Styrofoam HouseThe main part of our house is made of stone, but we have a back addition which was added much later (about 30 years ago) that is made of bricks. Unfortunately, this was not a very good period for construction and we really pondered if we should tear it down…
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Continue reading →: Downy MildewIt has been cool and raining the past few days. Good conditions for downy mildew. Despite the cooler climate we live in here, and the regular rains we have, this fungal disease is surprisingly uncommon in our vineyards in its classic form. We have a persistent breeze that blows in…
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Continue reading →: Thinning BudsI think most every gardener knows that to get the most out of a crop one must from time to time thin some growing plants. Of course “thinning” is the politically correct way of saying some plants are ripped out, casts aside and killed. Brutal stuff. We do cane pruning…
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