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Continue reading →: Our 2011 RieslingI have written about holes, rocks, and wood. But what about our wine? We do actually have a winery after all. For those that to date may have doubted it from my posts, yes we actually do make wine. And our 2011 Italian Riesling is now receiving its final racking…
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Continue reading →: Set In StoneI have mentioned before our vineyards are on the slope of an extinct volcano. And so it goes to reason that the land has… well a bit of a slope. The soil on volcanic slopes are often prime and ideal places to have a vineyard (assuming, of course, other factors…
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Continue reading →: Summer Solstice 2012This year the summer solstice falls on today, June 20th, in the Northern Hemisphere. The longest day of the year. And the official start of Summer. For me this day, the summer solstice, is always a mixed bag, emotionally. On one hand, yes, it is the official start of Summer…
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Continue reading →: Oh Deer!On a walk down to our cellar today a doe was startled by my unexpected presence. She stopped atop a stone wall on a neighbor’s property and to my delight I saw a small fawn springing through the grass to catch up. Upon reaching the mother, the fawn was then…
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Continue reading →: Hard Rock ViningTo say our soil is rocky is an understatement. In fact, I often wonder if it is more accurate to simply say our rocks are soily. Of course the soil is part of the terroir of a vineyard site, and it thus contributes to the growing, taste and quality of…
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Continue reading →: Cherry SeasonEach month during the spring, summer and fall brings bounty from the earth. In June the gift we receive are cherries. Hungary has some of the largest, most tasty and succulent cherries I have ever eaten. Daily trips to our cherry trees for a fruit snack are a routine occurrence…
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Continue reading →: Stormy Weather Farmer BluesAfter a very dry, almost boarding on drought, and unusually warm early spring, the late spring has proved a wet one indeed. Most every day for the past two weeks has seen daily cloud cover, cooler weather, and afternoon showers. Overall, I am not complaining about rain. Since we dry…
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Continue reading →: Binding ObligationsThere are many obligatory tasks to do in the vineyard at this time of the year as the vines are rapidly growing and setting berries just before bloom. Such as keeping up with the spray regime for fungal control and monitoring and adjusting the growth of the vines to optimize…
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