Springing Into Action
March 20th. Spring has “officially” arrived. Of course, due to our latitude our spring equilux day was last week. More …
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Beware the Idles of March
March 15th. The official start of Spring is just five days away. As the weather starts to warm, and we …
Trimmin’ Them Vines
Every vineyard owner must perform, year after year, the monotonous chore loving task of trimming the vines. Which means turning a …
Spring is coming. Time to prepare for winter.
As the northern hemisphere marches toward spring, my thoughts turn to winter. Future winters, that is. Our yearly household heating …
Gregor Mendel and the Gray Monk
As a university student studying biology and ecology, we use to call the cellular and genetic biology students “cell squashers” to reflect …
Gray Monks
Pinot Gris is a mutant variety of Pinot Noir, and is distinguishable from the later by its lighter hue in …
Piros Tramini: not quite Gewürztramine
If you type in Piros Tramini into a search engine, you will most likely see links to information about Gewürztramine. …
Riesling: Not Quite the King of Whites
Riesling lovers: extinguish the torches, put away the pitch forks and untie the noose. I am here discussing Italian Riesling …
Another Tramp Abroad 