Samhain, Harvests and Halloween
A partial excerpt from Wikipeida: Samhain (pronounced /ˈsɑːwɪn/ SAH-win or /ˈsaʊ.ɪn/ SOW-in, Irish pronunciation: [sˠaunʲ]) is a Gaelic festival marking the …
Tag Archives: harvest
2016 Harvest and Crush — Not Quite
This has indeed been an unusual year. I hope. That is, I hope this year is not the start of …
Climate, Weather, and When to Harvest
On this date last year, we were busy harvesting our Turán (Agria) grapes. A warm 2015 August gave the grapes …
Almond Flowers, But No Bees
Our almond trees are blooming now, in February. A bit early. But of more concern, I also noticed there is …
Downy Mildew, Texas Chili, and Wood Piles. A Year in Review.
I esentially minored in Statistics while in Graduate School. So it is natural for me to pour over the yearly …
Nut Season: Almonds
In addition to our vineyards, we also have orchards on our land. Both fruit and nut orchards. The fall is …
Italian Riesling Harvest and Crush 2015
While I have planted a significant amount of new Pinot gris and Tramini, until these have reached at least five …
Pinot Gris Harvest and Crush 2015
We picked our Pinot gris this week. With a warm August the grapes were ripe, but we were letting them …
