Grape Bloom
Not everyone knows this, but wine grape vines bloom. After all, they are a member of the flowering plant class …
Tag Archives: Turán
The Leviathan of Vines
On the equality of man, Thomas Hobbes wrote is his treatise Leviathan: Nature hath made men so equal in the …
Not Normal
We started this fall with cold temperatures. Even reached freezing one night in early October. Then in the past week …
For a Charm of Powerful Trouble
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble. Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble. — Macbeth, Act IV, …
2013 Turán (Agria) Harvest
The Turán (aka. Agria in North America) harvest was last week. As I have previously mentioned, Turán is a teinturier …
Turán Veraison
Veraison, in its simplest definition, is the color change of grape berries as they start to ripen. I planted our …
Real Red Wine
Many people are surprised when they first learn that most red wines are actually made from clear juice. The red …
A Touch of Color
In late July most grape varieties start to enter the ripening phase of their growth. This is often defined narrowly …
Another Tramp Abroad 