Vineyard
Is There A Local Disconnect?
Is there a real disconnect happening between what we mean by ‘local’ in food and ‘local’ in wine?
Over the past week...
Soils: The Dirt on Wine
Finally hoping I might dish some salacious materials about wines? Guess again! I’m just going to talk about dirt.
And...
Yeast and Creaminess (In Sparkling)
Where is yeast heaven?
If I were a yeast I would head straight for the bottle of champagne and not a bottle of kombuc...
In Praise of the Versatility of Riesling
If you cut a sommelier they will bleed Riesling. That is to say they really like drinking Riesling. I don’t recommend...
Cover Crops
With the conversion of our vineyard from a hilling-up vineyard to a geotextile vineyard, we began planting cover crop...
Organics
What Does Organic Grape Growing Actually Mean?
I believe most people think organic means not sprayed and healthier. W...