I’m reminded of an old winegrower’s adage: “June makes the quantity, September makes the quality.”
Read MoreMother Nature has been a bit of a Wild Woman | Shoot Thinning | Terroir Project | Ashby Inn Wine Dinner
Mother Nature has been a bit of a wild woman. The vines shrugged off February temperatures in the 80°’s, teens in March and patchy frost in May. Our resilient vines have survived.
Read MoreAn Unsettled Spring | Fridays | Wine Dinners
2017 will be my 38th vintage. In the 1980s the idea of climate change seemed too futuristic to have any real consequences in my lifetime. Now it is here and having a more dramatic impact than I thought.
Read More2014’s spring tease is more pronounced than usual. Temperature swings from the 80º’s down to the 20º’s aggravate humans more than our vines. The season had a very late start.
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