November 2006
Posted: Nov 27, 2006 1:53pm ET
There are some striking differences between my current life as a winery owner and my previous life as a writer of military software. Aside from the obvious (better beverage selection), there’s a connection with the “end user” that was missing in my previous career.
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Posted: Nov 21, 2006 1:33pm ET
This year we decided to buy a bigger wine press. Mostly because we’d increased production to the point where we just couldn’t get enough grapes pressed in a day using our old press, and partly because I didn’t want to hear “I think we're gonna need a bigger press” (to paraphrase a line from Jaws ) another time.
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Posted: Nov 14, 2006 10:14am ET
One of the essential pieces of winery gear is the picking bin. The industry standard here on the West Coast of the United States is the Macro 24-A-S, which holds about 1,000 pounds (a half-ton) of fruit, is very durable and stacks nicely.
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Posted: Nov 10, 2006 10:21am ET
In a previous blog entry about optimal berry size, Michael Donohue made the following statements: “One of the beauties of wine is that is the sole alcoholic beverage that occurs completely 'sui generis' - NO additional hops or distillation required.
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Posted: Nov 6, 2006 5:22pm ET
Matt Kramer commented in a recent column that if you’re not sure which wine to buy, you can feel confident that you’ll be getting a good wine if the grapes were grown biodynamically. Last night I saw a wine list that noted which wines were biodynamic.
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