So, the Romans went north and, well built hilltop forts, actually. And planted grapes, from Egypt, and then … well, you know, they married the local girls and never left. Welcome to […]
Wine, War, and Peace
Wine for Easter
Wine is one third grape juice, one third marketing, and one third je ne sais quoi. Here’s some of the latter… Native American Ancestral Ring Hillcrest Winery, Umqua Valley, Oregon High quality […]
Of Wine and Cheese
Here’s a photo from the pre-digital era of 2003. Its colours look as quaint as old Life Magazine covers. It does the job, though … Chasselas Vineyards, Vevey Switzerland The Swiss have […]
Wine and Light
Talking about wine today. Thinking about how the bacterial crust on the soil shows up in the wine. Thinking that it’s a story of light. So pick up a glass, sip that […]
Black Pine
We’re talking about Pinot Noir. Don’t google it. You’ll get thousands of variations on the title of one book, rather sloppily quoted and never questioned, so let’s just go to the source. […]
The Grace of Wine
Technical wine-making is a new invention. Before that, wine-making was an art. It still is. That’s what I’d like to talk about today, because discussions of winemaking usually give short shrift to […]
Marc, yeast, and terroir
Today, the first of a two-part series on the spiritual and environmental nature of wine, and what it can teach us about productive paths for our society as it works to reintegrate […]
The Art of Wine
The art of wine is a way of working with life. It is the art of life. You could say, it is the art of living, but then all art is that. […]
Two Ways of Wine
To celebrate our 100th post here together, here’s a hint about where we’ve been and where we’re going. Over the last 100 posts, I have tried to assemble a working knowledge of […]
Ice Wine Harvest
Yesterday, the grapes came in to be pressed for the 2011 ice wine vintage. The temperature dropped down to Minus 11 here in Vernon and stayed cold all day. Here’s the local […]
Okanagan Okanogan 