Clearly I wouldn’t make much of a full-time vineyard manager. It’s been almost a month since my first visit to Raphael’s vineyard to visit "my" vines. As you can see to the right, they’ve grown quite a bit. But on Saturday morning, we went out east and stopped by so that my parents could taste Raphael’s bottlings and enjoy the vineyard views as I walked my row of ten-year old cabernet franc vines. There isn’t a whole lot for me to do with the vines yet (the real vineyard tenders are making it easy on me), but I did weed…
Posts Written OnJuly 03, 2006
Update: Making Vinegar
Just a quick picture update on my vinegar making endeavour. Here I am pulling a thick slab of cellulose off of the first batch, which is a combination of merlot and cabernet sauvignon from the North Fork of Long Island AVA.
Don’t Forget — Wine Blogging Wednesday #23 is Wednesday
Just a reminder that the 23rd edition of WBW takes places this Wednesday. BBQ wines is the theme…and I’ve already got a few contenders lined up. I plan to try a couple tonight and then a couple tomorrow night. This should be a fun one. Join us in two days.