An earthworm heads back into the soil (source: schizoform on Flickr) I think we can all agree that sustainability in viticulture is important. I mentioned in my first post that our discussion about the science of biodynamics cannot leave out organic viticulture. I asked Alice Wise, viticulturist at the Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center (LIHREC) about some of the nuts and bolts of organic viticulture in Long Island. NYCR: What are the primary challenges of organic viticulture in regions like Long Island? AW: The goal is economically viable yields of high quality fruit – no matter what the…
Posts Written OnAugust 27, 2010
Middle Ages Brewing Company Druid Fluid
I credit our science editor, Tom Mansell, for putting me firmly in a barleywine-craving mood with his What We Drank this week. The powerful, intense style is gloriously complex and balanced when done right, and the perfect answer to a long day or week as it reduces the world and all its problems to the need for a nice cigar and bed. Druid Fluid from Middle Ages Brewing Company pours a light one-finger head and orange-amber hue into a snifter glass, where it maintains light lacing. The nose is vague orange flavors and a hint of cream puffs but mostly…