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Yes and may be considered "the" bad thing. It's centered in eastern PA. Last year's PA quarantine did not prevent the spread as it's been detected in surrounding states including DE, NY, MD, NJ & VA. Not all counties are affected in those states where it's been detected. Tree of Heaven is the favore...

Tom - Try the Houzz website and search for wine cellar photos and select Boston area. That will give you links to installers for your area and in many cases reviews.

Jim - I did indeed try it the following day and the oxidation progressed to where on day 3 it was undrinkable. Will try the 2010 Le Mont and Haut Lieu next to see where they are at. Clos du Bourg has always been my favorite Huet for depth of complexity. That being the case some years the RS is sligh...

A couple of nights back I opened a 2010 Huet Clos du Bourg sec. Purchased several at release and early openings years back were spot on delicious. After opening and pouring it was clearly more yellow than it should be. Had slight sherry notes on the nose and in the mouth it was showing oxidation. Sp...

There is something not quite right. From what I see is that this vineyard had side bird netting. If that was in place it takes some serious effort to quickly get the nets up and out of the way before you pick. As mentioned I did see that the property has been up for sale. Is it possible that this is...

All looks good ! I'm sure Juan is there as your wingman.

Missed Peet's Brazil Minas Naturais being in the supermarket so went back to ordering it from Peet's directly. Also purchased and liked Yosemite Dos Sierras Organic as we like the nutty-chocolate flavors. The light citrus acidic bean types don't float our boat.

Anton's recent thread on Steely's insulated stainless tumblers seems to be the ticket for outdoor use.

Brian - What i did for the first time as a quickie experiment is I moved a 2-3 brix chenin blanc wine into champagne bottles to allow the fermentation to complete under crown cap. If I recall correctly that leaves me under 4 atmospheres for a bottle that can handle >8atm. This method produced nice f...

Could it be a miscalculation on sugar levels and still be under the bar pressure limit of the bottle after refermentation?

With a full canopy one thing I would change would be to have the weeder up front where I can see it. At the moment narrow rows with canopy tends to fill my mirrors so I cannot see the weeder in action to make minor adjustments.

Another advantage to the automated grape harvester is that for those along the eastern seaboard the threat of tropical storms and hurricanes can allow for a quick harvest ahead of the storm. One disadvantage with harvesters is that spoilage contamination can be a problem if the machinery is not well...

Nola - If you have questions as time goes on about the upcoming harvest ask questions as many would like to help and can offer up good answers and advice.

Check out Wine Terroirs for stories on Japanese wine bars.........http://www.wineterroirs.com/2003/01/japan.html .

One area of the Loire Valley I'm tending to pay more attention to is Anjou-Villages Brissac as they do cab franc and cabernet sauvignon. They are hard to find as not many of that region's wines make it to the states. I would add the following two domaines to look for. Domaine de Bablut ...... http:/...

Anyone try the Atlas Coffee Club? Spouse is considering this option over Starbucks/Peets from the store. We love coffee and have tried and enjoyed various coffees from Willoughbys(New Haven,CT) and Raos(Hadley,MA). The Atlas option seems convenient but you're leaving the selection up to them and it ...

By the look of the shoot length in the article it looks like they must have been past the flowering stage.

Stewart - I have one of my distributors(Helena Chem) looking to see if Weed Slayer is registered in my region. My guess is that this formulation is too new for state review in my neck of the woods. In looking at it a bit more it appears to be a newer improved version of Burnout II which is a clove o...

Bill - Would love to see a new sensor technology developed for these weeding units that can see the object and evaluate the terrain at the same time. Yesterday's afternoon weeding was strange as I had the unit jump into the irrigation wire and tubing and lacerate it in 2 sections. Part of that is ho...

This is an example of how not to strike out on your own after being with the family domaine for so long. A synapse must have misfired. My guess is that this label was a decision of one.

Brian - Do you need constant reporting to your phone or would a system that you can download data to your smartphone be sufficient? In our vineyard we use a small data logger from Onset Computing(MA) that records temperature and humidity at any frequency you care to. When you want the data you just ...

Bill - What's the water use rate?

Add - I'm assuming you can control the spring back rate? I saw a video, old bucket style Caffini, with narrow spaced vines and it seems that one needs to go slow to avoid whacking younger vines..

Bill - That is a pretty interesting weeder. It's hard to tell how well it works on a good stand of under trellis weeds. I gather that it's super high pressure tears the above ground blades/leaves off...correct? Here's a video that has the smaller heads shown. [youtube]ikQOuEDXkXI[/youtube] Stewart -...

Nice to meet you as well Brian......Cheers, Gary

In the past I've always liked Anthony Road and Red Tail Ridge. As with any winery some wines you'll like and others not.

A recent splurge into ouzo has slowed my/our wine depletion rate. Spouse cut her finger badly pruning grapevines and thus for several nights ouzo provided the needed pain relief. Now she has an addiction to the stuff. Our stored wine has gone down but it is not planned but rather less time to hunt o...

Peter Tryba wrote:Mount Eden
Ridge Monte Bello
Dunn Howell Mountain

These were all pretty tasty 5-6 years ago
Haven't had one since

Agree with this list and would probably add Chateau Montelena Estate Red.

2013, 2014, & 2015 Josmeyer Auxerrois "H" Vieilles Vignes. These are special wines that most do not know about. Josmeyer pulls the best out of auxerrois.

I would try some dry Lambruscos. Most are under $20 and can be had in red or rosé. There are berserker members that know these well and hopefully they chime in with nice choices to try. Every summer I like to have Cleto Chiarli's Vecchia Modena on hand for any occassion. My spouse discussed these in...

There definitely are some long lived wines from LI. I still have the better part of a case of Palmer Vineyards 1997 Estate Merlot that is still a wonderful wine. I believe that wine was made by a very talented winemaker Dan Kleck. Here's an NY Times article about him leaving for California .... http...

Nice recent article about North Fork winemakers. .. http://northforker.com/2018/04/20/evolu ... inemaking/ . The highlighted winemakers are the ones I think delivery on quality wines year in and out.

Burlotto Pelaverga is usually quite nice.

Chris - I will be interested to hear what your thoughts are on the tasting room stems. The web link you gave has very little on the individual glasses.

Jeff - Have you gone across the border into Ontario to try the wines in Beamsville Bench and the surrounding areas? If not you might give them a try sometime as I think you will be pleasantly surprised by the winemaking quality.

As for any wine region I think its difficult to say that one is a better visit than another. For us winos it depends on which wineries you hit, what they are pouring on that day, what we like, and who you get to serve you on your visit. Wineries are a mixed bunch of businesses. Some are strictly foc...

This past weekend we had a number of friends over for a chardonnay tasting and decided to make a number of small dishes to go with the various chardonnays(Western Australia, California, Oregon, and Burgundy). One of the dishes was a lobster mac and cheese based on La Crema's recipe using Dungeness c...

Liquid Farm This. Start with the While Hill bottling as a great intro to the house style. It looks to be under $40 in quite a few places. Agree with Liquid Farm's White Hill. This is a beautifully made chardonnay with great mouthfeel and acidity with no obvious oak use even though it does see oak. ...

Stewart - Yes I do. The glove is a bit rough and stiff but comfortable enough to wear an entire day. I'll see if it softens with use by the end of this week. This is a system I wouldn't hesitate to give to someone else to use. I like the fact that the cable connections(glove & pruners) do not get in...

Just to cycle back on this thread in case it might be useful to someone else. Based on further research and testing it became very clear that the battery technologies for Infaco and Pellenc were better than the other offerings. As you can imagine battery technology is moving in leaps and bounds so I...

Bedell(Long Island) makes a very nice cabernet franc. The current release is 2015 and if it's anything like the 2014 it's a nice wine in the early years after release. Prices vary significantly on this wine but I have seen it below $25 and as high as $45. Agree with the Lang and Reed and Pride sugge...

I'm a lucky man that my spouse is a terrific cook with Asian and Hawai'ian foods. With the incoming storm she decided to make a Hawai'ian snack treat...manapua. Besides a marinated barbecue pork(char siu) she adds shiitake mushrooms, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, ginger & other unknowns. All told ...

Looks like Gayle and I would be up for this. We have not yet opened any of our 2000 Bordeaux. Date will be important to us.

Also ......check the weather as there is a storm system coming across mid week. Be prepared with the right clothing.

Morgan Library (36 & Madison) might fit the bill. But give some more info on what he’d like & travel considerations, there are other options. Loved this museum. Check for permanent and current exhibitions. .... http://www.themorgan.org ... Make sure he has a nice cafe to hang out in inside the muse...

Answer = yes. However, I look at it more of where it fits in with food. The less oaked barberas work well with red pizzas, red pasta, barbecue, & burgers and compliments sangiovese in this food space. The more oaked barberas stretch over into the grilled fatty meats like lamb which enables the high ...

Is this thing legal.......not covered under current patents?

Jon - Have you seen this video from Carlsen Assoc?

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In a recent Wine Terroirs blog .... http://www.wineterroirs.com/2018/02/chocolate_and_champagne.html#more ... a discussion of pure chocolates and champagne had a very interesting lead to a champagne expert who made the perfect bubbly glass including sandblasting the inside bottom to enhance bubbles....

The recent James Beard 2018 semifinalist list show Taberna de Haro as a top wine restaurant in Brookline MA. .... https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/the-201 ... ifinalists . Interestingly, I think ME has the strongest showing of smaller culinary markets.

Jonathan Sirot wrote:I would be interested in attending as long as a Ct. Yankees fan will be tolerated in enemy territory...

There are no Yankees fans in Connecticut !

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