While I may be a skeptic when it comes to BioD practices like this… Weeds are combated by collecting seeds from the weeds and burning them above a wooden flame. The ashes from the seeds are then spread on the fields, which will according to biodynamic philosophy block the influence from the full moon on [...]
May 24, 2006
Michael Arrington over at TechCrunch reports on a new web 2.0 startup called SuperOyster that will allow people to market and sell their spots in line on waiting lists. I think a service like this will do great business, and it has very provacative implications for cult/boutique wineries. While we can’t count on our pinot [...]
May 24, 2006
There have been many mostly favorable posts throughout the wine blogoshpere on Randall Grahm’s talk given at the Terroir 06 conference (Wine Camp, Fermentation, Caveman). Few have noted John Buechsenstein’s talk given the day after that is partly in response to Grahm. In large part the reason is that Grahm made his remarks public and [...]
May 23, 2006
Surprising day. I got to the CIA in St. Helena just before noon and walked around the campus. I’ve driven by dozens of times but never actually stopped to have a look around. Gorgeous place. After a quick stroll I headed over to the Rudd Center to look for the evaluation room. Just inside I [...]
May 23, 2006
I’m off to St. Helena today to help a grad student at UCD complete a research project on wine sensory evaluation. Happily, it looks like the event will be more fun than work. We’ll be blind tasting, making notes and rating 20 commercial pinots at CIA Greystone, and I believe that afterwards participants will be [...]
May 25, 2006
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