Viticulture

Norcal Wingman on August 3rd, 2010

Well here we are, firmly in the middle of Summer and damn it’s Hot!  Hot everywhere but here in wine country that is.  I have heard that this is going to be the hottest year on record, McClatchy has a report stating that according to NASA 2010 is on track to be the hottest year [...]

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Norcal Wingman on May 27th, 2010

After three years of very dry winters in Sonoma County, the rain has returned.  This is all good to a certain extent, lord knows we need the water.  The reservoirs are full and some are even over 100% of “normal” capacity.  However, there may be a big downside, at least as far as us winos [...]

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