With great pride, and no little relief, I feel justified in announcing a success in our efforts to make wine at home. Recently, I decided to try our “weakest” batch, one that had the highest odds stacked against it.
"Young" raisin riesling in garage sale crystal. Cloudy, but delicious! (Photo: Mark Zeiger.)
Spring is upon us, by our reckoning. I think this time I’ve finally figured it out. As I’ve mentioned often before, viewing the seasons from the ancient Celtic point of view means recognizing that seasons, as with all living things, begin as infants and grow to maturity. What I’ve realized is that the seasons are similar to different infants. Winter in our part of the world hits the ground ready to run, like a moose calf, fawn or foal. Spring is more like a human baby, starting small and helpless, and taking a long time to mature!
While we’re waiting for spring to show itself, we’re keeping busy. I just completed a spring “makeover” of our home Web site. I really hope you’re familiar with our site, as it’s integral to this blog. Actually, the blog is supposed to be an offshoot of the Web site, not the other way around.
At any rate, we’ve spiffed it up, adding new buttons to the navigation bar, new photos, and re-edited most of the text. But the most exciting change to the site, from our point of view, is the addition of our new “store.”
Michelle's wood sprite on a T-shirt, from our new online store (Photo: Cafepress.com).
