VIN-dication: A Second, Better Homemade Wine Racking

Everything I’ve read about wine making seems to encourage procrastination. Most of my reference books speak in terms of seasons rather than weeks or months. Putting off the next step seems almost to be a virtue! This has encouraged me in my reluctance to rack my current batch of wine a second time, after the fiasco of the first attempt. Finally, last Thursday, I tried again, adjusting my method enough to get far better results than last time. Continue reading →

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Return of the Humpback Whales Foreshadows “The Next Big Thing”

This morning, a humpback whale appeared very close to our rocks. This is the first baleen whale we’ve seen since January. Though they have arrived earlier in past years, whales usually begin to congregate in our part of the fjord about now. Continue reading →

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