Loudoun Country Vines Damaged by Frost 21 May 2013 | 06:45 am

A late spring frost has damaged vines in Loudoun County, VA. http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/loudoun-vineyards-damaged-by-late-season-frost/2013/05/17/017d86da-be5a-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.ht...

Bordeaux 2011 Growing Season Climate 28 Apr 2012 | 01:18 pm

2010/2011 Winter Precipitation – Albemarle and Bordeaux 16 May 2011 | 12:35 pm

The Ashenfelter paper shows that winter precipitation is an important guage of vintage quality.   A nice, wet winter prepares the soil to ensure the grape vines have just the right amount of water dur...

Virginia Weather and Grape Harvest 30 Aug 2010 | 09:08 am

For more discussion of the 2010 Virginia growing season weather and it’s effect,  see this article. And another.

A Culinary Diversion – Albemarle Lasagna 29 Aug 2010 | 11:27 am

We’re going to take a culinary diversion.    I make a butternut squash lasagna 6-10 times per year that is just fantastic.      It turns out that butternut squash seeds from my compost pile came up in...

Albemarle Wine – Effect of Drought in 2010 28 Aug 2010 | 11:19 pm

A recent C-Ville Magazine has a nice short article on how the Albemarle drought and warm summer affected local wine growers.     The hot dry summer resulted in harvest starting as much as 3 week early...

2010 Bordeaux Climate Update – August 20 Aug 2010 | 12:46 pm

2010 is not 2009.   2009 Bordeaux wines were released earlier in 2010 with much fanfare because of the near perfect climate conditions during the 2009 season.   As shown below,   the 2010 Bordeaux gro...

2010 Albemarle County Wine Climate Update – August 20 Aug 2010 | 12:39 pm

You’ve probably been wondering how the Albemarle Wine climate has been progressing in 2010.  The short summary is HOT!   The graph below provides both: 1) A comparison of Albemarle County 2010 daily ...

Mohua Sauvingon Blanc @ Staunton Grocery 18 Jul 2010 | 02:07 am

Last night I ate dinner at the Staunton Grocery in Staunton VA. We had an outstanding New Zealand Sauvingon Blanc from Mohua last night. The wine has excellent grapefruit flavors without being overpow...

Bordeaux Climate: 2009 and Vintage Quality 13 Jul 2010 | 01:29 pm

I’ve seen  a few news stories about the excellent 2009 Bordeax vintage.   I went back through my blog to see what I had written and realized that I never did a complete 2009 Bordeaux climate review.  ...