We started making Rose’ two years ago. It was an experiment – and not an altogether successful one. The wine tasted great! But it had a little problem – it blew up in your face when you opened the bottle! Not a particularly auspicious start for a new wine. So we went back to the [...]
Why We Do What We Do: Part IV
The Location and a Partner; I had passed through Defiance many times. I thought it was cute, but really paid no attention to it as a winery and vineyard location. I knew of the biker bars on the corner, (everybody does!), but, like most who traversed MO Highway 94, I paid no attention to & [...]
Annual Invasion of the Japanese Beetles
It’s almost over – the annual invasion of our “friends”, the Japanese Beetles. They arrive in late June and stay with us through July into early August. 5 years ago they were not a problem. Today they are a menace – a big one. They eat the leaves of the grape, but not the grapes. [...]
Wine Tasting – How Lucky We Are
Our recent trip to France brought to mind a major difference in the American System of wine tasting and those of may other countries. In France (and most of Europe) when you want to visit a winery for tasting or otherwise you had better have a reservation. The American custom of just heading out to [...]
Why We Do What We Do: Part III
Going Through “The Change” The Millennium passed. The new century only brought more questions. I had turned 60, the law practice was going well, but the spectre of retirement (I still didn’t know what it meant) was still there. The often-asked question, “What do you want to do when you grow up?” seemed to be [...]
