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Sunday Sentiments

On Fire
They tell you where you need to go
Tell you when you need to leave
They tell you what you need to know
Tell you who you need to be
Everything inside
You know there’s more than what you’ve heard
There’s so much more than empty conversations
Filled with empty words
And you’re on fire when He’s near you
You’re on fire [...]

Sour Grapes

From News.com.au:

A DISGRUNTLED grape grower allegedly plotted to blow up a Victorian winery and make it look like a terrorist attack, a court has been told.
Bergamin Wines and Spirits managing director Steven Bergamin allegedly planned to blow up Gapsted Winery, in northeast Victoria, as a payback for undercutting the price of grapes.
He allegedly struck a [...]

Russian River Terroir

While I may be a skeptic when it comes to BioD practices like this…
Weeds are combated by collecting seeds from the weeds and burning them above a wooden flame. The ashes from the seeds are then spread on the fields, which will according to biodynamic philosophy block the influence from the full moon on the [...]

Expectorating part deux

The first part can be found here. Again the following is copyright 2003 Copia.
“At issue is something that might be called ‘cellar cred.’ As Michael Steinberger put it in the online magazine Slate: ‘If you want to be seen as legit by the Crips, it helps to have a drive-by shooting to your credit. If [...]

Are You Exceedingly Good At Expectorating?

As a companion to the previous post on making wine standards, and in an attempt to further promote the Hospices of Sonoma Pinot event later this month, below are excerpts from a fun article on spitting when wine tasting.
Note: In this post I’m going to quote liberally from David Darlington’s hilarious article “The Spitting Image: [...]