Tag Archives: vines

Impressions off the Bus

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Sandra Oldfield

I took a wonderful tour last Friday to Carlton, Oregon as part of the 2012 Wine Blogger’s Conference.  It was blazing hot.   After an impromptu police evacuation of our bus holding up traffic (all staged but all very cool) … Continue reading →

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#CabFrancTuesday #West and #East

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Sandra Oldfield

In 2010 I followed ONE Chardonnay vine in front of my home for the entire growing season (April until harvest in Fall).  I called it #ChardyTuesday because once a week on Tuesday I would tweet the progress I had seen … Continue reading →

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Agriculture Water not an Essential Service?

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Sandra Oldfield

>>UPDATE: April 9, 2012 the water flowed!! << Let’s start with some facts: We grow grapes We live in a desert–less than 10 inches average of precipitation per year Grapes need a minimum of 20 inches of precipitation minimum to … Continue reading →

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