I took a walk through the vineyard today, refractometer in hand. I was surprised at what I found! Although still early in the summer the grapes in our small three acre vineyard are ripening quite rapidly.
Just in case you have never been to Twigg winery I will give a brief description of our layout. Situated high on a hill overlooking a long narrow valley our vineyard is at about 1220-1250' above sea level. Our first planting of grapes in 1998 consisted of Chardonnay, Riesling, Baco Noir, Cabernet Franc, and Traminette. The winter of 98'-'99 turned out to be an extremely...
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What an honor! A recent phone call from the Carroll County, Ohio Soil and Water Conservation District, included a request to bring several members from SWCD's across the state for a farm tour at Twigg Winery, on Thursday, July 12. I was excited to see the group, including about 20 visitors.
For those readers that may not know, the SWCD is an organization whose goals include the following as listed on their website:
-SWCDs provide assistance to urban and agricultural land users, specializing in soil erosion prevention and water management....
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"The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forever more." --John Adams in a letter to wife Abigail
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It happened back in the 1900's ( my 7 year old son likes to say that I am from back in the 1900's). A post war boom was taking place in the 1950's some would say America was growing up. Not that glamour started at this time, for it had long since been around. What I shall now attempt to do for you, the reader is weave a tail of interesting historical fact around an ever thickening plot. A plot in which what was once sensational has now been traitorously stripped of its intrinsic uniqueness, a story of the graying out of America! Is style dead? We shall...
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Dionysus was the god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine, of ritual madness and ecstasy in Greek mythologyOf the multitudes, whom descended upon The Village of Augusta, last Friday evening, hundreds and possibly even thousands were delighted to see the Greek God of Wine make an appearance in the annual Strawberry Festival parade. Although, some were disappointed in Dionysus for tossing out candy to the children, rather than giving wine samples to the throngs of people, a good time was still had by all. Everyone said it was the largest crowd they could remember in all ...
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