Now when I say it’s ‘turkey season’, I don’t mean literally go out and hunt down a turkey (except perhaps at your local butcher’s shop). Of course, eating turkey in this autumn/winter season is traditional, for different people in different countries. In the States it forms the centrepiece of nearly every Thanksgiving meal, whilst in […]

As the rain pours down outside, and in the period before pruning begins, we are still catching up on jobs inside the bodega. You may recall that several months ago we had a serious filtration of water in the roof (tank room) of the bodega, and that at first, we were not even sure where […]

Well, it seems like winter is finally here. Our extended, late summer is now well and truly over, as the more usual weather of rain and much cooler temperatures is finally upon us. Time to light the fire and put the slippers on! Meanwhile, inside the wine cellar, after weeks of almost constant vigilance, the […]