Chronicles of a Dirt Farmer: On Frost
Each winter, before it gets too muddy, we load up the green frost fans onto our Bobcat, a somewhat precarious proposition, and then schlep...
Read Full StoryEach winter, before it gets too muddy, we load up the green frost fans onto our Bobcat, a somewhat precarious proposition, and then schlep...
Read Full StoryChris Brockway hails from the midwest originally, but eventually landed in California, first at UC Davis and then Cal State Fresno. At Fresno, he...
Read Full StoryIf you build it, they will come. Barn owls, I mean. Gray boxes on tall steel poles, holes facing east, loom over many of...
Read Full StoryEach week, Nopa’s Staff gathers for a thematic hour of wine tasting and education. Below are the notes from the prior weeks host, Mr. Nick...
Read Full StoryThis evening, Nopa will pour Vesper’s fun, curiously named proprietary red blend with Chris joining. Chris’ harvest uniform includes countless oversized Tie-Dye shirts, and his...
Read Full StoryWant to save the bees? Plant a hedgerow. Say “hedgerow” to most folks and it conjures up an image of ancient English fields neatly bounded...
Read Full StoryRoland Velich, winemaker at Moric (pronounced Moritz), produces native Burgenlandish varietal wines in a Burgundian style, combining his Austrian roots with French training. His...
Read Full StoryWinemaker Marc Olivier hand harvests his Melon de Bourgogne grapes and uses native yeasts on a long fermentation to dryness. The wine remains on...
Read Full StoryThe sheep are baaack! Though we remain in yet another drought year, it has more or less rained when it was supposed to, the...
Read Full StoryLast week’s tasting was a foray into the classic grape, Merlot. Though you may remember this grape from your $5 bottle days in college,...
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