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A diamond is forever, just like this bad market isn’t
An interview with Christian Klier of Turrentine Brokerage These are lean times. Or at least, they sure seem that way for many a grapegrower. As a viticulturist, market analysis is out of my wheelhouse. I
What does a prolonged heat wave mean for the vintage?
It could be worse… We are wrapping up a particularly hot July. The last time I had to write about heat stress was 2022, so this year seems to be making up for 2023’s persistent
I got frosted…now what?
How to hedge your losses I had an macroeconomics professor preface the start of the semester stating that any question asked in his class was answerable with “it depends”…or “China”. While I don’t remember a
Does a lot of rain mean a lot of aquifer replenishment?
Let’s ask a hydrogeologist! I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Timothy Parker of Parker Groundwater Consulting in Sacramento, CA. Timothy Parker began his career as a regulator working in contaminant hydrogeology. He
Unboxing Owl Boxes
Rebuilding habitats for natural rodent control The following article was originally posted in Wine Business Monthly in April of 2022. Did you know that owls are cannibalistic? Baby owls will feast on their owlet-siblings to
2023 Growing Season: The Napa Edition
A couple weeks ago I was asked by Tim Carl over at Napa Valley Features to write a review of the 2023 season with a focus specifically on Napa. Check out the original post here
