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
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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
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
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
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
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
Yesterday marked the official end of the growing season and what a season it was, amiright?? 2023 has proven to be polarizing. For some growers
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