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Filling the Fourth
With the room that is to contain my future winemaking station undergoing a home makeover, it was time to shift back to the vines outside. The leaves having abandoned their vines, and the harsh...
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Pumped Up
It has been an eventful month since last post, starting with a Valentine’s getaway, meandering into a snowstorm in the Middle East, and finally ending with a possible solution for replacing my vine....
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The Wise Man Knows he Doesn’t Know
Having settled in after my foray into a snowy Middle East, my whole urban vining effort is in full swing again with the fermenting of my kit, the order of my replacement vine, the decision to switch...
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Enthusiastic
Before embarking on my forays into kit winemaking there are a few things to update. First off, I was able to confirm that, despite my confusion over a 25 vine limit in their FAQ, Vintage Nurseries was...
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Wine Thief
I truly wish this title referred to my Fermtech wine thief, but alas I truly did have a thief burgle our home. Someone valued my attempts at wine making, as we came home to find a ransacked house...
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Jack and the Vine Stock Living Mulch Larger in Life with Proper Treatments
Outside the vines have been growing like they were kin to Jack’s famous bean stalks. Despite being concerned about the clover taking over and impacting the vines, they have been so vigorous that I...
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Reminiscing on Year Three
Now that the “brutal” southern California winter has blown through and begins to wane, and the need for a long sleeve shirt has come and gone, it is time to reflect on the past season outside in the...
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Sprung
With an urban vineyard, spring not only applies to the new year’s growth but also symbolizes the sprouting of our social “vining” for the year. Since the introduction of the vines to the front yard,...
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Grape Tree: Attempting the Goblet
Grape Tree in my BackyardSometimes you have to abandon convention and risk making a complete idiot of yourself to see if you can pull off the unexpected. When I designed the front yard with a micro...
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Spring after a Promising Harvest
This is the year that I will attempt to make wine from this experiment in urban vining. This post, long overdue, is about the promise of last year's harvest being heralded by an early bud break in my...
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