Yes, There is Such a Thing as Being Too ...

If you are a long-time reader of this blog, you’ve no doubt read about our vejus adventures here and here. And you are aware of the influence of Cousin John, our ultra natural friend, who convinced us to embark on this enterprise. That would be Cousin John who is so natural he makes wine out of road kill. Despite the fact that we are farming organically and biodynamically, the...

Livin’ La Vida Verjus

It hasn’t even been a week since Cousin John talked us into making verjus. (Read all about that caper here.) Already we are in the lifestyle. Yes, we’ve converted. And once you go verjus, you never go back. We made about 8 gallons — which we’ll split with Cousin John. Yesterday, a work colleague of Andy’s wondered out loud whatever were we going to do...

The Great Verjus Caper

First of all, this was Cousin John’s idea. (Those of you who don’t know Cousin John can do your background research here.) The rest of you know Cousin John as the Sonoma/San Francisco Mr. Natural. He’ll basically try to make foodstuff out of anything. He’s the ultimate hunter-gatherer. Cousin John, if you don’t stop him, will make pemmican or wine from...

Mock Apple Pie

If you know what that title refers to, you are showing your age! It means you, like myself, were a child when America’s snack of choice were Ritz Crackers. Yes, the crackers that were sometimes adorned with Cheez Whiz, that famous cheese-like food product of no known nutritional value. But Cheez Whiz is beside the point for today’s discussion. The current topic: Mock Apple...

About That Terroir Thing

We’re building for the future here at Two Terrier Vineyards. So even though I know virtually nothing about gardening — despite some very gratifying beginner’s luck with tomatoes, corn and cucumbers — I’m banking that one day I will. At least that’s my excuse for how out of control things got with a plan to put in a “a few raised beds”....

Under the Worm Moon

I have a great app for my iPhone. It’s called Moon Phase, and it tells me, on any given day, what phase the moon is in and scientific factoids such as how close to the earth it’s passing and what constellation it’s in. It also tells me the name of the moon, depending on who I want to refer to: the English, American Colonial Tradition, Native American, Medieval...