Category
- The Vineyard Life
The beetles have arrived!
- Posted on March 27 2011, 10:53 am
- Posted by BHV Blog
"Predatory Beetles
Flying in from everwhere
Escaping flooded fields
Fleeing bird’s beaks
Zooming through vent holes of compost bins
Feeling safe
Suddenly becoming
The top of the food chain.
A congress of beetles
Skating across
The orange flows Directs the food chain
Of flyers and crawlers.
With the Beetles
In charge
It’s only poop for so long."
(from The Return of the Fertilizer King and Other Tales, by Mark U. Sturges)*
Terry Casteel, ¡Salud! Legacy Winemaker
- Posted on November 15 2010, 6:08 am
- Posted by BHV Blog
Terry was recognized as Legacy Winemaker of the year at the ¡Salud! Pinot Noir Auction on Saturday, for his many contributions to the work of ¡Salud! and to Oregon wine over the years. He received a standing ovation for the thoughts he shared when he stood up to acknowledge the honor.
The Heroes of 2010
- Posted on October 30 2010, 9:55 am
- Posted by BHV Blog
2010 was the most compressed harvest we’ve had in the Willamette Valley since sometime back in the dim and distant 70’s. We waited until the last possible minute to pick, waiting for our gorgeous Indian Summer to bring on the final flavor development that makes a great vintage. When that moment came, there were storm clouds on the horizon.
Tea Time for Mimi’s Worms
- Posted on September 07 2010, 9:31 pm
- Posted by Patd
This time last year Mimi convinced Ted to buy an old dairy tank where she could grow compost for the vineyard. They filled the tank with llama manure and some straw, and then tossed in a rich starter collection of soil dwelling organisms of all sizes and descriptions, known collectively as Mimi’s worms. Their population has since exploded to the point where the whole tank seems to writhe with life when you stir it up a bit. Now comes tea time.