Weed Whackers with Hooves: Goats, Sheep, and One Famous Pig

Sustainable Story | Happy, Helping HoovesWeeds challenge farms of all sizes. When Melani Harding, Owner and Winemaker at Bon Niche Cellars, deci read more

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An Honest Look at No-Till

It's not for the faint of heartGoing no-till certainly has been picking up steam in recent years, and overall it’s a good thing. When I first got involved in viticulture back in 2010 I was l read more

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Assessing the Feasibility of Regenerative Management for California Vineyards

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I Got Frosted…Now What?

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 read more

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The Climate Is Changing, Whether We Like It or Not

What it means to winegrapes and what we can do about it I'm not an expert in climatology, and I’ll bet most of you are not either. That is why I listen to experts on the subject of climate c read more

Report on the Vintage

The 2019 Growing Season in ReviewThe 2019 growing season will be marked, if not scarred, by the amount of unsold fruit still hanging on the vine after harvest. You don’t need me to tell you that read more