Brrr! Forget the wine, pass me the Cadbury Drinking Chocolate.
Thursday, December 05, 2013
Steady mercury.
Brrr! Forget the wine, pass me the Cadbury Drinking Chocolate.
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Well, the mercury had been fairly steady in the high 30s °F all autumn, until this morning when it took a nose-dive and reached 22° F. And that was recorded on the thermometer that is protected below Vinoland's deck: the lowest temperature recorded in Napa was 19° F, and that's quite chilly for here.
Brrr! Forget the wine, pass me the Cadbury Drinking Chocolate.
Vinsanity ● n. a deranged state of mind usually occurring when the love of wine drives you crazy…so call me a cab.
Brrr! Forget the wine, pass me the Cadbury Drinking Chocolate.
Here I am...
Past Musings.
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- Happy New Year: GMT style.
- Back in Blighty.
- Where in the world is Vinogirl now?
- Happy Christmas: 2013.
- Eat, drink and be very merry!
- Deck the vines...
- Cliff diving.
- Solstice sunset.
- Winery Christmas Lights 12.
- Gaudete, 2013.
- Double, double toil and...
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Worth Reading...
Vinogirl English Dictionary.
- Buddy - n. : Buddies/Budettes. The undeveloped or embryonic shoots on a Vinoland grapevine, each individual one a dear and close friend.
- Oenol•o•gy - n. : a science that deals with wine and wine making
- Vin•san•i•ty - n. : a deranged state of mind usually occurring when the love of wine drives you crazy
- Vi•no•dog - n. : faithful canine accomplice, doggedly concerned with all things vino
- Vi•no•land - n. : the happiest place on earth
- Vi•ti•cul•ture - n. : the cultivation or culture of grapes
Vino Idioticon.
TWWIAGE: - The winery where I am gainfully employed.
WhiffsNotes: - First impressions on wine: brevity abbreviated.
Cask of Characters.
Vinogirl: Me, a Scouse wino.
Vinomaker: The winemaking husband.
Vinodog 2: The current vineyard dog.
La Serenissima: The Bocelli-loving sister.
Thud: The peripatetic brother.
Mrs OTW: The sister-in-law.
Barrow Lane Boozers: Local winos.
St. Helena Sots: St. Helena winos.
Lafayette Lushes: Contra Costa winos.
Atlas Peak Alchy: Atlas Peak wino.
Thingwall Tipplers: English winos.
Tennis Tipplers: More Barrow Lane winos.
Fourth Avenue Fuddler: The dove guy AKA The Coombsville Carouser.
The Marketing Queen: Coworker wino.
The Doodler and Piegirl: Coworker and his wife.
Skyking: Flying wino.
Vino Maniacs Around the World.
Leave Vinogirl's stuff alone!
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6 comments:
I'll say! Freezing here and of course no one wants to wear a jacket (it's the bay area!)
I feel so sorry for you Left Coasters...
Vinogirl, when does the cold temp become destructive?
ALW: I don't even own a heavy coat!
Tomasso: Got down to 20° the next day.
What sort of temps are you suffering through right now?
NHW: Dormant grapevines are extremely hardy, they can survive temps down to -40°C. Think of all that Reisling in the Rheingau. Soft, young green tissue is another matter.
VG:
We have been in the upper thirties for the past week, but tonight we dropped into the twenties.
Thus far, this has been a mild season for the region. Only an inch of snowfall at my place, and it all melted within two days.
Of course, I have just jinxed us by talking optimistically...
I cling to one thing: only 14 days remain for the winter solstice to arrive, at which time we start to gain a minute a day in daylight until June 21.
Tomasso: Everything beautifully white with frost when I got up this morning, so pretty, but it didn't stop me from thinking the same thing as you: now only 13 days to the solstice :)
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