Notes on harvest halfway through
Yesterday we didn’t pick grapes here at Bele Casel. We worked in the cellar instead. This year, the grape harvest has a rhythm completely different from other years. It’s been…
All dressed up and nowhere to go…
From the Bele Casel Facebook today: We went to work this morning full of excitement, thinking we would begin harvesting tomorrow. But it ended up raining all day and our…
Prosecco harvest has begun!
Grape grower and winemaker Luca Ferraro posted the photo above on the Bele Casel Facebook earlier today: he and the Ferraro family began picking their grapes this early morning. If…
A great profile of Prosecco & its rise by @BenODonn (but where’s Asolo?)
Above: Asolo is one of three townships that produces Prosecco DOCG. Click on the map above to enlarge. We really enjoyed two blog posts this week by Wine Spectator editor…
Healthy grapes, old vines, and hope for great wine in Monfumo
In the following video (in Italian), grape grower and winemaker Luca Ferraro walks us through his Monfumo vineyard. The grapes are healthy there, he explains, in part thanks to the…
Praying for the sun in Prosecco
Above: Grape grower and winemaker Luca Ferraro has been de-leafing the vines and dropping bunches that he doesn't want to use in vinification. By de-leafing, he allows the vines to…
Vineyard notes, August 18
Monday, August 18 Yesterday, enjoying a day by myself on my beloved mountain bike, I rode through the rows of vineyards far and wide. First stop: Monfumo vineyard. Grasses continue…
Croda watermill tragedy: a response to the media attack on grape growers by @VignaioliFIVI
The following is a translation of a statement issued last week by the Italian Federation of Independent Grape Growers. August 14, 2014 Ten days have passed since the tragic events…
2014 the rainiest year in our lifetime?
The graph above shows rainfall in 2012, 2013, and 2014 (to date). In 2013, 905 mm of rain fell. In 2014, to date, 1,750.7 mm. Grape grower and winemaker Luca…
Earthworms hard at work
"We sprinkled vegetable compost in the garden," wrote grape grower and winemaker Luca Ferraro on the Bele Casel Facebook last week. "We hardly had to wait for the results. There…
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