Forum: SOCIAL HALL Posted By: David M. Bueker Post Time: 11-05-2006 at 09:33 PM

After the hail storm I took the time to look through the vines and the Merlot appears to have taken the hardest hit.  Actually, prior to the the storm I had already been through two thirds ... of the hail stones. In this case the damage was above the young bunch. Here the shoot was damaged ... with such damage is the pitting caused by the hail stones hitting the shoot. These are potential sites...

Brothers and sisters, gather round and hear me! I stand before you today, as I have many days before, with the demand that you elevate yourselves for a moment out of the toils and troubles of your daily lives. I know. I know. We are not accustomed, in this day ...

Wine producers in the Nahe region are breathing a cautious sigh of relief following severe hail storms in the region...

Hail devastates Brunello crop - decanter.com First the scandal and now this, it's been a tough year in Montalcino. Powered by ScribeFire...

... at all. We are still awaiting notice from other producers. As I’m sure you’re all aware, hail...

Severe thunderstorms, coupled with heavy rain and hail, have caused significant damage to agriculture in Austria. It is claimed some 6.000 hectares of agricultural land have been severely affected...

I had no idea I'd been tasting so many Cabernets of late. One quick note about BC Cabernet: they are all very different from each other, which I find a little strange but also wondrous at the same time. Could there really be this much variety in terroir here? Hmm, ...

For the second season running, growers face difficult growing conditions and low volumes

Two regions assess the damage and relive last year's nightmare.