Low intervention does not mean low work, nor does it mean low technical ability. Grapegrowing IS winemaking. Great grapes make great wine. Period.

Reflections on ten years in charge of a few rows of unusual grapevines sixatmospheres.substack.com/p/winemaking-a…

When history repeats itself.

“Deutsche Umwelthilfe” = the unfortunate acronym DUH. Remember adding "in bed" to all statements for an instant laugh? Seriously. As in "...calling for Christmas markets to dim their lights, DUH declaring that 'orgies of light & illumination' should be avoided this year..." DUH.

File under serious risky click: (oh the dangers of translation): "alternatives for blood sauce." #translationwoe #dontgooglethat #neverdidiever

Might have to plan a drive, just so I have an excuse to listen!

"In this fight, our storytellers are our greatest defense." lithub.com/why-book-festi…

An unusual but important angle on biodiversity in vineyards. Lessons here for all of us.

This. I am BRILLIANT at 2:38 am. It’s like Cinderella but my pumpkin comes at the stroke of 6am instead of midnight.

#mood Seen on a house on a morning walk. Love the fact that it appears to be a woman dragonslayer (or an early adopter of the manbun) #drachenfels #mittelrhein #wednesday

Well played.

It's an amazing network of phenomenal artists.

Stages of a (desk) day. It’s my tell - together with an abysmal step count - that deadlines are gettin‘ real.

This was one of my favorite stories to research and write (as well as letting me indulge in a number of terrible, truly awful dad-level puns). Welcome to my #mettaverse! And if you've tried it, I'd love to hear your experience!

Go, Sam, go! Fantastic job!

Aw, Tam, thank you! I KNEW there had to be a good reason for investing in this... special... language. So glad to hear it brightened your day!

I was today many years old when I learned that cider can be described as "scrumpy." I now have a new fav word. You will be seeing it often. #ciderrules #linguisticsfun #beyondtheumlaut

🙏🏽, Andrea! I had such fun writing this one!

Standing on a train platform at 11:40 at night in Köln and someone has the knight Rider theme playing loud and on repeat. Merry Christmas…

And who said Germans had no sense of humor? Had such fun writing this piece, and hope you will have as much reading it!