Good or Bad Character

[digitS']

Looking at StonyGarden's cat and dogs, I was left wondering about Bella. Stony' said, "The SO and I want a big farm with cattle, horses, chickens, etc along with the corsos and the cat." Bella seemed to have been left out and I was wondering if that is a good terrier or a bad terrier?

Then, I came across this: In Search of Terroir, the NYTimes (link). It is the story about a Washington State wine-loving geologist.

Stony' shouldn't need to explain her attitude for the non-corso, Bella but I'm wondering it we all have good garden terroirs or bad garden terroirs. I think my sweet corn is awfully good but acorn squash has a weird flavor, and I've tried 4 different acorn varieties. How about in your garden? (And please, someone should correct me on the pronunciation of this word :/.)

Steve

 

[NwMtGardener]

The pronunciation is TARE-woir, as in TARE rhymes with bear, and woir rhymes with bar. French origin, fancy pronunciation

I was actually just out ammending my terroir! Adding some sulfur to help the pH...we have very alkaline soil and water here. This will be the first year for me to try this, i'm especially hoping it will help my upside down hanging tomatoes...i worry with theconstant addition of alkaline water it is hurting the plants. We'll see, i've read various opinions on whether it helps.

 

[StonyGarden]

Hehehe Please don't think poor Bella is being left out. She is always glued to my hip and sometimes I just forget about her even being there.

Interesting article by the way.

 

[digitS']

Grazie a voi, che bella.

The deaf guy always misunderstands most everything - organically embedded with the fruitcakes, loonies, waifs and strays of the world.

Now if I had been the one reading what I had written in the original post, I'd be left wondering about "acorn" or "a corn." Honestly, I don't think the language was meant to confuse but rather clarify what it is we are up to. Really, I appreciate our American attempts to speak a French word but there's many a slip betwixt the cup and the lip for an unsophisticated person. Especially, in a wine region.

Marshall can probably testify to that and I just narrowly escaped from southern Oregon's wine region by slipping off downstream to the coast before heading north. Now, it seems to be on my trail!!

"(A) bunch of lawyers from Seattle," apparently now have their sights set on an area known as Latah Creek not far from where I live. I guess we can be thankful if they grab up some land and have their minions begin growing grapes. Still, I'm concerned that they may be at cross-purposes with WA! State's newest entrepreneur . . . the legalized pot grower!

And Stoney', did you notice the hillside the geologist was sitting on in the picture? There may yet be hope for some kind of profitable crop coming out of my efforts at gardening in gravel! There's not much money to be made in corn . . ! . Unless, a still was in my future . . ! I wonder if "a bunch of lawyers from Seattle" would back me on that . . ?

I guess I should just sit back and relax . . . it is Sunday.

Steve

 

[thistlebloom]

I had never heard the word "terroir" before, but then I'm not much of a drinker.

It is interesting though, how the soil influences the flavors of food. My son works at a winery and has discussed with me the fine points of soils related to grape growing. I guess it works that way with all food, we just don't have potato tasting parties, or broccoli tours.

I wonder how my soil stacks up against those down in the real potato growing region for terroir.

 

[digitS']

If huge variety of stones mean anything . .

. maybe these glacial moraine valleys, have better terroirs .

In Sandpoint, Thistle'? Your son in Sandpoint - there's a winery there - with a vineyard?

digitS'

 

[thistlebloom]

Well, it's where they turn the grapes into wine, so I guess "winery" isn't strictly accurate. But it's called The Pend o'Oreille Winery if that counts. The grapes are actually grown in Yakima. He's learned a lot from working there. He's worked on the grape press, and filling the vats, and bottling the wine, and cleaning the vats (a heady experience!). So he gets in on the conversations of wine growing and soils and temperature.

 

[digitS']

No, I think that is what a winery is, Thistle'.

I believe that is what Chateau Ste. Michelle is. And, that may be the largest winery (owned by the US Tobacco Company) in the PNW.

The grapes that go into their wines are probably all grown over 100 miles from Chateau Ste. Michelle.

Steve

 

[baymule]

I guess it works that way with all food, we just don't have potato tasting parties, or broccoli tours.

I guess nobody ever got a buzz from potatoes or broccoli.

 

[digitS']

So, why aren't YOU doing THIS:

Dirty and Rowdy (link)



Steve