Well beyond shameless self-promotion . . .

[SFJoe]

originally posted by Florida Jim:
Joe,
If that question is for me, off River Road down from John Ash and Company.
Best, Jim

Sorry for the imprecision, and thanks.

John Ash! There's a blast from the past. Wow, I haven't thought of them in years. I went once, in maybe 1995.

You inspire me to pull out my almost 20 y.o. John Ash cookbook. Which sadly was a bit of a downer. Reminds me why it is shelved behind the other books--almost every meat and fish recipe included fruit. Probably the right move to accompany wines from the region in that era, but not how I cook lately.

Separately, what kind of soil is under those vines?

 

[Florida Jim]

Mostly clay.
Good and bad; holds water well so irrigation is minimal - only under extreme conditions - and they do get extreme occasionally.
Bad because it holds water and these roots prefer dry. Or so I am told by folks smarter than I.
But there are less than 5 acres of ribolla in the US, so we pays our money, and we takes our chances.
No promises on outcome other than this; whatever I get, that's what goes in bottle. No tricks, no spoof and a pick date that I call.
Best, Jim

 

[Brézème]

originally posted by Florida Jim:
Joe,
Que?

Eric,
Not so on the chemicals.

My mistake sorry. Doesn't look like a plowed soil under the rows to me though.

Irrigation for those 107 degree days

Ian,
A friend with skills, thankfully.

Best, Jim

Well, what about Tom Lubbe and all the vignerons from Roussillon with 110°F and 10 inches of rain per year?

Don't get me wrong. This is not that I want to blame anyone. But I believe that we have a responsability as winemakers to push growers (including myself as a grower) to go for practises they wouldn't go for without our pressure:)

 

[Florida Jim]

originally posted by Brézème:

Don't get me wrong. This is not that I want to blame anyone. But I believe that we have a responsability as winemakers to push growers (including myself as a grower) to go for practises they wouldn't go for without our pressure:)

Eric,
Understood.
When I said this is what I did on my summer vacation I was not entirely joking. It has taken me two years to talk my way into this fruit. Being that there is only about 5 acres of ribolla planted in the US, I felt pretty lucky to final contract for it.
Perhaps, as the years go by and this farmer and I develop a relationship that allows us to 'push' each other, changes will occur.
But I am not out to change the world in a short time; it is not only our obligation to ourselves and to the earth that is important, but our obligation to each other.
Baby steps . . .
Best, Jim

 

[Mike Evans]

originally posted by Sharon Bowman:

originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:
Very nice, Jim. Imagine, I've been silently mis-pronouncing your name all these years.

"Zheem" is always the first choice, but he does pronounce it "Jim."

It's spelled "Jim", but is actually pronounced "throat-warbler mangrove."

 

[Florida Jim]

originally posted by Mike Evans:

originally posted by Sharon Bowman:

originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:
Very nice, Jim. Imagine, I've been silently mis-pronouncing your name all these years.

"Zheem" is always the first choice, but he does pronounce it "Jim."

It's spelled "Jim", but is actually pronounced "throat-warbler mangrove."

Only by my closest friends.
My family, OTOH, pronounces it . . . well, more aggressively.
Best, Jim

 

[SFJoe]

Jim,

There is a pretty interesting book about Ribolla Gialla that you might have a look for:

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www.vinix.com

 

[Florida Jim]

Thanks for the thought but I don't read Italian.
Best, Jim

 

[SFJoe]

The bool is in Italian, English, and Slovenian.

 

[Sharon Bowman]

originally posted by SFJoe:
The bool is in Italian, English, and Slovenian.

Now, if only we knew what a bool was.

 

[Yixin]

originally posted by SFJoe:
The bool is in Italian, English, and Slovenian.

I'm guessing Jim doesn't read Slovenian either.

 

[SFJoe]

originally posted by Sharon Bowman:

originally posted by SFJoe:
The bool is in Italian, English, and Slovenian.

Now, if only we knew what a bool was.

Turns out to be a place in the Philippines.

 

[SFJoe]

originally posted by Florida Jim:
Thanks for the thought but I don't read Italian.
Best, Jim

Bools are way overrated anyway.

 

[MLipton]

I always thought that Bools were those folk who spoke Boolean.

Mark Lipton

 

[Florida Jim]

Boolians are taking over my grand-daughter's math class.
Death to boolians . . .
Best, Jim

 

[JasonA]

originally posted by MLipton:
I always thought that Bools were those folk who spoke Boolean.

Mark Lipton

That's one of those binary languages, where everything is black or right?

 

[Jeff Grossman]

originally posted by JasonA:
That's one of those binary languages, where everything is black or right?

Better than the Spoolians, where everything is single-threaded.

 

[Jay Miller]

originally posted by Jeff Grossman:

originally posted by JasonA:
That's one of those binary languages, where everything is black or right?

Better than the Spoolians, where everything is single-threaded.

Aaagh!

 

[MLipton]

originally posted by Jeff Grossman:

originally posted by JasonA:
That's one of those binary languages, where everything is black or right?

Better than the Spoolians, where everything is single-threaded.

That reminds me: might we consider washing our linens to be a multi-threaded process?

Mark XOR Lipton

 

[slaton]

As an IT professional, I approve of this, um, thread.