Watcha Doin'? Making Cider, Came the Crushing Reply.

Another Israeli Kitchen – Baroness Tapuzina Food Adventure!
An email from Denny Nielson appeared in my Inbox. “We’re going to press apples for cider. Want to come?”
Did we ever. The Tapuzinas (if I may call the Baroness and her good hubby that) had come over for dinner and we were all feeling kind of full and [...]

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Three Hassidim, A Bottle of Wine, And The Olive Crop

“Please, come in,” I said. Two Hassidim in long black coats and round, black felt hats walked in and sat down, looking shy. Behind them came Tuvya, a wine crony of mine from the grape purchase co-op, in a white shirt showing some purple splashes. He had a big, pleased grin on his face.
He said, [...]

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Really Local Wine

I’m pleased to see that wine is now being made in Downtown, USA. This article from the NY Times online reports the appearance of local wines made in big cities, just a bus ride away from the consumer.
Readers of this blog know that I make my own wine at home. I buy the grapes in [...]

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