Natural black oak is what people call it here, it’s a type of red oak. I harvested all the old trees as oak wilt was killing so many I figured I might as get them before the fungus does.
Here’s what I’ve been doing lately. Making a table and chairs for my cabin. YouTube even taught me how to do uphostlery.
All the wood is from logs on my property.
Here’s what I’ve been drinking all month. I was putting on too much fat so I swore off my two favorite foods. Wine and peanut butter sandwiches, not together, so far just cutting out those two items I’ve lost 8 lbs. it’s been a long month, can’t wait for April.
I was getting a bit concerned as well , with my south facing hillside vineyard I was afraid the soil would warm up enough to start bud swelling, but now it looks like below freezing at night as usual so all should be well.
I have two 10 gallon Hungarian oak barrels that I age wine for 12 months in and there isn’t a lot of oak imparted. I’ve actually started adding American oak to the barrels to get more flavor.
As for my bourbon barrel, I took it apart and bandsawed off the heavy char and cleaned it up. Right now...
I would think you’re drinking too much. I know I wrestle with the same problem because it seems so benign, how can drinking wine in the evening be bad?
My wine is generally around 12% so I feel I can drink a bit more, but usually stick to about 375 ml per day, I’m more worried about my liver. My...