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The dreaded herbicide drift has descended with all the telltale signs. Leaf curl and stem twisting. So pretty sure on that. My question is, will the grapes be safe for consumption or does this season's yield need to be destroyed? I suspect there are rules on this and actual science about how...

Keep in mind, you can accomplish quite a bit with a good balance of cover crop and not need to add much if anything. So don't fret too much about it or feel that if you don't micro-manage with supplemental inputs, you're on the path to disaster. Top dressing the aisles with composted manure...

Don't worry. In 200 years, after enough yeasts have embedded themselves into the studs and drywall, our garages and back rooms will produce nectar simply by bringing juice near their presence! Actually, the chais and work rooms of some very gifted European winemakers would make the FDA...

My point isn't that everyone should jump on the same train and rely solely on indigenous yeasts. That would be wrong. I am also not saying that all wines made with wild yeast ferments are good and therefore those that are not are bad. That's oversimplification. But I think it's important to keep...

Winegrowers, especially in France, Italy, Austria, Georgia, etc. who have banked on low intervention techniques (like using native yeasts) for many years (sometimes many centuries, actually), aren't exactly playing Russian Roulette every time they make wine. And I think it's important to note...

Better? That's subjective. More interesting? I think a strong case can be made that, in the right hands, wines made with indigenous yeast win in that category.

If anyone is fooling people with "slick marketing" about food safety it's the chemicals industry.

Under EU law, any wine containing more than 10mg/l of sulphur dioxide must be labelled as 'containing sulphites'. From there, various certifying agencies, whether organic or biodynamic, subsequently have their own lower numbers, right down to accepting zero added. I would be hesitant to use US...

Any good reference books on this front? In English, preferred. Actually, I remember reading about a project in Italy that was growing grapes and making wine using ancient Roman methods and guided their work using texts by writers like Lucius Iunius Moderatus. Kinda cool experiment.

Hence the mad rush to exploit other reserves, often much to the dismay of the local residents, whose governments seem to be playing both sides against the middle. "The Serbian government has offered mineral resources to foreign investors, including China's Zijin copper mine and metals company...

It's always a welcome surprise when a batch of unpasteurized sweet cider does its own thing and develops a buzzy fizz all on its own.

Not to be cynical (again) but I can't help but think this throttling of production and availability of a host of products may be deliberate, or at least a welcome unplanned circumstance, at least to some degree. When demand is greater than inventory they can make more profit while carrying less...

I like the idea of an electric F150 but the bed is too short! But from what little I've read, they need the extended cab to cover the battery compartment and that shortens the bed. EVs are the future or, better put, near future. Lithium comes with its own set of headaches and it's still a finite...

balatonwin largely summed it up by describing it as a tempest in a teapot and I concur. I guess if one really wants to delve into the matter, it begets the question, is an exemplary chef an artist or a craftsperson? IMHO, both are worthy of esteem but food is not fine art. Although if this...

A food processor will mince the grapes, the skins, along with the seeds and not do a whole lot for juice extraction other than turning it all into a puree. GreginND's suggestion is good or if the bucket is big enough stomp them with your feet.

As well as bifenthrin. Problem is, it is still a broad spectrum pesticide and with a half-life up to eight months, it's residual effects can have serious unintended consequences. When wood1954 states that it "seems like the insecticide works like a repellent" it is actually lingering toxicity...

Sevin (Carbaryl) is considered highly toxic to bees. Even if they don't die directly it can alter their foraging patterns and they may likely retreat and not return since there will be some residual effect. Since Sevin is a broad spectrum insecticide that, according to the manufacturer, kills...

Red wines can have 20% to 200% more histamines than whites so I assume they mostly reside in the skins. Regarding histamines in wine... The red wine provocation test: intolerance to histamine as a model for food intolerance - PubMed

OP said it's also white and rosé, not just red. Yeast? Or at least specific strains? This is a mystery in that OP's wife doesn't react to grapes or grape juice. Just wine. But doesn't react to other beverages that have gone through a fermentation process, like cider. Gotta ask... any...

Can she eat whole grapes without incident? It could be an allergy to the fruit itself. Any reactions to any other berries or berry juices? Apples and grapes are dissimilar enough that there wouldn't necessarily be a reaction to both. Otherwise, it could possibly be a reaction to residual...