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Rep Kevin Hern—scared to say anything against Trump. The obvious—if Zelenskyy were a dictator, Trump would love him like he loves Putin. Glad to see folks in Oklahoma calling him out. Even small town halls matter right now. Don’t let them off the hook. Keep calling, emailing, and confronting them.

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This block is planted to a heterogeneous assortment (130 biotypes) of self-crossed Sérine, aka (sorta) Syrah. You’ll see the wine in our Paradise Found Wine Club next year. Take a gander at www.popelouchum.com.

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Got in a few hours of pruning in the Sérine seedling nursery. Every year a few more plants graduate into productive maturity and we can observe at last what they are about

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everybody has lost their whole entire goddamn mind

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Here to report that Bussanello blended with Harslevelu is pretty darn amazing even as a micro-vinification at Popelouchum. In retrospect, it makes sense given the grape’s provenance (Busasanello is a cross of Furmint and Welschriesling) #gofigure. #whoknew.

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However NYT did allow the marvelous word, tilth, which means arability.

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What makes Kiwi SB interesting is not interesting enough for the NYT.

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I will use every tool at my disposal to protect this country from Trump. I will litigate to defend voting rights until there are no cases left to bring. I will speak out against authoritarianism until my last breath. I will not back down. I will not bow or scrape. I will never obey.

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Wild turkeys! Here, only a few but their compadres are lurking just out of view. They are the scourge of the Ruchè, Tibouren and Grenache noir blocks @ Popelouchum.

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Heading back to the vyd. this a.m., Roussanne rootings in tow. We've planted a small block to supplement the Grenache Blanc and Gris in our Popelouchum Blanc. Grenaches B&G come in with fiercely high acidity, which Roussanne will moderate as well as add a bit of aromatic lift.

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In this field we’ve planted self crossed Sérine, (red and white), proper Sérine and next year, Aligoté.

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There were only two others present when we tasted and it was the very last bottle produced (out of a total of 4). So, definitely micro-scale winemaking. And we had air-dried the fruit for 5 days before crushing. So, definitely a number of ways this could have gone wrong. But Sérine!!!!!!!!

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An unseasonably warm day today at Popelouchum. Big push to finish pruning. Tasted through last year’s wines and I think I might be on to something. Grenache particularly revelatory

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Popelouchum at sunset tonight. The cross arms on the wooden stakes lend a certain funereal tone to the place, I suppose, but we put them there to more easily establish a symmetrical architecture of the head trained vines at such a windy site.

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Left my computer charger in the hotel room yesterday and of course failed to charge my laptop. Result: Heideggerian moment of broken hammer.

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While farmers often are extremely conservative in their choice of crops (or varieties) to plant, in good times they are sometimes prone to irrational exuberance. Syrah was going to be the next thing. But only of course if you treat it right.

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I feel like I'm going insane every time I see a media story about DOGE that doesn't also mention the fact that the Government Accountability Office exists and performs the exact function that DOGE pretends to, only in a credibly constitutional, non-partisan, and conflict-of-interest-free manner

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Puzzles, now puzzled, (more or less) properly caffeinated, pruning shears sharpened; it's time to Attaquez! (the vines) (in a gentle way).

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Busy day in the vineyard today, hoping to generate a zillion cuttings. But first, the X-word, Bee, Wordle, Connections, etc.

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He who violates every law, is not saving the country.

submitted 7 days ago • 223 comments

I don't ask for much. The opportunity to occasionally taste a great Côte-Rôtie for example, or access to a first rate local taco truck. But in the world of possible desires, this particular unspeakably beautiful thing sets my heart aflame.

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Poiré bastard!

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Please visit the Popelouchum.com website, check out the original work we’re doing with novel varieties and heterodox populations. Consider the Paradise Found wine club. See below with whom we share paradise.

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Just launched our offering of membership in “Paradise Found,” the Popelouchum wine club and thrilled to see the instant outstanding response. Not just for wine geeks but it helps. Popelouchum.com

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Currently 0/3 in terms of drivable vehicles. Stems in large part from sentimental attachment to older foreign cars and the fact that I do seem to drive a lot.

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these cabinet announcements are like an advent calendar counting down to the apocalypse

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Head training young Ruchè vines at Popelouchum. We’ve installed cross arms to help in the establishment of more or less properly oriented spur positions. It’s so darn windy out here, it’s hard to create a symmetrical vine.

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It’s just out of the frame so you can’t see it (duh) but much of the northern boundary of Popelouchum is the San Andreas Fault. Caption below is accurate on several levels.

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mailchi.mp/popelouchum/.... If you’re keen to behold the edge of the edge.

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Filling in the paperwork for a small workmen’s comp claim. The time spent gathering info for paperwork is costing more than the cost of the treatment itself.

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Attempting to grab an Uber from the airport back home and was initially assigned driver with the name, “no name given.” Not so promising

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I hate to inform you of this, but you are, in fact, the adult in the room.

submitted 12 days ago • 136 comments

It took a little while but better late than never

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“There is no logical stopping point for them, and … the only recourse will be for people to get out and say, we want the rule of law, we want a government that obeys the law, and that's going to require people to go out on the streets, because … there is no other alternative,"

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Oh no! So sad to hear this. When I first became interested in wine I discovered the trilogy of "A Year in..." films. Not only did I learn from them, but seeing a woman in wine have power & connections, as well as Martine's confidence & expertise, helped me work past some of my imposter syndrome.

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