Besides wine....

My general interest is in cooking, especially fermented foods. Making wine truly is long term cooking and it starts in the garden, the vineyard. Adjusting the trellis, pruning the vines and preparing the land (terroir, in the wine vernacular) is where the cooking starts. Of course the picking, crushing and fermenting as well as the blending and aging are part of winemaking. From where I see it is all one big cooking adventure.
Since we are talking about cooking, let me give you my first recipe: Laughing Raven Herbal Tea:
1/3 Sage, 1/3 Mint (Mentha) and 1/3 Rue Grevolens (Rue). Its a great soothing infusion that has antiviral properties as well. The Rue Grevolens is easily acquired as a plant and grows well in sunny spots. Enjoy!