W!I!N!E!P!O!E!T!I!C!S! RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

I got the soils test analysis recently on Galatea's mountain which affects decision on how to move forward on developing a vineyard. Basically, it offers two choices -- to develop a number of acres of vineyard but on terrain that is unlikely to make more than average quality wine. Or to develop just 1.5 to 2 acres, but with the potential of crafting superbly-fine wine.

Well, determining the approach was an easy choice to make. The decision is akin to choosing to develop poetry that's not as likely to be widely disseminated as what are, uh, widely disseminated (wink) because....

And speaking of research and development, here's Moi list updates on books and wines recently imbibed by eyes, lips and always the tongue:

BOOKS:
PARADISO by Dante

THE ANALOGY GUILD, poems by Tim Davis

THE END OF DESIRE, poems by Jill Bialosky

PICTURE OF THE BASKET, poems by Sarah Mangold

IO AT NIGHT, poems by Laurie Scheck

EROSION'S PULL, poems by Maureen Owen

CORNSTARCH FIGURINE, poems by Elizabeth Treadwell

THE GOOD CAMPAIGN, poems by Amy King

THE DIFFICULTIES: THE DAVID BROMIGE ISSUE, poems and prose, Ed. by Tom Beckett

THE ACHING VICINITIES, poems by Jean Vengua

FAMINE DIARY: JOURNEY TO A NEW WORLD, memoir by Gerald Keegan


WINES:
1994 Seavey cabernet
2000 David Arthur Elevation 1147
200_ Martinelli chardonnay Woolsey Vineyard
2004 Pride chardonnay
2004 Claude Clarkson sauvignon blanc
1998 Martinelli Jack Ass Vineyard zinfandel
1992 Ravenswood Pickberry Sonoma
2003 Dutch Henry chardonnay
1995 Domaine L'Aigueliere Montpeyroux
Meadowwood house chardonnay
2003 Robert Mondavi cabernet Napa Valley
2002 Kistler chardonnay
1998 Greenock Creek Aprico6 Block Shiraz
1001 Domaine de Trevallon
1992 Bonneau du Matray Corton Charlemagne
1990 Brunello di Montalcino Livio Sassetti
1985 Luciano Sandrone Cannubie Boschiis
2001 Robert Weil Kiedrich Grafenberg Roeingau Riesling Beerenauslese
2000 William Fevre Chablis Les Clos
1990 Altesino Brunello di Montalcino
2003 Donnhoff Oberhauser Brucke Riesling Spatlese Nahe (magnum)
2003 Peter Michael La Carriere
1999 Williams Selyem Allen Vineyard Pinot Noir
1999 Araujo Eisele Vineyard Syrah
1999 Chateau Rayas CNP
1999 Pride Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
1991 Del Forno Romano Amarone
1990 Domaine Zind Humbrecht Hengst Gewurztraminer Vendange Tardive
2000 Hundred Acre Kayli Morgan Vineyard Cabernet
1977 Dow's Vintage Port