by racahel horn | May 1, 2022 | Geek Out with Rachael
TL:DR Less than one percent of the population is actually allergic to sulfites. Symptoms are NOT the headache and red face complaints typically espoused as a red-wine-sulfite reaction. Sulfites are harmless, naturally occurring compounds that contribute...
by racahel horn | May 14, 2020 | Geek Out with Rachael
We just got back from a Wine Technology Group seminar on Tannin yesterday. All three of us ladies were treated to a full day of intense lectures on tannin maintenance and extraction in both the vineyard and winery. We frequently attend these kinds of lectures and the...
by racahel horn | May 14, 2020 | Geek Out with Rachael
I had a long conversation with one of our vineyard managers last night that bordered on reverie. Andrew Shultz is the viticulturists at Hattrup Farms which includes both Elephant Mountain Vineyard and Sugar Loaf Vineyard in Rattlesnake Hills. We get all of our fruit...
by racahel horn | May 14, 2020 | Geek Out with Rachael
We live in a paradise of readily available, GMO free, organic, bio-dynamic foods. We have developed a culture around eating locally sourced, sustainably grown and raised foods. More and more packaging is available which shows us what is (or is not) in the foods we are...
by racahel horn | May 7, 2020 | Geek Out with Rachael
“I like a fruity wine with lots of spice, like black pepper and dried herbs. Got anything like that?” I overheard a man say in the Hood River tasting room on Thursday. Sara and Kristine steered him to a few of our wines, but I could almost list all of them. Truth is,...
