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Randall Grahm

@randallgrahm.bsky.social

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Former President-for-Life of Bonny Doon Vyd., Grape breeder/vigneron, Unregenerate seeker of vinous and vitaceous beauty, yea-sayer (The Language of Yes), Popelouchumstah. Rather discouraged at present by the Vox populi.

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Randall Grahm @randallgrahm.bsky.social · 1h

Including stems to raise pH. Not something most California winemakers want to do

Randall Grahm @randallgrahm.bsky.social · 8h

Grenache Gris 22.7 Brix, 3.21 pH and TA of 7.8 g/l. You don’t drink numbers mais quand même.

Randall Grahm @randallgrahm.bsky.social · 8h

Finally got the analyses of the grapes we brought in today. Not the prettiest grapes I’ve ever seen but numbers were perfect. Grenache 23.1 Brix; 3.17 pH(!!!!!). TA 7.8 g/l. The pH is quite low but presence of stems should counter balance nicely.

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Randall Grahm @randallgrahm.bsky.social · 15h

Hangin’ round the press pan. Haven’t yet taken a pH measurement but this Grenache Gris will appeal to the acid apHicianado.

Randall Grahm @randallgrahm.bsky.social · 15h

Forgot to mention; we’re leaving the stems on the bunches and gently foot treading with minimal crushing.

Randall Grahm @randallgrahm.bsky.social · 15h

Air-dried Grenache (3days and 3 nights) from Popelouchum, heavily sorted this morning. Note the lignified stems. #paradise.

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Randall Grahm @randallgrahm.bsky.social · 15h

Air-dried Grenache (3days and 3 nights) from Popelouchum, heavily sorted this morning. Note the lignified stems. #paradise.

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Randall Grahm @randallgrahm.bsky.social · 15h

Last skinny bin of Grenache Gris squeezing into the press. And then we’ll address the matter of red Grenache.

Randall Grahm @randallgrahm.bsky.social · 16h

Squeezing the last bit of Grenache Gris into the press. Take a deep breath.

Randall Grahm @randallgrahm.bsky.social · 16h

There’s just something about lavender grapes that is compelling. #grisistheword

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Randall Grahm @randallgrahm.bsky.social · 16h

5.5 tons of Grenache Gris (with some homeopathic additions of Grenache Blanc) going into the press momentarily. Normally we would co-press with the Blanc but it’s dragging its feet Brixwise.

Randall Grahm @randallgrahm.bsky.social · 19h

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RG on the Big Screen and new Fall offerings from @popelouchum.

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Joshua Holland @joshuaholland.bsky.social · 1d

We are retroactively losing the Civil War, WWII and the Cold War thanks to white identity politics.

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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 1d

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Randall Grahm @randallgrahm.bsky.social · 1d

Merci bien.

Randall Grahm @randallgrahm.bsky.social · 1d

Need to chill out enough to get to sleep early for an early morning start. Big harvest day tomorrow.

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Randall Grahm @randallgrahm.bsky.social · 1d

Baking Bad, as it were.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Chris Murphy: "There's a lot of history that has taken place in the East Wing & it was just destroyed without any conversation in the public, without any consent of Congress. It's absolutely illegal. That visual is powerful b/c you're watching destruction of the rule of law as those walls come down"

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Randall Grahm @randallgrahm.bsky.social · 2d

No Viognier on hand, alas. This has not been a normal year.

Randall Grahm @randallgrahm.bsky.social · 2d

Coming up. Stay tuned

Randall Grahm @randallgrahm.bsky.social · 2d

It always cracked me up to visit the late Girolamo Dorigo, who often dressed in army fatigues, drove a jeep and tended to think of vineyard work, especially harvest, as a sort of theatre of war. This harvest I completely understand his world view. I

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Randall Grahm @randallgrahm.bsky.social · 2d

I’m attempting to will sugar accumulation into the Grenache Blanc grapes with limited success. Some rain is likely in the next few days and that won’t help matters at all. Definitely approaching a Help, Mr. Wizard moment.

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Randall Grahm @randallgrahm.bsky.social · 3d

Picked the special Grenache grapes yesterday for air drying and will crush on Thursday. Planning to pick the Grenache Gris and Blanc as well if we can.

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · 4d

No Kings Day 2 proved America is still great - just badly in need of adult supervision.

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 4d

ICE increased weapons spending by 700% — including purchases of chemical weapons and guided missile warheads.

ICE was always going to be Trump’s private military to deploy domestically against Americans.

Pay attention.

ICE boosts weapons spending 700%

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Randall Grahm @randallgrahm.bsky.social · 4d

Consider it doon, as I might once have said.

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