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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13574201923968400242014-10-15T12:44:43.848-07:00Foursight Wines Inc.The story of moving back home to small-town California, starting a winery with family, and learning to love country life again.Kristy Charles, Foursight Wineshttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357420192396840024.post-84089852811549336522014-09-21T11:08:00.000-07:002014-09-21T11:08:04.135-07:00Harvest 2014, Wrapping UpAs of today, crush is winding down at Foursight. We spent the past week pressing Pinot Noir (separating skins from juice, then putting that finished wine into barrel). We have one lot of Pinot Noir fermenting in the cellar, still receiving three punchdowns per day, and several lots to finish pressing this coming week. That last straggler lot of Pinot Noir will be finished, pressed and into barrel, in a few weeks' time.

Although we have one small estate, the harvest season can be quite complicated because we're farming, picking and doing the winemaking all as a family. We can't just call the grower and schedule the pick, then worry about the winery side. We have to plan all the vineyard logistics ourselves, followed by helping to ensure the fruit comes in clean and cold. Then we're changing gears and transitioning to the cellar, from sorting to fermentation, to pressing and barreling. We also sell fruit to several other wineries, with their own set of parameters to meet.

Pinot Noir in the fermentor

This year we've produced our normal line-up of Pinots (Zero New Oak, Charles Vineyard & Clone 05), plus our Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon. We also produced another vintage of the Paraboll Pinot Noir, and are attempting to hang enough fruit to make a late-harvest Semillon.

Due to our climate, we normally cannot achieve enough sugar in the Bordeaux whites (our Sauvignon Blanc & Semillon) to craft a dessert wine. The Semillon is particularly late here, making it impossible to get enough ripeness in an average year. However, because of the early season this vintage, we're hoping that we have enough time to pull it off. Wish us luck!

This will be the first time that the entire crush will be finished by mid-October, leaving us more time off in the fall than we've had before. Plenty of time, we hope, to prep for the new arrival to the family: Kristy & Joe's first son, due in February! We're excited to welcome the fifth generation of our family to the property.

Kristy Charles, Foursight Wineshttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357420192396840024.post-78802277124659918372014-08-27T10:01:00.003-07:002014-08-27T10:01:42.996-07:00Harvest UpdateTwo picks under our belt now, and one more to go! Today and tomorrow we're bottling the last of the 2013 Pinots, with much help from family and friends (THANK YOU). These will travel to our warehouse on Friday, clearing out much-needed space in our cellar for the final blocks of Pinot also coming in on Friday.

Gary, Tom, Scott, DeWayne, Joe, Nancy & Kristy, bottling.

So far we harvested our 115 and 777 clones of Pinot, plus our Sauvignon Blanc. Next to come in will be the 114 and Pommard clones, with the Semillon, per usual, dead last. (It's not that it's a slacker, per se, but that it just takes its sweet time trying to ripen in a slightly too-cold climate; we're lucky most years to get to 20-21 Brix, but we adore the resulting wine!)

Sauvignon Blanc in the basket press.

The grapes are looking great. Sugars are coming in just like we like them (22.5-23.5 for most of our Pinots, resulting in a nice, balanced 13.5-14% alcohol). Acids are great this year. The only issue that we've seen is some sunburn in a few blocks, making raisins out of part of the clusters. We deal with this by sorting in the field, then again at the winery. By hand. Very tediously.

We've ramped the whole clusters up to approx. 40% on most of our lots this vintage, which will add to the structure, flavor and general interest of the resulting wines. Right now wild yeasts are at work on our first fermentors of Pinot -- a process that takes us about three weeks, employing hand punchdowns 1-3 times per day all the way through.

The best part? Because we're 100% estate, it's fast and furious for now, but we'll be done in the vineyard very soon. Then we can focus only on winemaking for the rest of the fall, wrapping everything up well before harvest.

Kristy Charles, Foursight Wineshttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357420192396840024.post-39414624605828130092014-08-21T12:32:00.001-07:002014-08-21T12:32:25.523-07:00Here Comes Harvest 2014!For the first time ever at Foursight and Charles Vineyard, we'll be picking our first blocks in August! We just called our first two pick dates for this weekend and early next week. The good news is that quality looks great. The bad news is that we now have to turn around from bottling our 2013 Pinot Noirs and harvest and crush the very next day.

Winemaker Joe preps the equipment for another harvest

Why is this year early? A very mild spring and dry conditions caused early budbreak, followed by a warm June & July. August has cooled, but the vines already had a head-start, bringing ripeness earlier than average by at least several weeks. Luckily, we had plenty of water to keep the vines well hydrated through the season (due to those last few spring storms), but they're showing all the indicators that they're ready or will be soon!

We pick earlier than most anyway, with the majority of our portfolio coming in between 13.5-14% natural alcohol (no watering back to a desired sugar level for a target alcohol). These first blocks will come in at approx. 23 brix. Natural acidities look absolutely fantastic this year, which is a relief as regions picking earlier this month reported the opposite. Seeds are brown, and stems aren't sappy (the status of the stems is important as we always include 10-35% whole clusters in our fermentations).

The shocker again this year: a lower crop level on the Sauvignon Blanc has ensured it will come in early this year, alongside the Pinot Noirs. The only other year that we saw this happen was last year, another warm year. We typically have at least a few weeks in between the Pinot Noirs and the Bordeaux whites, which simply need a little more heat and hangtime to ripen here. This gives us a moment to clean up all the Pinot winemaking equipment and move into whites mode. But, if one thing is ever true about harvest, it's that it's never predictable!

So, wish us luck! We look forward to sharing this experience with all our Harvest Experience attendees on September 13. Here we go!Kristy Charles, Foursight Wineshttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357420192396840024.post-55937059530145062672014-05-24T11:52:00.003-07:002014-05-24T11:52:45.071-07:00AV Pinot Festival WeekendLast weekend was the Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival -- our busiest weekend of the year. Lucky for us, the weather was perfect; it was in the mid-70s for the main event, with a slight breeze.

This year we hosted the Friday night Casual BBQ in our orchard behind the winery. I admit, we had a lot of prep work to do in a space that hadn't been used since our wedding five years ago. We weed-eated, we trimmed trees, we put the fence back together and drug out construction remnants from several projects -- all to make it look appropriately "country rustic." Well, country rustic enough for a wine event. For anyone who truly grew up on a farm in a rural area, you know what that really looks like. Farmers and ranchers don't throw anything away, which means piles of equipment, parts, fencing, and you name it. But I digress.

The evening kicked off for us on Thursday. As my husband and Foursight winemaker, Joe Webb, is the president of the Anderson Valley Winegrowers Association, we were invited to the welcome dinner at Champ de Reves (the Edmeades property Kendall-Jackson re-opened for tastings the summer before last).

It was a lovely evening and the first time the president of our association didn't give a welcome speech. It "wasn't necessary," apparently, which Joe was very happy about, but just reminded me of how differently we operate than other wine regions, like Sonoma and Napa, where I have worked. Instead, we were given an introductory speech about the brand and the wine group that it exists in, within the K-J umbrella. I think we all thought that odd because traditions among our vintner community here are paramount. I think it very much has to do with trying to keep that small-town, community feeling, even as our appellation is growing.

Friday night's BBQ turned out exactly as planned. Bones' Roadhouse killed it with their smoked lamb and Dean Titus and all the other talented locals in the band were wonderful. The wine selection wasn't too shabby either: we had everything from Scherrer to Williams-Selyem to Littorai, Foursight of course, and much more. There was even a bottle of Petite Munier from WillaKenzie Estate -- one of my old brands in the Willamette Valley.

Bones Roadhouse, with a smoker full of lamb and veggies

The red wine table

The entire photo album can be found here:
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Saturday was the first time that I haven't organized and attended the morning's press tasting. It felt a little odd, but with the BBQ to plan, I was grateful. Joe and I poured for Foursight at the grand tasting at Goldeneye Winery, and, even though our plates of delicious paella, smoked salmon and cheese ended up on the ground due to a wind gust, it seemed like yet another wonderful AV Pinot Festival grand tasting, complete with great food, music, and a silent auction which raised another $25-30,000 for the Anderson Valley Health Center.

Joe and Kristy pour at Saturday's grand tasting

Saturday evening I crashed, and Sunday we were back again for our open house. We had The Oyster Girls again this year, serving petite Miyagis to pair with our 2011 Sauvignon Blanc, plus vegan mushroom bites, hand-carved Jamon de Serrano, St. George cheese from Sonoma County, and more. Thank goodness for our family, who helped us through it all!

Tom and Scott Wilson carve the jamon de serrano while Ozzie waits for scraps

Winemaker Joe Webb pours our Pinots

Aluxa and the delicious oysters

Although it's always a fun weekend, we're also a little happy to see it go as it means we get to collapse for a few days then really start looking forward to the rest of the summer. Thank you to all our wine club members and customers who joined us for the weekend!

For tickets and info about the event: avwines.com.Kristy Charles, Foursight Wineshttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357420192396840024.post-77065570413936256612014-05-10T11:25:00.000-07:002014-05-10T11:25:12.288-07:00Vintage 2014Shame, shame, shame. Yes, it's been since October when I last posted. We've been busy, we've been social media-ing -- I have a lot of excuses, but here we are. I thought an appropriate way to resurrect this would be to address the very interesting vintage we have underway.

New buds in April

As is common knowledge, we are in a drought in California. As I write this we have received approximately half our average rainfall, and thank god for that. In January, before the big storms arrived, we sat down as a family and seriously discussed what we would do it there was no grape harvest this year. For my parents, as growers, it would be disastrous. At the winery we have enough inventory in bottled-but-not-yet-released or library wines to probably eek through. We would have to skew our 2014 harvest toward quick-releasing wines that we could bottle soon and release soon, and our wine club would be the priority. Luckily, we no longer have to make those decisions.

To attempt to maintain a crop under drought conditions, we did many things differently this year. First, we pruned late to postpone frost season as long as we could. We pruned right before the vines went into budbreak, where the new leaves emerge. This gave us a few weeks of rest. We also attempted to facilitate the movement of cold air about the property. Keeping things mowed and eliminating natural air dams helps cold air to (hopefully) move past the vines.

Another big change the valley this year is the addition of wind machines, much to the chagrin of many in the community (and myself, on many occasions). They're loud, although local growers are trying to tweak that by reducing fan speed and turning them on for shorter periods of time. However, in a drought, they're the single best option for frost protecting when you don't have water or don't want to use scarce water resources for frost season. Luckily, most are rented for the season and we hope for ample rainfall next season so they can be returned to their rightful owners!

So far this season, we've had to frost protect for nine nights, meaning that it has been a mild spring for us. And we hope for more of the same into May and early June.

One issue that we've noticed this year was actually caused by extremely cold weather in December 2013. In early December, NorCal experienced a cold snap. Here at the winery we had four nights of lows ranging from 11 degrees to 14 degrees. Our winery walls were frozen solid, and we had to use industrial heaters to thaw the (thankfully plastic) water pipes so we could open the tasting room with a working bathroom. We lost plants all over the property, including a giant cactus, which tends to be pretty cold-hardy.

This cold snap effected the vines too. We're seeing vascular damage in the vineyard, which essentially means that the cells froze inside the plant. We've been trying to beef them up with natural minerals and other "grapevine vitamins," but we're certainly seeing that they're a little behind, growth-wise, where they would normally be. How this will play out throughout the season we'll have to wait and see. Luckily, my parents are in the vineyard so often they noticed the issue early on, so we've had some time to address it.

Overall, we made an early prediction that we hoped to ripen 75-80% of a regular crop. Pruning late does push harvest later, so let's all hope for a dry fall (until November hits, then rain baby rain).

Kristy Charles, Foursight Wineshttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357420192396840024.post-9657559818690968872013-10-24T09:38:00.000-07:002013-10-24T09:38:25.800-07:00Recent PressWe've received some fantastic new scores and accolades for our wines this fall, and of course we're thrilled:

Pinot Report
93 points: 2010 Zero New Oak Pinot Noir
 94 points: 2010 Charles Vineyard Pinot Noir
 91 points: 2010 Clone 05 Pinot Noir

Foursight was also mentioned as an "elite producer" in Anderson Valley by Wine Enthusiast Magazine. The article is called "America's Best Pinot Noirs," and names the top Pinot-producing regions.

Here is an excerpt from the article:

America's Best Pinot Noirs

We name the top addresses for the variety, region by region.

By Wine Enthusiast Editors

 It's been written so often that it's become a cliché: Pinot Noir is a fickle grape that needs just the right conditions to thrive.

 Yet, Pinot's popularity is such that we're confronted by dozens of bottles from countless regions every time we enter a wine shop or open a wine list.

 Here's a way to cut through the clutter. Zero in on these six American Viticultural Areas (AVAs), hand-selected by our team of West Coast editors.

Anderson Valley, California

 Truly gorgeous inside and out, Anderson Valley, a coastal Mendocino appellation due north of Sonoma County, is among California's most chosen spots for cool-climate Pinot Noir, and a viticultural playground for producers from around the state.

 Anderson Valley winds its way 15 miles between the roadside town of Boonville (where the locals speak their own language to ward off strangers), continuing northwest along remote stretches of vineyard and homesteads to the tiny town of Philo. It then continues for another 15 miles through Redwood forest toward the Pacific Ocean.

 It's among the coolest places to grow grapes in the state—the annual average temperature hovers around 55˚F—with ocean fog drifting along the Navarro River, cramming into the valley's hillsides and ridges.

 Here, grapes hang long and low, retaining their natural acidity. Sunlight arrives late and leaves early.

 Temperatures vary by about 10 degrees from the valley's northwestern end, nicknamed the Deep End, known for its prolonged seasons of cold nights and temperate days, to its warmer south.

 Thus, Pinots carry different characteristics in different pockets. Those grown closest to the ocean exhibit perfumed black cherry and raspberry, while those from the warmer ridges impart richer swirls of spice and darker fruit.

 They also impart hints of lavender and violet, in addition to an herbaceous characteristic sometimes traced to the valley's proliferation of pennyroyal, a species of mint.

 With pretty red fruit, earth and spice on top of enviable structure, Anderson Valley Pinots pair well with meals. They have an ethereal quality, but also depth and richness, a proper alignment between acidity and weight.

 Anderson Valley's finest are made by estate properties, as well as many respected producers from outside of the area. —Virginie Boone

 Vital Statistics

 Date Established: September 1983
 Size: 2,244 acres
 Soil Type: Sandy, gravelly alluvial loam soils with plenty of clay at low elevations, acidic gravelly loam and clay on decomposing sandstone on the hillsides.
 Number of Wineries: 35
 Best Value Producers: Handley, Husch, Lazy Creek, Navarro
 Elite Producers: Baxter, Black Kite Cellars, Breggo, Carpe Diem, Copain, Drew, Foursight, Goldeneye, Littorai, Toulouse, Williams Selyem

Kristy Charles, Foursight Wineshttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357420192396840024.post-32930273153430963232013-10-05T15:27:00.000-07:002013-10-05T15:27:43.853-07:00The End of Crush 2013As of this week, it's official: harvest 2013 is over at Foursight Wines. The last two weeks found us pressing off fermented Pinot Noir, barreling it all down, and reorganizing and cleaning the cellar. Equipment was put away, and we're now 98% buttoned up for the winter!

It was an early harvest, with our first block of Pinot Noir coming off the vine on September 5. The next 10 days were a brutal exercise in endurance and sleeplessness, with 99% of the grapes harvested with in that period. Even our Sauvignon Blanc, which was hit hard this spring with frost, then rain during bloom (thus reducing the crop) came in alongside the Pinot Noirs because of the reduced cropload.

We night picked, day picked, poured at Winesong! on the Mendocino Coast, poured in the tasting room, and planned our annual Fall Harvest Experience party. The last block to come off at Charles Vineyard was our estate Semillon, on September 19 -- right before the first sprinkles of the season.

Quality looks great overall. Mid-summer we were nervous about physiological ripeness (brown seeds and stems, etc.) catching up with rapidly increasing sugar levels due to the heat, but the cool August allowed the vines to get there before we picked. In fact, we had some of the most mature seeds and stems that we've seen in a while on most blocks. The vines knew it was an early season, and they were ready. We had just enough water to keep everything hydrated, and we're very happy with what came off the vine. Flavors are phenomenal this year, albeit with softer acids some past years.

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We increased our production slightly this year, and have produced two new wines: an unoaked Pinot Noir, and a "Paraboll" Pinot Noir. The unoaked Pinot Noir was inspired by tasting our topping lots with customers, out of stainless kegs and carboys. So, we're producing a Pinot Noir that won't see any barrel influence. It will be fresh and fruity and easy to drink (and we'll be able to sell it for a great price because of the lack of $1000-a-pop barrels). The integrity of the fruit that comes off our Charles Vineyard shines through no matter the treatment, so we're certain that this will be an incredible wine.

We also produced a "Paraboll" Pinot Noir this year. To give the short version, our winemaker, Joe Webb, also worked with Londer Vineyards here in Anderson Valley. When the owners retired this year and closed the business, we made an agreement to continue to produce just one Pinot Noir -- the Paraboll blend. We are producing our take on Paraboll this vintage, with a specific blend of clones, different picking procedures, and a separate barrel program from our other Pinot Noirs. We're all very excited to see how it turns out!

One thing I'm the most proud of, personally, is that we all worked together (namely myself and my winemaker husband) without killing each other! We produced more wine than we have in several years, all in-house. This means that everything, including the whites, is 100% wild yeast, wild ML, and will be bottled unfined and unfiltered. That's rare anywhere in the world of modern winemaking.

Now we're looking at our first, full days off since bottling on August 27. I have the bubbles ready!

Kristy Charles, Foursight Wineshttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357420192396840024.post-84527500300212479732013-08-25T12:46:00.000-07:002013-08-25T12:46:12.243-07:00Crush Season, Here We Come!We are quickly approaching bottling, then harvest season here at Foursight. This means that we come up for air some time in late October or early November. But it's also the most exciting time of year as what happens in the next few months will determine our entire product line, so to speak, from 2013.

This weekend we're preparing to bottle all our 2012 wines -- our three estate Pinot Noirs and two whites. As a small winery, we have a mobile bottling wine come to us for bottling,and we help work the line. The complicated part of bottling, however, is all in the prep work.

Months ago we sent our labels to the TTB for approval. We ordered our foil capsules, labels, corks, bottles, etc. We had to estimate wine quantities, then revise as the months went by. Bottles and

Bottling 2012

supplies were shipped to the screenprinter, shipped to us, picked up in Sonoma County, and taken out of storage. Wine was racked and put into tank. It's a long but necessary process to get to a final, bottled product that we can sell.

This year will be unusual because it will be an early harvest for the entire North Coast. We will likely start harvest the first week in September. Historically, this is when we would pick for sparkling wine (at much lower sugars), but this year our regular, still Pinot Noirs will come off the vine.

The early harvest is due to higher-than-average temperatures in June and July. Although August has been unseasonably cool, it has not been cool enough to reset the year back to average, if there is such a thing anymore.

An early harvest is not a negative thing, necessarily. Because sugars have accumulated so quickly, we still have really nice acid levels in the vineyard, meaning that the resulting wines should be quite nice. There have been no major heat spikes that came out of the blue, and no big rains (although we've had a few, unusual drizzles). As long as you could control mold and mildew in your vineyard, which we did, the fruit should be of very good quality.

So here's to a great crush 2013! I have been a very bad blogger this summer (I blame facebook, twitter and instagram for taking away my attentions), but will vow to update as regularly as time allows when the fruit starts to arrive.

See you all on the other side!

Kristy Charles, Foursight Wineshttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357420192396840024.post-78660127107197805222013-07-08T15:21:00.000-07:002013-07-08T15:22:00.030-07:00First-Ever Anderson Valley Barrel Tasting Weekend!For the past month I've been planning the inaugural Anderson Valley Barrel Tasting Weekend -- to be held July 27 & 28, 2013.

This first-ever event is modeled both on barrel tastings held in other Calif. wine regions, and on the first few years of the Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival, which was called "Roll Out the Barrels" and was held at participating wineries throughout the valley.

At this first Anderson Valley Barrel Tasting Weekend, 18 local wineries will be featuring samples of yet-to-be-released wines, primarily Anderson Valley Pinot Noirs. There will be bites, music, great deals on futures of wines, and more.

At Foursight, our winemaker will be present to pour two separate 2012 Pinot Noirs straight from the barrel! We'll also be offering futures of the wines at 20% off (30% for wine club members), along with food and wine pairings, and more!

We purposefully didn't push ticket sales this year because we wanted it to be a nice, easy start to an event that we plan to cap at a reasonable amount of tickets. One of the goals of every event held in the valley is to create an environment where people can really visit with winemakers and proprietors, without being overcrowded or crazy. After all, our visitors come to Anderson Valley for the great wines, lack of traffic, and more intimate experiences.

Tickets are just $20 for both Saturday and Sunday. Each winery will be offering something a little different, but I know it will all be fantastic! We hope you join us for this great event!

You can purchase tickets here. Kristy Charles, Foursight Wineshttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357420192396840024.post-84040617311647089412013-06-03T15:35:00.000-07:002013-06-03T15:35:00.288-07:00Animals EverywhereWe're dog-sitting two dogs right now, bringing the grand total to four dogs, a horse and a cat! And to think I almost bought a goat a few months ago...Kristy Charles, Foursight Wineshttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357420192396840024.post-28871152874445306402013-06-02T15:33:00.000-07:002013-06-02T15:33:23.379-07:00Our First "Wine Bar Night" at FoursightOne of my mantras about owning a business is that, as a business owner, you always have to keep trying something new. Making no decisions is as bad as making questionable ones.

Having come from the land of plenty (food and wine, that is) in Napa and Sonoma, I missed being able to enjoy evenings with bites and a glass of wine at a local winery. So, I created our "Wine Bar Nights" partially for our customers, and partially so I could sit on the patio and enjoy the sunset with good food, wine and friendly faces!

This past Friday was our first Wine Bar Night, and it was a lot of fun. Honestly, in a remote region like Anderson Valley, you never know how new events will go over, or if you will get the traffic to make it all worthwhile. I can happily report that it was a great success!

We joined up with the new Aquarelle Cafe & Wine Bar (I highly recommend them - check out their Facebook page for more info and new menus). Chef Christina made us filet mignon bites on crostini with Point Reyes blue cheese, roasted garlic, arugula and a balsamic drizzle. With the Pinots, they were perfection!

Here's a photo just to tease. We'll do two more wine bar nights this summer: on July 19 and August 2. Join us at the tasting room from noon to 7 p.m.!

Foursight Tasting Room: 14475 Highway 128, Boonville, CA 95415

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Kristy Charles, Foursight Wineshttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357420192396840024.post-67597644942168713462013-05-24T12:39:00.000-07:002013-05-24T12:39:31.352-07:002013 Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival PhotosWe've just wrapped up another fantastic festival. This year Foursight hosted the welcome dinner as well as our Sunday open house, so it was a busy one, but we had plenty of help from friends and family!

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Kristy Charles, Foursight Wineshttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357420192396840024.post-20252882655631271842013-05-20T14:45:00.000-07:002013-05-20T14:45:34.081-07:00Wine Social Media is Advertising, TTB SaysToday's task is to make sure our name, address, city and state and several other pieces of information are added to all my social media sites and blogs. Why? The TTB has ruled that social media has to follow the same rules as advertisements for alcohol (think billboards and magazine ads). So, no health claims, no disparaging remarks about other products, a clear listing of the class and designation of the alcohol (because grape wine is a super sexy way to describe high-end Pinot Noir), etc.

Sigh... The wine business is a complicated business.

Interested in the details? Read the actual industry circular: http://www.ttb.gov/industry_circulars/archives/2013/13-01.html

P.S. Pinot Festival photos to be posted as soon as we can upload and edit! What a great weekend! Kristy Charles, Foursight Wineshttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357420192396840024.post-20391033546728064202013-04-22T12:04:00.000-07:002013-04-22T12:04:00.111-07:00Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival!It's always Pinot time in Anderson Valley, but on May 17-19 it has a special prominence as we dedicate an entire weekend to celebrating the varietal at our Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival!

The festival boasts a full weekend of Pinot-centric events, from a technical conference to a BBQ, grand tasting, winemaker dinners, and Sunday open houses. If you haven't attended before, we highly recommend it -- I've consistently found it the best Pinot tasting we've poured at, year after year. A full schedule of events and tickets can be found at the Anderson Valley Winegrowers Association Web site, here.

Tomales Bay Oyster Bar

On Sunday, May 19, from 11-5, Foursight will be hosting our annual Open House at the winery and tasting room. We plan to again serve fresh Tomales Bay oysters, alongside a leg of jamon serrano and a bruschetta bar. In other words, get here early before the oysters run out! Last year they were gone in record time!

We'll be pouring our new-release Pinots, alongside some library wines and 2012 barrel samples -- an incredible vintage in the making! And, of course, we'll have some specials to celebrate the day!

Ozzie and the whole family would love to see you here!

Kristy Charles, Foursight Wineshttp://firstname.lastname@example.com Highway 128, Boonville, CA 95415, USA39.0046421 -123.3632019000000439.0045941 -123.36328090000003 39.0046901 -123.36312290000004tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357420192396840024.post-79971966961732073222013-04-19T11:56:00.001-07:002013-04-19T11:56:15.567-07:00Big Changes, Events, and the 2013 Vintage!It's that magical portion of springtime here in Anderson Valley -- the one where the weather is warm and sunny, the grass is tall and green, and none of us get any sleep because of frost fans, pumps and the like. Luckily it's hard to be bitter about it when it's so beautiful. We just drink a lot of coffee!

Spring is always an extremely busy time of year for us at Foursight. Event season starts up again -- we just had our fourth anniversary party (photos below) at the winery, and May brings our Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival (get your tickets now, before they sell out). Our spring wine club shipments go out, and we also start ordering bottling supplies and planning blends for late summer.

Tasting Charles Vineyard Pinots - April 6, 2013

Click here for more photos of our Fourth Anniversary tasting -- a five-year vertical of Pinot Noir!

A NEW ADDITION AT THE TASTING ROOM
This year we have a few changes. The biggest is that our head winemaker, Joe Webb, will be moving to Foursight full-time in late May! He's always had other projects on top of his winemaking duties here at Foursight, so we're excited for him to be more involved in the tasting room and front-of-the-house business, so to speak.

This also means we'll be able to do some private, winemaker barrel tastings, tours, and other exclusive tastings this summer. If you're interested in setting something up, shoot me an e-mail and we can go from there!

EXPANDED HOURS FOR SUMMER
We also plan to expand our hours for the summer season, including Thursdays for the months of June, July and August!

IN THE VINEYARD
In the vineyard we've had enough frost nights to almost fill two hands, with some lows in the upper 20's. That's typical for our vineyard, but never pleasant. Otherwise, the vintage looks good so far. Budbreak was around March 20, and the vines look happy! With the dry spring we may have some water concerns come late summer, but it's still too early to tell.

PINOT FESTIVAL OPEN HOUSE
Don't forget to join us for our annual Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival Open House! We'll have fresh Tomales Bay oysters, a leg of jamon serrano, and bruschetta bar, and plenty of Pinot Noir. Come by between 11-5 on Sunday, May 19, and celebrate with us!

Happy Spring!
Kristy Charles
Foursight Wines

Kristy Charles, Foursight Wineshttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357420192396840024.post-57037030250867619952013-03-09T10:49:00.000-08:002013-03-09T10:49:14.192-08:00Can You Believe It's Been Four Years??

This month we're celebrating our fourth year open at the Foursight tasting room. FOUR YEARS! It's incredible. We opened our doors officially on March 29, 2009!

Okay, in the scheme of things, four years isn't forever. I just saw a press release for a Sonoma-based winery celebrating 100-plus years open. But for four people who started planning this project in 2005, it certainly seems like a big accomplishment to be in business and doing well four years after hanging up the open sign.

The hurdles we've jumped (and a few we've eaten it on), have been numerous. To name but a few, a failing economy right as we released our first wines, the challenges of launching a brand with our current building still a year out, gracefully dodging a legal fight with a very large wine corporation over one of our labels, and, cumulatively most important of all, all the myriad of small decisions and path changes that running your own business requires.

We've also had a lot of successes, from good publicity, press and reviews, to wines that seem to please. Managing to prove many smart people wrong and make 100% wild yeast, wild ML, unfined and unfiltered Pinot Noirs without incident is always a proud moment for us after each harvest.

Last night we hosted a 2009 Anderson Valley Pinot Noir tasting with our industry tasting group, and our 2009 Zero New Oak Pinot and 2009 Charles Vineyard Pinot received both first and second place. The same thing happened with our 2007 Anderson Valley Pinot Noir tasting. Even small accomplishments like that make us very proud.

So, to celebrate four years (because we are FOURsight after all), we're throwing a party! On Saturday, April 6th we're having our fourth anniversary party at the winery and tasting room. We've finally been making wine long enough that we can put together a five-year vertical of Charles Vineyard Pinot Noirs, and host a tasting led by Foursight Winemaker Joe Webb and Winegrower Bill Charles. Following the tasting we'll have a lunch (by Burt of Boontberry Farm, who always does an incredible job). We're also planning some games and prizes! It should be an amazing afternoon of celebration and, for the four of us, reflection. We're happy that so many of our club members, friends and great customers can join us for it.

Happy four years to us!

Kristy Charles, Foursight Wineshttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357420192396840024.post-55485356034895621402013-02-01T11:12:00.003-08:002013-02-01T11:12:45.695-08:00Foursight Pinot Noir & Chocolate Weekend!On Valentine's weekend (February 15-18), Foursight will be serving up a flight of our wines and sampling hand-crafted chocolates made with our own estate Pinot Noir!

Made by Essence by Chocolate, these sweet little bites are amazing. And that's big coming from a girl who hates fruit in my chocolate AND those little cordial chocolates with the booze in the middle!

To be honest, I have no earthly idea how they're made, but our Foursight Pinot Noir is incorporated into the chocolate, not just stuffed in the middle. They're delicious and beautiful, and we'll be sampling them and selling gift boxes all weekend in our tasting room!

So join us during our regular tasting room hours for two of our favorite things!

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(707) 895-2889Kristy Charles, Foursight Wineshttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357420192396840024.post-42341225193674053642013-02-01T11:05:00.002-08:002013-02-01T11:05:29.052-08:00A TickI had a tick crawling underneath my shirt yesterday. That's the second in two weeks; I'm assuming I acquired them walking the dogs in the grass. You know my title about "learning to love country life again"? Not this part. Yuck!Kristy Charles, Foursight Wineshttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357420192396840024.post-84649200176782730362013-01-27T13:49:00.000-08:002013-01-27T13:49:24.050-08:00Hawaii 2013: Family VacationEvery year we close for three to four weeks of January to take a little break and do the big projects around the winery that we can't when we're open (like painting, sealing floors and inventory). This year we closed for three weeks and did our deep cleaning, January wine clubs and the rest, but we also indulged in a family vacation to Maui.

We stayed in Kahana, just outside the craziness of Lahaina. We had a great little beach in front of the condo, which we spent a lot of time at, making this a little more restful than last year's action-packed week on the Big Island.

As a family that works together, it's also nice just to have some time to spend together NOT talking about work. :)

We did a helicopter tour, drove the road to Hana (which I had forgotten was SO beautiful), took a snorkeling boat to Molokini, and went into the "upcountry" area to do the Maui Winery and Mama's Fish House on the way. I hadn't been to Maui since a trip during high school, so it was very cool to see the island with adult eyes (and the ability to order myself a Mai Tai or margarita!).

We had some great meals (like Mama's Fish House and some local plate lunch places), but to be honest, the best food we had was cooked in the condo. I love that you can go down to the local fish market and pick up sushi grade ahi, swordfish, and about 25 other local species that I can't pronounce or don't remember -- all amazing. A side of rice, vegetables and some soy sauce and wasabi and we were set.

The disappointments of the trip: an expensive dinner at Roy's, where service was slow and everything priced above quality. For $40-something an entree, I expect excellence. We had a fishy sushi roll and okay food. My fish was overcooked, as were others at the table. Fairly good wine list, however.

Also, Maui's Winery was an amazement in many ways. I have to say that the bubbles (pineapple and grape) were decent. I just can't do the slightly sweet pineapple wine. Too much. They actually did three one-once pours per person, which is legal but not much to taste, and were so busy one person just rang up sales one after another, the entire time we were there. On the plus side, they do grow some grapes there on the island, but I considered this more of a been-there-done-that stop. A novelty. But then again we are wine snobs.

What I highly recommend: taking the Mahana Nai'a boat to Molokini, with an all-you-can-drink canned beer assortment and just generally cool people on the boat. It wasn't packed, and we all had plenty of room. Some Humpback whales swam right up to us on the way out, so we were able to see them up close. Amazing creatures.

I also recommend peppering in some local plate lunches or dinners -- we loved Local Foods and the Honokawai Okazuya deli in Lahaina. At Local Foods, six of us ate for $38. No booze helps, but it was delicious!

Here are a few photos from the trip, with more to come, including Joe's snorkeling pics taken with his iphone (in a waterproof lifeproof case).

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Kristy Charles, Foursight Wineshttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357420192396840024.post-10644316862595895532012-12-31T10:21:00.002-08:002012-12-31T10:21:21.908-08:00The Holidays at FoursightIt doesn't matter where we are, but we always spend this time of year doing what we do best: eating, drinking, and making merry!

Whether it's the family tradition of fondue for Xmas Eve, with some bigger style Pinots (Kosta Browne, Loring, and a Londer dry Gewurztraminer to cleanse the palate), or a Christmas day roast with aged Napa Cabs (Heitz, Clos du Val -- yes we drink Cab!), we're very lucky here at the Charles property.

The tasting room closes Christmas Eve, but otherwise it's a steady hum at Foursight, with people stocking up on their own holiday bottles, then off to parties, get-togethers, or a quiet weekend on the Mendocino Coast.

Tonight we'll celebrate New Year's Eve with some local bubbles, probably some Rhys and Dehlinger Pinot Noir, and whatever else everyone brings to add to the mix.

It's also a great time to bring out some yet-to-be-released Foursight Pinots to reflect back on the past few years and appreciate how far we've come. Our first harvest for Foursight was 2006, with our first release in 2008 and the tasting room opening in 2009; tomorrow we'll be entering our seventh year of operations, and it feels like it can't possibly have been that long ago.

We hope you and yours are celebrating, enjoying each other's company, drinking some good wine, and reflecting back on either a good year past or a better one to come.

Happy New Year!Kristy Charles, Foursight Wineshttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357420192396840024.post-67000847535324231672012-12-16T13:00:00.001-08:002012-12-16T13:00:09.667-08:00A Fratty Pike HolidayOne of the great things about having four tasting rooms in Boonville is the ability to come together and host fun events. This weekend and next, Foursight, Londer, Philo Ridge and Zina Hyde Cunningham are having a Fratty Pike Holiday Celebration.

Fratty Pike is Boontling for "wine walk," although in this weather most of our Pikers are actually driving! All four tasting rooms are offering food and wine pairings and great holiday deals -- the perfect way to celebrate and stock up for the upcoming round of parties and meals with family and friends.

We're pairing mushroom brie puff pastry bites and fennel seed and sea salt crackers with our Pinots. We're also offering our holiday wine samplers, for 15% off retail price!

So come visit us, get your Fratty Pike card stamped, and enter to win four bottles of wine for four cents!

(Just a note: We will be closed Christmas Eve.)

Kristy Charles, Foursight Wineshttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357420192396840024.post-46273624886856782992012-12-02T13:59:00.001-08:002012-12-02T13:59:05.071-08:00Winter's Here! Road Closures, Power Outages, and More!This week the rains returned to Northern California, and with a vengeance that I haven't seen here since 1996/1998. Since mid-week we've had 11 inches of rain at our Boonville property. We have multiple trees down on the property, and this morning awoke to a power line down!

Didn't want to get too close, but you can see the power line drooping down next to the tractor.

Needless to say, we're still without power at the family homes, but, very lucky for us, the winery derives its power from the lines that go into town, so all is open, well and warm at Foursight! In fact, Foursight has served as our teeth-brushing, tidying up station all morning, as our wells don't work without power, so no electricity means no water either!

Mid-morning, Cal Trans also closed Highway 128 to the coast. Now, this is normal once a year, maybe twice during wet years. There are several ways to get around it, but it does make it a longer trip to the Mendocino area. The one annoying thing: they place the giant closure sign right smack dab in front of our winery. Notice the Foursight sign in the photo, below. Yes, it does make it convenient for me to see if the road is open or closed, but it's hard to notice the winery when you're staring at a flashing sign declaring a full highway closure!

I was tipped off this week to a very cool site with more river gage information than I had seen before: it shows not only current flows, but historical data. Being a fourth-generation Boonter, I have heard my father tell tales of floods in years past, but being able to see the data is very interesting. There is a mark on a tree in Navarro that supposedly shows the water level during one of the historic floods. I'm not sure of which year, but 40 feet of water might do it!

(1) 41.13 ft on 01/16/1974
(2) 40.64 ft on 12/22/1964
(3) 40.60 ft on 12/22/1955
(4) 39.81 ft on 12/31/2005
(5) 38.20 ft on 12/15/1937

http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=eka&gage=nvrc1

I imagine our power will be back on by the end of the day, but for now I'm happy to be at the winery, enjoying the electricity!Kristy Charles, Foursight Wineshttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357420192396840024.post-34537571382423228912012-10-26T10:51:00.000-07:002012-10-26T10:51:02.916-07:00And Now The Peace And Quiet...We wrapped up crush 2012 several weeks ago, and with the first rains now under our belt, it's time to relax and enjoy ourselves a little. This year's harvest was busy and compact, but the wines in the cellar are going to be good!

What we have back there now:
- Pinot Noir from our clones 114, 115, 777 and Pommard 05, aging in a variety of French oak barrels
- Semillon, aging in both stainless steel and French oak barrels
- Sauvignon Blanc, aging in both stainless steel and French oak barrels

Because we do wild malolactic fermentation and allow the natural strains present in the environment and our winery to soften the acids in the wines, a few of the lots are still undergoing ML, but it seems to be chugging through. Otherwise, it's pretty quiet around here.

A few events will wrap up our fall season: we just did Pinot on the River 2012, and Artisano is upcoming -- both fantastic events I would recommend for a wine lover.

We took a lot of good harvest footage this year, and during the next few weeks I'll work on some videos of our adventures. Otherwise, we'll be pouring a glass of Pinot, lighting a fire, and getting to all those books we neglected during the past few months.Yay.Kristy Charles, Foursight Wineshttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357420192396840024.post-70919158847428568572012-10-08T10:49:00.000-07:002012-10-08T10:49:03.794-07:002012 Harvest Experience Photos!Yesterday we hosted our second annual Foursight Harvest Experience. Open only to wine club and list members, this year proved especially popular, and we had to limit attendance so we could all fit in the winery and cellar! The weather was perfect for a vineyard and winery tour and an al fresco lunch, and we thoroughly enjoyed showing everyone the other side of our operation -- where most of the work is done.

The day started with a glass of wine and quick welcome, then on to the vineyard. Bill Charles talked about the "glamorous life of a farmer," and we tasted our Sauvignon Blanc and Clone 05 Pinot Noir in the blocks where the grapes are grown. We then moved to the winery, where Winemaker Joe Webb led a discussion about winemaking and attendees were able to try their hand at punchdowns. We tasted the Semillon and Zero New Oak Pinot Noir and talked about how we produce these unique bottlings. Afterward, everyone gathered for lunch in the 100-year-old orchard and we celebrated another fantastic harvest.

All in all, a fantastic day! Here are a few photos of the event:

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Kristy Charles, Foursight Wineshttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357420192396840024.post-77822075725232597332012-09-24T10:35:00.003-07:002012-09-24T10:35:35.421-07:00Harvest UpdateThis week was a blur, but we now have almost every block harvested from our Charles Vineyard. We picked nearly every day, with one night pick thrown into the mix. That meant that we picked at 6 a.m., processed fruit, tried to nap, picked that evening, tried to sleep for a few hours, then picked again the next morning. Whew!

Our Semillon is still hanging, and a block of Pinot we're selling to a winery in Sonoma. Otherwise, we're SO close! I imagine that by the week's end we'll be done and moved on to just the winery work.

We have two friends, Amy and David, helping us this week, which has been fantastic. There is less vineyard work to do, but twice daily punchdowns on the fermenting juice, berry samples to determine a pick date for our Semillon, and general tidying up and organizing the cellar after a week of chaos. We're so grateful to have them both!

So the next tasks in harvest land are picking and pressing Semillon into French oak barrels and continuing on with the other work here at the winery. And, of course, our Harvest Experience event on October 6th! Can't wait.

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A CraftSanity Update: Episode 117 is almost here!
Hi folks. I've been spinning many, many plates lately and it's really cut into my podcast production time. (Don't worry, I have a plan to reverse this trend.) In the meantime, I want to give you a heads up about a few things:
1) For all you locals, Lisa Price, owner of artgoodies and the the star of the forthcoming podcast, is having a GARAGE GALLERY- a vintage, art, and design event tonight from 5-10 p.m. and tomorrow from noon to 6 p.m. at 475 Julia St. NE, in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Tonight is a sale and B.Y.O.B. garden party, so check it out. Lisa plans to feature artgoodies and vintagegoodies in this Pop Up Weekend Store. Expect to find tea towels, aprons, stuffies, pillows, and block print art and lots of vintage housewares and a bit of vintage furniture, clothing, fabric and more.
Go to the sale, then head back here tomorrow to listen to her CraftSanity podcast interview.
2) I'm going to have a booth at the Fulton Street Artisan's Market from 11 to 3 p.m. Sunday. If you're local and want to reserve your loom order in advance, send me an e-mail and I'll hook you up.
3) It's not too late to sign up for the weaving and T-shirt refashioning classes I'm teaching at next week at Lakeshore Sewing in Wyoming. Read the details here and call 616-531-5561 to register.
4) I'll be posting directions for the t-shirt necklaces I made on today's TV segment later tonight.
More soon…
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Yee-haw! I'm so excited for this next podcast. Lisa was one of the very first crafty people I met when I moved to Grand Rapids. She is SO friendly and deserves all of her success.


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Christmas day is usually a time for family and friends. Some folks volunteer to serve dinner to those who are less fortunate. But how many of you ran a marathon? In Calgary, starting in 1906, the Calgary Herald ran a road race outdoors on Christmas day. The 1906 event was led by Cappy Smart, the fire chief, who was described as "no mean athlete." And for every year following, except the year he was in hospital due to an automobile accident, he started the race by firing his pistol. The dates of the race changed over the years, but in 1911, it was run on Christmas day. The race started and finished at the Herald offices and ran up Mission Hill and under two of the 'subways' under the railway tracks. It was won by Alex Hepburn- a recent immigrant from Scotland- who ran the 6 mile plus race in 34 minutes 57 ½ seconds.
Map of the 1911 Calgary Herald Road Race
From the Calgary Herald December 23, 1911
This was a very big deal, with competitors coming from all around the country. It was also another way for Calgarians to beat Edmontonians at something or other. It was started by the publisher and editor of the Calgary Herald, J. J. Young, to prove that such races could be run in Calgary during the winter. I have read accounts of baseball games being played in January in Calgary (with the comment that a nice breeze kept the day from getting too hot) but all of us who live here know that it can be either extreme. And so it was in 1937 when a cold snap forced the cancellation of the event. From '38 tyo '40 it was held on Remembrance day and in 1941 it was moved to Thanksgiving. It's last run was in 1950 but in 1970 the race was revived and run at Heritage Park in July. Are we getting softer?
Anyway, I did not perform any athletic feats on Christmas day, unless eating is a sport. Here's looking at 2012 - our centennial year.


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baltic but dry here. Not much ice around after a few dry days and plenty of breeze. Nice and calm today though. Unexpectedly met a friend in the forest today so had company - nice swift six-miler round some of the narrower, less frequented trails after teaching pilates this morning.
Shift at the library tomorrow but hopefully squeeze another run in, or an early blast on the treadmill ... hmmm
No idea re the hands TP, that is wierd!! My best best things for keeping my hands warm, although they are a little cumbersome are these: http://www.needlesports.com/Catalogue/Technical-Clothing/Hands/Wind-Resistant-Gloves-Mitts/Dachstein-Mitts-LAC-DM I used to use when winter mountaineering (strangely!!). They are wool and are very difficult to get wet through (despite description) and when covered in snow it forms a layer of insulation. So I do run and mbk in those when it's serious degrees below. Mine are about 12 years old now
Morning from a very frosty Erskine.
Brrrrrr, cold out there. Thick frost this morning.
Morning Tri
Just got Victoria Pendletons autobiograpghy from library so gonna start reading that today
Morning all. Boing. Beting a bit of an intermittent forumite at the moment. I wimed out of a run in -6 last night, -3 was pretty uncomfortable. I need to get my letters out to suppliers for my antarctic kit I have been testing out merino products. Teko socks are amazing Really comfortable and cosy without being too warm. Some icebreaker merino running tights are on their way. TP, have you thought of merino gloves? They also say that mitts on top of gloves is good: that's what i will have to use next year. Someone else told me that in the US, the guys that do the husky races put coins in the fingers of their gloves and that it keeps the fingers warm Right, more catching up for me to do.
Morning everyone
FFB - I actually had merino gloves on yesterday underneath my regular Ron hill gloves - usually they are fine, but yesterday was a bit too much - they warmed up eventually but it took most of the run and lots of arm swinging - thats Reynauds for you .
CC - Will have a look at those Dachs gloves, cos I know you have Reynauds too .
I could wear my waterproof cycling gloves over the other two pairs, but it does get a bit ridiculous . Last year I got sealskinz running gloves and they were bloody freezing - not using them again !!! At this rate I will be able to open up a glove shop on ebay .
Hey look we have Christmas smileys !!!
Light dusting of snow here - just been out and gritted the path - off out for a run in a minute, feels warmer than yesterday. I think it might snow again soon - grey skies - .
TP - I forgot you had Reynauds. Tell you what, I will see if I can score some Antarctic spares from my kit sponsors once i get them on board
Thanks FFB - now that is definitely worthy of a double Santa .
Was actually quite toasty today in my usual gear, think it was about minus 1 when I went out and about +1 or 2 by the time I came back, as all the snow was melting. Its these minus temps combined with wind chill and rain that seem to cause the problems.
Hey - RW have auto-linked my mention of a certain internet shop above , I didnt do that.....
Loving the Christmas smileys, how do you get those then?
actually, wasn't thinking yesterday but what I am mainly wearing at the moment is a pair of powerstretch gloves, mine are Black Diamond ones (about £24) but North Face, Marmot, and others do them too. Powerstretch is great a wicking moisture away from skin and staying warm while wet, so I wear them and then if it's really vile the mitts come out too!
Reynaulds is the absolute pits isn't it. Even on warmer days I can come in and find my fingers reduced to white blocks of ice - bah!
Sleet and then snow here today so will be lethal in the morning. Son vomitted at school just before I collected him so I've him at home for rest of week (off for 48 hours) and hoping none of the rest of us get it!!
No running today, madness of the time of year catching up with me and feeling a bit wiped after finishing work. No idea when to fit in this weeks long run, was going to be Friday but not with son off school. Might have to be a headtorch one along the coast Sat eve - actually that would be fun
Now that's put me in the Xmas spirit.
It was a weird night last night. The car thermometer said -1 (my friend's did too) yet it felt soooo cold and my hands were still ice blocks after a hard session (usually I have to take gloves off as the hands heat up with the rest of me). Nicer tonight though, and a bit of snow in the air.
I found the same yesterday 57.5 during the day, felt way colder than it was.
BUT how do you get the festive smileys?????! nope, not happening here
Cragchick - quick before 57.5 uses them all .
I'm getting them in the usual drop-down as the regular smileys - just scroll down .
There was a thread yesterday saying you have to re-set something if you can't get them - cannot remember what, but its around somewhere.
Uh-oh, hope the sickness bug doesnt last long !!!
Morning need to catch up.
Some light snow out here this morning
Oh very seasonal
morning BM...
lovely 5 miles this morning early doors yay to the christmas smillies!! Lovely and quiet although a couple of other runners out Cold but rather enjoyed it, a base layer thermal and a winter HH thermal running top with a light running jacket, gloves and headscarf and I was fine!! Good to be pushing the distance up slowly... just dont want to push too quickly!! Will run tomorrow morning too, around the same distance I think.
Portfolio to complete for uni for tomorrow so will have to go into uni after work
hope the lurgies clear up soon!! (I did see that somewhere?? Cant find it now)... and those with the Reynauds sufferers are ok too, not nice in this weather
I'm happy, found them!!
Looks frosty out but that's about it. Home with poorly child who is currently tucking into toast so fingers crossed it stays there!!!
sooooo cold with us this morning. felt like the coldest morning so far. managed a great 6 miles though.
just cause we can
I lied, it wasn't just a bit frosty, it was absolutely baltic and frost/ice/snowflakes still there, can't turn the washing line in case it snaps and the washing is like some kind of wired cardboard ... beautiful though so not complaining.
Slightly alarming at 2pm that it feels like dusk is already upon us!
3 miles to work this morning, chily with a light dusting of snow.
Good luck finishing your portfolio UTC.
Get well soon lurgified children !
Definitely milder here now, most of snow melted. Rest day today, but should get a decent run in tomorrow.
Bizarre topsy-turvy weather, freezing for a few days, then mild / wet .
Did my xmas food shop today (doing my annual dinner on Saturday ), lovely quiet supermarket, oh the joy . Thought I had better 'festify' the house up a bit for visitors coming, so got the tree up this afternoon whilst Mr Higgy puss was out.....OMG just as well! ! He headed straight for centre of tree and attempted to climb up the trunk , then spent about 20mins trying to get all the deccies off the lower branches, helped himself to a chocolate coin (got that off him before he ate it ), then he dragged off a bauble to 'kill' elsewhere in peace . So I have now denuded the base of the tree and moved all the cat-attractions higher up......
TP's cat thinks:
...mmmm, now I'll have to throw myself at the tree from that piece of furniture...
not quite there with the portfolio yet but almost. have been told I can have some time to do it tomorrow at work. thankfully. still in uni but heading home now as cold tired and hungry ... and about to be chucked out/locked in... I dont fancy either
lovely run this morning, if a tad freezing... looking forward to tomorrow's run!!!
lol TP, a few of my cats used to do that exact thing of climbing up thtree was destroyed by their recreational climbing!! Fun times though, miss having a wee cat around!
Glad you found the smileys CC!
Hope everyone has warmed up!! Im off to pedal on home up the hill! Happy days!!
oops seem to have cut out "....climbing up the tree trunk... we actually pinned our tree to the wall one year after "Jigsaw" wrecked the previous tree with his recreational climbing shennanigans!!".
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What other sustainable features have you incorporated into your design?
1. A louver structure that shades the entire house from the hot Florida sun.
2. Sliding glass doors that open the house for natural cross ventilation and passive cooling
3. Locally grown wood used on the interior and exterior reduce the carbon footprint
4. Liquid desiccant dehumidification system
5. Solar thermal panels for hot water and space heating
6. A compact design and movable rooms that allow the entire house to be shipped on two trucks
What was the inspiration of your design, and does it display any regional influences?
The wide-shaded porch on the north and the passive cooling by cross ventilation were influenced by Florida vernacular architecture. Paul Rudolf and Sarasota School architecture were an influence on the shading structure around the house.
How has the new affordability criteria affected the design of your house?
The house is designed for mass production to do the following:
1. reduce material and equipment cost from buying in large quantities
2. reduce waste with higher efficiency in a factory
3. reduce labor costs with production line
4. reduce shipping costs with movable rooms and a compact design.
The house is built of affordable materials including wood, corrugated metal and unfinished galvanized steel.
What will happen to the house after the Solar Decathlon?
FLeX House will become the Zero Energy House Learning Center on the USF Tampa campus. It will be a place for students and faculty to do research and for the general public to learn about energy efficiency.
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When Enzo Ferrari set up shop for himself he was joined by engineer Gioachino Colombo, with whom he had also worked in his final years as an independent contractor for Alfa Romeo. Never lacking ambition, Ferrari wanted to perform on the highest level, which meant he would have to take on his old employer in Grand Prix racing and more specifically the 158 'Alfetta' racer, which he had Colombo design at the end of the 1930s. The regulations dictated a maximum displaced of 1.5 litre with forced induction or 4.5 litre Naturally Aspirated. Like he did for Alfa Romeo, Colombo opted for the forced induction route for Ferrari's first engine.
Other than sharing its displacement, there was very little in common between Alfa Romeo's straight eight and Ferrari's V12. With a multi purpose application in mind the Ferrari engine was designed with natural aspiration first. Colombo also penned the first chassis for Ferrari, but he jumped ship before either was completed. His replacement was former Fiat employee Aurelio Lampredi, who continued the development of Colombo's V12. The natural aspirated version was installed in sportscar chassis and quickly grew in size to two, and eventually three litres. Equipped with a blower the V12 was fitted in the first Ferrari Grand Prix cars, but failed to match the performance of the Alfettas.
Disappointed with the gas-guzzling supercharged V12's performance, Enzo Ferrari had Lampredi start working on a much larger V12 engine to power his second generation of Grand Prix racers. Although it was not expected that the output of the Alfa Romeo's could be matched, the engineer was confident that a better fuel economy and longer tyre life would result in far less pit-stops. Today known as the 'long-block' V12, Lampredi's new engine first saw the light of day early in 1950 with a displacement of just over 3.3 litres. Other than being larger in every aspect, the engine was actually fairly similar to Colombo's, using a light alloy construction, single overhead camshafts, two valves per cylinder and three twin-choke Webers.
The new engine was installed in Ferrari's conventional tubular ladder frame chassis consisting of two elliptical side members. From its conception in 1946, the basic chassis design would serve for almost two decades, of course with detail changes here and there. Suspension was by double wishbones at the front with a transverse leaf spring and a live axle at the rear. Two examples were constructed and bodied by Touring for the 1950 Mille Miglia and known as the 275 S. The racing debut of the Lampredi V12 was not a happy one with both cars being forced to retire with a mix of gearbox and tyre problems. Development continued throughout the year, and obviously the engine was further increased in size to reach the 4.5 litre required for Grand Prix racing.
For its sportscar racing application a displacement of 4.1 litres was deemed sufficient and that was reached by increasing the bore size from 72 mm to 80 mm. Producing a modest 220 bhp, the engine was installed in a slightly longer version of the 275 S chassis and the completed package was dubbed 340 America. The first example was shown at the Paris Auto Show late in 1950 equipped with a Touring Barchetta body, but Vignale and Ghia also supplied bodies for numerous machines. The first major sportscar win for the Lampredi came in 1951 when Luigi Villoresi won the Mille Miglia in a 340 America. With 23 examples produced, the big Ferrari proved popular with independent racers on both sides of the Atlantic. In the meantime the 375 F1 had also brought Grand Prix glory to Ferrari and at the end of the season, the team missed the 1951 Formula 1 championship by only one point.
Rule changes left the Lampredi engine obsolete for Grand Prix racing, but its development continued. Aimed at the richest of clients, Ferrari introduced the 342 America; a road going version of the successful racer. Its production run of only six examples underlines its exclusivity. The next major racing development was the 340 Mexico, of which four were built specifically for the gruelling 1952 Carrera PanAmericana race. They sported a longer wheelbase chassis and three quad-choke Webers, bumping the power to 280 bhp. The true replacement of the 340 America came in 1953 in the form of the 340 MM, which used a 2500 mm wheelbase chassis and a 300 bhp version of the long-block V12.
Pictured is the very first Lampredi engined Ferrari;275 S with s/n 0030MT. It was actively raced in the early 1950s and has been technically and aesthetically altered on a variety of occasions. Today it sports a Fontana designed Spyder body and a 340 type 4.1 litre engine. The specifications listed on the right describe its original state. After its racing career, it was sold to the United States and did not return to Europe until 2003. Its current owner is a true enthusiast and has taken this very important racing car on many occasions, including the 2006 Monaco Historic Grand Prix where it is seen above.
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