I love avocados. Plain and simple. However, actually figuring out how to keep them ripe and eat them on time is not plain nor simple. What’s the secret?
What is everyone's opinion on the state of wines and viticulture scene in North Carolina? It was not something that I really considered when thinking of wine producing states thinking that it was too hot/humid to grow the typical french varietals. Surprisingly they seem more mature than I expected being the 10th largest wine producing state with 5 AVAs (https://www.ncwine.org/avas).
Hi :) I’m applying for the spring term. Horticulture looks more appealing to me. I’d like to choose viticulture and enology option. Any beaver majoring in horticulture can share their thoughts?
I (24) am currently working my first harvest here in England and have really enjoyed the operations side of things. I am formally educated up to a masters in business and management as I thought that would help in working in financial ops of a winery. Since being around a couple wineries I have learnt that all managers and owners have backgrounds in wine making first. I am looking at pursuing one of the above accreditation’s to supplement my degrees. I have seen a few online courses at Plumpton and European Wine academy that offer what I’m looking for and am wondering if people have had experience with either, good or bad.
I am aware of WSET and CMS but am not looking to go down that route.
Cheers. Happy harvest!
Buyer pays shipping from [30307]. Would love in-person transactions anywhere in the metro-Atlanta area. Prefer trades but sales can be discussed.
Have:
Suburbia: PENDING
Century: Spice Road: $20
Viticulture: Essential Edition: SOLD
Deception: Murder in Hong Kong: $20
BattleCON: Devastation of Indines: $30 (torn box from poor shipping in a prior trade. Components are great, never played)
Mage Knight: $35
Ghost Stories: $25 (Box dinged and has slight tear, received in same trade as BattleCON. Components great. Punched never played.)
Just for the hell of it - Sentinels of the Multiverse, everything ever: $400? We can talk it out. Every expansion, ultimate collector's case which holds everything, every hero and villain alternate art card and foil variants for every hero and villain. All foil heroes sleeved, nothing else sleeved. Would prefer not to ship this big boy, but again, we can discuss.
Wants:
Azul
Sagrada
Arboretum
Concordia
Spirit Island
El Grande
Village
Hansa Teutonica
Troyes
Voyages of Marco Polo
Orleans
Agricola
Caverna
Fields of Arle
Kemet
Cyclades
Aeon's End
Any other medium/heavy deck builders (done with the light stuff!)
Have you and a group of friends or family enjoyed Viticulture or Vinhos while sipping wines and eating charcuterie? Share your story and photos! I am really interested in hosting a game night like this where different wines are paired with fruits, cheese, and meat.
The correct way to check if an avocado is ripe is to see if the stem wiggles. No pushing, pressing, or other nonsense. When they’re not ripe, it doesn’t move. When they’re ripe, the stem will wiggle a little bit. When they’re over-ripe it’s either super loose or missing.
Squeezing them is inaccurate at best, and most people bruise them that way, especially if they are ripe.
Simple. Effective. Wiggle the stem lightly.
My wife got me both Viticulture and Tuscany Essential Edition, since we’ve both enjoyed Stone Age and also love wine. I’m excited to play and noticed that there were two game boards, the Tuscany, which has all four seasons and the regular Viticulture board.
Of the two, which is the better to start with?
Ive read that many prefer the Tuscany board, but didn’t know if I should begin with it. Does it play easier or just a smoother experience, or is it more complicated because of more options to choose from?
My main concern is if I begin with Tuscany board, does it make the other board somewhat obsolete? Do people who love the Tuscany board not go back and play on the Viticulture board? Or would it be better to enjoy the original board, and then add the Tuscany board later on for some variability?
Lastly one last question; of the two expansions, Moor visitors and visitors from Rhine Valley; which is the better expansion to purchase if only getting one? I know the Rhine replaces the deck and focuses on wine making, while Moor is just more, but is one more fun or better of the two expansions?
Thanks for any feedback
I play quite a few board games and I’m no stranger to medium weight games. I typically love competitive strategy games with mostly battling and fantasy type themes, but half of my family (mostly the girls) don’t like these games so they always end up off by themselves looking at their phones instead of playing the games I bring. I’m looking for a board game that will be fun for everyone in my family to play around the table with a theme that is interesting. Since my whole family loves wine I tried Viticulture for the first time last night with my wife and we both loved it. Of course it took us several minutes to get the flow of the seasons and the mechanics but by the end it seemed pretty straightforward. I feel like I can take Viticulture home to the rest of my family over the holidays and teach it to them and we can all have fun with it but some people consider it to be a relatively complicated game. Am I delusional for thinking I can teach this game to a couple of novices like my sister in law and my mom? Does anyone have some experience teaching this to novice gamers? If they were wine lovers was the theme captivating enough to still make it enjoyable to them? What do you guys think? Thanks for the feedback!!
There are a few visitors who let you "build a structure". For example pay 1 point and build something, or just build an structure. If you play this, the structure is free? Or it allows you to build it paying for it? What about the ones that cost victory points? Thanks!
I'm wondering if any of y'all know of any books or resources about horticultural practices in cold climate AVAs such as Washington, Oregon, Michigan, or New York.
I have already read From Vines To Wines several times, and have worked in vineyards in IA and TN for about 3 years as well. I feel like I know the basics of both trellis design/repair and also general viticulture practices such as pruning, training, and canopy management. I also try to listen to podcasts pertaining to vineyard management in these cold-climate AVAs as well.
What im looking for is something more specific to viticultural practices of aromatic white wines, Cab Franc, and Pinot Noir in colder areas, particularly Michigan.
This might be way too specific, but I just thought id throw it out there! Are my only options state extension PDFs?
