Recent weekend enabled me to spend time under the wacthful eye of Edda Yole Gherardi the matriach of the family cooking polenta.

 A typical northern Italian dish takes 40 minutes of stirring while those waiting can chat and have a few drinks.

Ben, the patriarch who is looking fantastic for 90+, thinks it will be too soft “You will […]

 
Sometimes on weekends the vineyard has to come second to spending time with the grandchildren. It always helps to have a plan as to we’ll do because they are high energy kids. On Saturday on their farm we planted beans. First I took them to collect sheep poo from the paddock. Then mixed it with water in a […]