Brian Fletcher

Round and round she goes, where she stops.....

@oliveoilguy Have you finished V26?

@oliveoilguy I remember Norman Swan ABC talking about olive oil in that it was healthy because it replaced fats in the diet - not in itself "healthy".

Extra virgin olive oil #evoo #aove is a delicious ingredient in healthy food. Want a medicine? Go to the lane in your supermarket selling eyeliner, or see your local GP. Influencers be damned. share.google/V9awCxzObD9ulU…

Distance between spurs a little tight for my liking. theguardian.com/au

It's time to post this again. csanr.wsu.edu/agriculture-re…

To whom it may concern: stop applying Jena experiment results to crop production. -Farmers use managed, intelligent species selection; mixtures must beat the best monocultures, not the average of all monocultures as ecology measures it. -Biodiversity benefits in ecological research take 3–5+ years to emerge in perennial systems; this tells us nothing about annual crops or cover crops. -Ecological research finds that biodiversity correlates with benefits, not what causes them, and without knowing the mechanism, farmers have no basis for action.

Most soil inoculants fail for the same reason: the soil decides who survives. If conditions don’t support the “right” microbes already, why would purchased ones thrive? csanr.wsu.edu/why-soil-inocu…

@oliveoilguy Thanks!

@fletchwine There has been a worrying trend for some time for reduced consumption in traditional oil producing countries (much like wine!). Aus bucks the trend with continued growth, now close to 2L per person/pa.

Spanish production 1.194M tonnes down 174K tonnes due to heavy rains in Jan.

The best, best tasting notes by anyone, ever - not just these wines.

@Affordable_Wino and he's been doing it for years.

@fletchwine one of the better NZ Chards.

Oh, the balance. Fleshy, beautiful oak.

Hmmm. The Barossa etc is heading for some rain. I'm no expert at all on this area but I would have thought 10mm or so wouldn't be a problem.

@eric_hz143 Americans confusing fiction with reality.

I want this to happen to me so bad

@jimofayr @TheWineCruUK @Menstriebhoy @WINEOMAN @MoutonIsAClaret @wineworldnews @talkavino @CambWineBlogger @KawaiSusana @winewankers @stuartjmurray @7MikeCollins6 @GilesMacDonogh @TheWatchfulCook @AlexTheBike @FratelliAimasso Drinking around the world Jim!

@TheWineCruUK @Menstriebhoy @WINEOMAN @MoutonIsAClaret @wineworldnews @talkavino @CambWineBlogger @KawaiSusana @winewankers @stuartjmurray This evening we had a stunning red wine blend from the Pfalz by Oliver Zeter, what a magician of a wine maker he is.

Happy Friday #winelovers Couple of crackers here! What will be in your glass this weekend? @Menstriebhoy @WINEOMAN @MoutonIsAClaret @jimofayr @wineworldnews @talkavino @CambWineBlogger @KawaiSusana @winewankers @vendemmiawine @stuartjmurray #winelovers #weekendvides

@DrHelenFry The Bridge (1959)

What is the best World War Two movie you’ve ever watched?

@GoatRoper911 Well, nice bit of eco washing, but Jesus, looks like you've whipped the midrow into cream, either by constant tillage, or pre emergent.

Man, what a no brainer.

@TheCinesthetic Lord of the Flies.

What kids movie has no right to be as good as it is?

@jwalkermobile @unusual_whales They had some of the best fruit in the Napa/Sonoma. Terrific winemaking etc. There's a tiresome rhetoric about jug wines etc, but they were/are very very good at winemaking.

@unusual_whales Gallo

America’s biggest wine maker shuts down production in Napa Valley, per NYP