As I was picking the grapes, in the lovely autumn sunshine, I was thinking about all of the scrubbing, washing and sterilizing we did to get ready.  I thought about all the books on wine-making I had read (and had read to me), all emphasizing that "everything must be scrupulously clean".  And I wondered "Who scrubs the stink bugs?  And the daddy long-legs? And the ladybugs?"  These are just among … Continue reading →