Studying winemaking

I just found the perfect course for me, a MSc in Sustainable Viticulture and Oenology. It's exactly what I would have wanted to study. But it's in Milan, which would be okay except I don't live in Italy, I live in Ireland. Can you imagine studying with 21-year-olds at 68? Yes, I can. But I cannot just move to Italy for two years. 

I have written to them to ask if they have a distance learning option or at least a combination option whereby I could go for short period of in-person with online study in between. As we have flights to Milan from Knock, I could be a commuter student. 

I satisfy the entrance criteria as I speak English and have a bachelor's degree in Biology. How cool would that be?

I think this could potentially get me out of my funk. I have lost interest in everything else including writing and sailing. Is this my next iteration?

Success in the new plantings

It's nice to report that all the newly planted vines have taken, have leafed and grown to about a foot tall. That's a relief. Even the Chardonnay test vines have sprouted and actually look more vigorous than the others. Yea!

The original vines planted in 2015 have grown massively this season, as everything else seems to have done, and are flowering profusely, both red and white. We may actually have a small harvest this year. Next year we must prune without reserve. First, we have to learn how.

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