by Dr. Sarah D. Oktay Managing Director UMass Boston Nantucket Field Station In the last issue of Yesterday’s island/Today’s Nantucket we learned about pH and the importance of various acid concentrations to the development of wine profiles and soil. This week, we will talk about some normal pH ranges for […]
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Blues and Bleus
by Chef Jenn Farmer Memorial Day always reminds me of the Blues. Where I grew up there was a little bar, made from quarried stone, which sat on a bluff. The bluff overlooked a flat grassy area that sat upon a river. The grassy area was surrounded by lovely trees. […]
The Diversity of Island Life
Every other year, Nantucket Biodiversity Initiative Assessment Week offers naturalists, researchers, and the public the chance to help document the many exciting and amazing species on Nantucket Island. From Wednesday, May 16 until Monday, May 22, a variety of walks and talks will be offered both during the day and […]
Summer Wine
by Robert P. Barsanti I returned to Nantucket on a long delayed boat. On this full boat, the seats were claimed early and I stood outside, hard up against the metal gate of the closed snack bar. The wind and rain had built a substantial chop over the shoals in […]
Food, Glorious Food at the Wine Festiva
by Sarah Teach Fine wines won’t be the only palate-pleasers illuminating the 2012 Nantucket Wine Festival. Veiled beneath the shadows of the much more renowned Grand Tasting and Harbor Gala dwell perhaps the greater gems: the series of Wine & Food seminars that offer an inside scoop of some of […]
Between the Ocean & the Deep Red Wine
by Dr. Sarah D. Oktay Managing Director UMass Boston Nantucket Field Station Today’s pop quiz: What is important for proper vineyard cultivation, relatively high in ocean water compared to rain water, and causes us to add lime to our soil to grow some of the plants we like the best? […]
Brunch and Rhubarb
by Chef Jenn Farmer With Mother’s Day and the Wine Festival coming up, I have been thinking about one of my favorite meals: brunch (or, more accurately, champagne or bloody Mary brunch). Although being a single parent and an early morning person limits the chances of me getting to eat […]
