Making Chocolate: 82% Cacao Forastero

Bad news. All that lush new grape vine growth was frost killed when we had a sudden late frost

I’m making chocolate again. Crisis has set in – I’m clean out of all the several test pounds made during

Nacional White Bean Cacao Sadly Over-Conched

This past weekend I discovered how easy it is to over-process the sensational and rare Nacional white bean cacao from

By Mary G. Holland May 11, 2015 Quickly heal bleeding grape vines pruned in spring, saving last year’s growth I believe

By Mary G. Holland May 9, 2015 Grape Trellis Milestone A few days ago it was time to tie up to

By Mary G. Holland May 4, 2015 Second Vineyard: Success! (This is a continuation of the previous post on growing

By Mary G. Holland April 27, 2015 Northern Wine Grape Vines: Starting a Vineyard After around ten years I finally

By Mary G. Holland April 14, 2015 Last week I started some beading experiments to cheer myself up from all the April

By Mary G. Holland April 6, 2015 Crystal Grid Maker This is fantastic. The crystal grid that this eight year old

By Mary G. Holland March 31, 2015 The Choice is Ours In the past, the Universe has responded neutrally to