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Mar 21, 2021
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Frost Burgundy 2020

These vines are in Chablis, France. The water was sprayed on them to form ice “cocoons” to protect them from early frosts. The solution to changing weather patterns is sometimes counter-intuitive. — photo from Decanter Magazine

“Some say the world will end in fire

Some say in ice.
From what I’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it ha…

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