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First corn

I had the first sweet corn of season yesterday. My nieghbor at the farm plants about five acres of different varieties of sweet corn for personal consumption throught the summer and we picked a dozed ears yesterday to enjoy simply blanched and served with a little butter and salt although it was so sweet and tender that it didn't need either. We had some fresh produce from our garden so I made my watermelon and tomato salad and I grilled some venison steaks. I opened a few wines:

2002 Shafer Relentless Syrah-deep black and inky. Still a huge monster of a wine with blackberry and peppery notes a bit tannic and quite intense. It needs a few more years. "B+" now but could easily age into an "A" just a bit tannic presently.

2002 Flora Springs 25th Anniversary Cabernet-Medium bodied. Lovely spicy flavors with cassis and anise. Smooth ripe tannins. A joy to drink and a definate "A"

2004 Kelham Oakville Sauvignon Blanc-Apples and pears with sweet honeydew melon notes. Nice brisk acid finish. Not a well known winery but they really make terrific wines. "B"

2005 Hofer Gruner Veltliner-$11 for a litre..what a bargain. Plenty of lime and citrus a bit of white pepper and a nice acidic balance. Good match with the corn. "B" but bring a "church key" since it has a crown cap.

2002 Shafer Red Shoulder Ranch Chardonnay-Rich smooth mouthfeel. Plenty of peachy apricot and citrus with well balanced buttery notes. Just a hint of vanilla and nice acid undertones. Best with the corn. 'B+"
Reply to
Bi!!
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Five acres for personal consumption? That's a lot of corn! Even if most of it is to make whiskey -- for personal consumption, of course.

Andy

Reply to
AyTee

By today's yields, could be up to 750 bushels...

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Mike Tommasi

They have it staggered from a planting schedule standpoint and hybrid mix so that it yields for a number of weeks through the rest of the summer. Unlike field corn, it's not planted for mechanical combine picking so the rows are farther apart and the plants are farther apart. It supplies corn for a number of families and friends and they have a small roadside stand that the grandkids operate at $3.50 per bakers dozen. Due to the very dry conditions that we've had for the past few years the ears have been much smaller than normal so they planted a little more this year than the usual three acres. When you plant 5000 acres of field corn/soybeans three to five acres doesn't seem like much!

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Bi!!

Perhaps for field corn but not for sweet corn as a hobby.

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Bi!!

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