David M. Bueker
Riesling Guru
34433
Thu Mar 23, 2006 11:52 am
Connecticut
Jenise
FLDG Dishwasher
42725
Tue Mar 21, 2006 2:45 pm
The Pacific Northest Westest
Ben Tex wrote:Hello All,
First post here-- a little history. I'm a native Texan who lived in the California bay area for 4 years from 1997 until 2001. While there, my wife and I fell in love with good wine, making many trips to Napa and Sonoma. As empty nesters, most evenings would begin on our patio with a bottle of good California wine. When retirement took us back to my native south Texas, we soon discovered a new phenomenon. We learned we couldn't comfortably enjoy a glass of wine on our patio without gnats flying into our glasses and swimming around. Then we learned to "fish" them out with napkin corners, and then cover our glasses with napkins, coasters, cd cases, paperback books, etc. I assumed this was more the rule than the exception across the country, since more of the country has lush foliage and some humidity than not. I was talking with a fellow wine lover from Michigan the other day, and he said he had never experienced it. My questions to the forum are: where do you live? do you ever drink wine outdoors? do you ever experience the gnat problem I described? if so, how do you address it?
Looking forward to communicating with all of you on this, and many other topics.
Take care,
Ben
Keith M
Beer Explorer
1184
Sat Jan 06, 2007 2:25 am
Finger Lakes, New York
Ben Tex wrote:if so, how do you address it?
Cynthia Wenslow
Pizza Princess
5746
Mon Mar 27, 2006 9:32 pm
The Third Coast
Redwinger
Wine guru
4038
Wed Mar 22, 2006 2:36 pm
Way Down South In Indiana, USA
Dale Williams
Compassionate Connoisseur
11175
Tue Mar 21, 2006 4:32 pm
Dobbs Ferry, NY (NYC metro)
David M. Bueker
Riesling Guru
34433
Thu Mar 23, 2006 11:52 am
Connecticut
Dale Williams wrote:Better gnats than yellowjackets. I'll never forget a lawn concert where hornets were in love with my Spatlese.
Paul Winalski
Wok Wielder
8064
Wed Mar 22, 2006 9:16 pm
Merrimack, New Hampshire
Howie Hart
The Hart of Buffalo
6389
Thu Mar 23, 2006 4:13 pm
Niagara Falls, NY
Yeah - they don't really drink that much.Thomas wrote:I consider gnats and fruit flies good protein to pair with wine...
Redwinger
Wine guru
4038
Wed Mar 22, 2006 2:36 pm
Way Down South In Indiana, USA
Drew Hall wrote: We do the aluminum foil cover which works fine.
DRew
Robert Reynolds
1000th member!
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Fri Jun 08, 2007 11:52 pm
Sapulpa, OK
Robert Reynolds wrote:Gnats in the Deep South are a fact of life
ChefJCarey
Wine guru
4508
Sat Mar 10, 2007 8:06 pm
Noir Side of the Moon
Robin Garr wrote:Robert Reynolds wrote:Gnats in the Deep South are a fact of life
I've always admired the name of the Savannah minor-league baseball team, the Sand Gnats.
You've got to wonder about their team cheers. ("Go, Gnats!"?) And I find it particularly difficult to imagine what the team mascot might look like ...
Redwinger
Wine guru
4038
Wed Mar 22, 2006 2:36 pm
Way Down South In Indiana, USA
ChefJCarey wrote:Robin Garr wrote:Robert Reynolds wrote:Gnats in the Deep South are a fact of life
I've always admired the name of the Savannah minor-league baseball team, the Sand Gnats.
You've got to wonder about their team cheers. ("Go, Gnats!"?) And I find it particularly difficult to imagine what the team mascot might look like ...
Kind of a sad,........
Ben Tex wrote:do you ever drink wine outdoors? do you ever experience the gnat problem I described? if so, how do you address it?
Robert Reynolds
1000th member!
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Fri Jun 08, 2007 11:52 pm
Sapulpa, OK
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