Barrel Refurbishment

A few weeks ago we took all the barrels up from the cellar, washed them down, painted the rings and put sunflower oil on the wood.  They look great now.

British wine-making in the good old days

Click on the picture for video. Nice wholesome fun.

Mushrooms in the cellar

(This was a post from 2010 which I never published at the time.)

Check this out!!!  Mushrooms growing in the cellar!

Must be all the rain this year. There is also a lot of fungus on the barrels.