The use of cover crops in a vineyard has been well studied, and is often employed in vineyards around the world. Basically, cover crops are plants (usually grasses) sown in between the rows of vines, which are most often used…
Month: August 2011
Welcome Visitors from JancisRobinson.com!
The Academic Wino extends a warm welcome and “hello” to subscribers to www.jancisrobinson.com visiting this site for the first time! My first guest post written for Jancis Robinson comes out today, August 26th, 2011 and is available to subscribers to…
The Academic Wino Takes a Mini-Vacation
Hello, readers of The Academic Wino! I am off on a mini-vacation this week (just barely dodged the east coast earthquake by a couple of hours) to see my beloved baby sister get married, so I will not be posting…
Does Alcohol Consumption Affect the Risk of Dementia from Alzheimer’s Disease?
For today’s post, we’ll be examining a relatively brief study published earlier in 2011 regarding alcohol consumption and its effects on incident and Alzheimer’s dementia. Compared to other studies I’ve reviewed in the past, this one is much shorter, but…