Great wine comes from great vineyards

What makes a great wine? There is a hard and fast answer: “great wine comes from great vineyards.”What makes a great vineyard?• Terroir. This is big net answer because the French term includes soil composition, climate, topography, even the culture and experience of the vineyard-winery workers.

POST PUBLIC LIBRARY NOTES

SCOTTYELLOWHORSE continues his family tradition of welcoming tourists along Route 66/I-40 at the New Mexico–Arizona state line. PAM HUMBLE | SPECIAL TO THE DISPATCHFall brings wonderful weather in West Texas, although a few of those hot days still slip in to disturb us.

Sweet it is

Reader s, welcome back to our pages columnist Sue Jane Sullivan for the season. While Sullivan also compiles many of our community calendars and event bulletins year-round, she takes a well-deserved hiatus from the demands of column writing during the summer. —The EditorsI’m a snacker.

Get out of the way and share the light

Jesus desires that we all shine our lights before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. (We saw that in last week’s edition.) Please allow me to continue the thought here.

PAPA D'S ICE CREAM & TREATS

NONE-YA-BUSINESS Darren Witteman unloaded furniture, equipment and appliances into Papa D’s Ice Cream & Treats last week. He told the Dispatch he had a dream and it’s all tentative at this point. Should it materialize, main street won’t be seeing anything until the summer of 2025.

Pumpkin Creamer to turn your coffee into a cozy fall flavor

CUISINE & CULTURE | ANGELINA@ANGELINALARUE.COMIt’s the season for pumpkin infused “everything”. And believe me, pumpkin goes into almost any sweet or savory food or beverage, just take a look at store shelves. Some even have an entire section devoted to the beloved gourd.

Five enemies of wine

Wine is your friend, especially when sipped with friends during a convivial meal. You are obliged to protect it from its enemies.Classic factors that negatively impact wine quality:• Oxygen. Exposure to oxygen can be wine’s valued friend or its mortal enemy. The key is moderation.

ROUTE 66 RAMBLE, PART 9

In the American consciousness, California occupies a fabled throne: lodestone of the Golden West, goal of the beleaguered Dust Bowl Okies, fantasy of film and fortune, home of the high life.

Lighten up Christian!

I remember accepting Jesus as my Savior and how He flooded my heart and soul. It was such a great feeling! I’m sure those of you who have experienced this know the feeling I am talking about.

4-H COOKING CHALLENGE

COOKING CHALLENGE 4-H members Daveigh Gomez, Cenci Torres, and Elliot Talerico started practicing their cooking skills Sunday with Couch Hannah Gomez, not pictured. If you’re interested in coaching a team, please get in touch with Xane Reiter at the Extension Office at 495-4400.