In winemaking, CO2 pushes grape skins to the top, where they aromatize into the surrounding air -- resulting in a loss of the tannins and esters that would otherwise be part of your wine.
A simple punchdown, a good stir, is a necessary part in capturing the detail and nuance found in something as simple as grape skins.
No better way to do it than under the sun with @okage1
Lion. Brûle-parfum, Iran, fin XIIe-début XIIIe siècle
Expo "Parfums d'Orient", IMA
Grues. Éventails flottant sur la rivière d’Uji, Japon, XVIIe siècle (Edo)
Expo "À la Cour du Prince Genji - mille ans d'imaginaire japonais", musée Guimet
A rather regal-looking lion on the 'crown' of the Stewart Memorial Fountain in Glasgow's Kelvingrove Park. The fountain was created in 1872 from a design by James Sellars with sculptures by the legendary John Mossman.
"More than 250 years ago, the #Ojibwe people, one of the largest Indigenous populations in North America, received a prophecy to migrate westward until they reached the land where food grows on water.
When the #MilleLacsBand of Ojibwe encountered wild rice in north-central Minnesota, they knew they found their new home. Rice harvesting has been a cornerstone of Ojibwe culture ever since.
"Today, mining exploration company #TalonMetals, also has its sights set on Minnesota. Some of the world’s richest high-grade #nickel and #copper deposits are thousands of feet below the state colloquially known as 'the land of 10,000 lakes.'
"Talon seeks to construct a mine in the rural town of Tamarack, which it says will be integral to building the nation’s domestic supply of materials necessary for a clean energy transition.
"Nickel and copper are key components of rechargeable #lithium ion (#LION) batteries that are widely used for low-emission technologies like electric vehicles (EVs). The company already has an agreement to supply #Tesla with nickel from its proposed mine, potentially bringing hundreds of unionized mining jobs to this rural area.
"The federal government has also recognized nickel and copper as 'essential to national defense,' adding them to the U.S. critical minerals list in 2022 and 2023, respectively. And, this September, the Department of Defense awarded Talon a $20.1 million matching grant to continue searching for deposits throughout the #LakeSuperior region.
"As the U.S. strives to be a leader in clean energy transition, the #TamarackProject encapsulates both the promise and challenges that lie ahead.
"The Dangers of Sulfide Mining
"Kelly Applegate, the commissioner of natural resources for the Mille Lacs Band, was shocked when he first saw deep earth imaging of nickel-copper deposits beneath his tribal land in the late 1990s.
A study from the U.S. Geological Survey suggested that the Lake Superior region could have deposits as lucrative as high-yield mines in Canada and Russia.
'Oh my gosh, look at these mineral deposits that may one day be sought out,' he recalls thinking to himself.
"Two decades later, Talon Metals, a mining company founded by former Canadian venture #capitalists and based in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), applied for a permit with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to create the Tamarack Project just over a mile away from the closest Mille Lacs Band community. "
Royalty comes in many shapes, colors, and species and this lion king deserves the title that befits him so well. The look on his face shows his wisdom and tells me that he’s got many stories to tell his grandchildren.