Dusted off one of the older

Raises the question, how is the "vino de mich"?

I’m usually not a big fan of paint on these carvings , but you pulled it off well John

JFPNCM said:

Raises the question, how is the "vino de mich"?

Click to expand...

A little woody.

honesttjohn said:

A little woody.

Click to expand...

The vines have it.

I like, but not sure if I like paint, or no paint, more.

Don't know if this is possible, but looks like you could make a stack of the lower part ahead of time, then do the top in whatever language requested, then join the two.

Great job on these, John!

David

Excellent...would look great in any language...!

Beautiful work, as always, John.

Speaking of wine, I just read this morning that all of the smoke from the fires in the northwest are causing problems with the grapes. Apparently, the grapes absorb the smoke through their skins, Pino Noir is very thin skinned, and is having a very negative impact. Smokey might be good on ribs, ummm ribs, but not in wine. Some vintners are predicting an extremely bad year for wine. If so, we can expect prices to go up and an upsurge in imported wines.

As if the pandemic isn't enough. Now they're taking away one way to get through it. :crying:

They grow a lot of grapes here in Michigan - it's just not publicized.

honesttjohn said:

They grow a lot of grapes here in Michigan - it's just not publicized.

Click to expand...

I read recently there was a little bit of smoke there too, similar to Seattle.
Herb

That's nice. I think you should find all the Italian restaurants in the region and make three different versions of this available: Welcome, Men, Women, but in Italian.

Like the outcome John.

Barry747 said:

As if the pandemic isn't enough. Now they're taking away one way to get through it. :crying:

Click to expand...

So, make your own. It's not rocket science, even my older son made some, from a grapevine in his back yard. And surprised me, tasted pretty darn good.

Just made a short search on winemaking. Apparently you can make wine out of about anything that is fermentable. And it ain't that hard. How about pumpkin wine for example? Apples, and I don't know what all else.

JOAT said:

So, make your own. It's not rocket science, even my older son made some, from a grapevine in his back yard. And surprised me, tasted pretty darn good.

Click to expand...

My guess is, if I tried it, after stomping the grapes the wine would taste like feet.:grin:

Seriously, I prefer to stick with woodworking. After doing it for 15 years I feel like I'm actually starting to really learn how to do it right, sometimes.

Methinks the trip to Alaska was worthwhile My choice is all of the above! A serious question-are the Michigan grapes for eating ? Or wine?

Wine!!

honesttjohn said:

Wine!!

Click to expand...

Or paint remover? Sorry John but I've sampled the choices and I'll pass.

Hey, another thought. If the wine ends up with a smoky flavor pair it with BBQ.