EVERYTHING BETTER ... HAYLEY’S ARTFUL BLENDING For this October/November Newsletter I am So right now, human activities emit 60 or more times the amount of carbon dioxide celebrating the winemaker’s art of blending released by volcanoes each year. While a volcano eruption may be perceived as much more different varietals together to deliver a synergistic result where the sum of the carbon dioxide released, the reality is that one violent volcanic eruption lasting a few hours parts are greater than the whole. will only act to match human emissions. And their low eruption frequency makes them no This is a fine artful dozen indeed! Enjoy! match to the average annual human contribution. Volcanoes are actually in my mind very cool. Carbon is an essential component to regulating the earth’s temperature and volcanes ensure the release of carbon as part of the earth’s natural thermostat. They spew COinto the atmosphere to raise the earth’s temperature,2 the warmth then helps the seawater evaporate, then the rain from the sky dissolves minerals from the rocks into the rivers and seas, which then precipitate out to form new rocks, which are eventually subducted into the earth’s mantle, where it is again released via volcanic eruption. It’s a pretty amazing process the earth has setup for itself to allow organisms to exist. In many ways this question is always a good reminder to stop, and reflect on what nature has given us, and admire the amazing way in which it works. In the words of Albert Einstein ‘Look deep into nature and you will understand everything better.’ Signing off, Hayley P TAHBILK 1 x2016 ‘Old Vines’ Cabernet Shiraz 1 x2017 Grenache Shiraz Mourvèdre 2 x2016 Cabernet Merlot Read more about Tahbilk’s carbon journey at https://tahbilk.club/carbonzero 2 x2016 Shiraz Cabernet 2 x2016 ‘Five Generations’ Red 1 x2019 Grenache Mourvèdre Rosé 1 x2016 Roussanne Marsanne Viognier 2 x2018 ‘Five Generations’ White EXCLUSIVE $233 Normally $299.40 09 SAVE $66.40