Sarah Bray

Reframing Abruzzo’s Wines: A Terroir-Driven Renaissance

Sarah Bray — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:20:00 GMT

Abruzzo is a region of contrasts, with vineyards that sit between the Adriatic Sea and the Apennines. It is at once one of Italy’s most productive and most overlooked wine regions, but beneath Abruzzo’s reputation for volume lies a far mo...(read more)

Green Water, Hydrology, and Viticulture: Observing the Importance of Soil Moisture and Rethinking Land Management

Sarah Bray — Thu, 01 May 2025 20:20:00 GMT

Think of water, and images of vast oceans, white-capped rapids, babbling brooks, and placid lakes come to mind. Water, however, exists beyond these everyday blue bodies, and today many climate scientists are focusing their attention on another catego...(read more)

Pruning for Sap Flow

Sarah Bray — Fri, 08 Oct 2021 15:00:00 GMT

In the vineyard, trunk diseases are spread through fungal pathogens that enter the wood through wounds, most often from pruning but also from other mechanical injuries to the vine. The diseases can metastasize over time, resulting in symptoms that in...(read more)

The White Wines of Sicily

Sarah Bray — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 16:05:00 GMT

Sarah Bray highlights Sicily's white wines, demonstrating that they are as complex, varied, and interesting as their red-skinned counterparts.(read more)