Ben BaranowskiBordeaux Weather Summary: 2018Last October, I played around with some weather observation data from Bordeaux and made a nice (at least I thought) graphic summarizing the…Jun 26, 2018Jun 26, 2018
Ben BaranowskiWDT Path to Production: JIRABut messing with Jira cards is such a pain…Jun 19, 2018Jun 19, 2018
Ben BaranowskiUsing leaflet to study wine regionsOne of the components to learning about the world of wine is geography. Where are wine grapes grown? Why are they grown there? What is the…Dec 18, 20172Dec 18, 20172
Ben BaranowskiClimate change signalSince I’ve been playing around with long-ish term station data for wine growing regions, I had a friend ask if I could make some plots that…Oct 13, 2017Oct 13, 2017
Ben BaranowskiA rough year: Bordeaux Weather Summary 20172017 started off quite warm, with daily high and low temperatures above normal for many days in February, March and into early April (see…Oct 12, 2017Oct 12, 2017
Ben BaranowskiThe French Connection: RiojaRioja, Spain’s premier wine producing region, has its own rich wine history. As is typical in Europe, Rioja’s wine history was influenced…Sep 25, 2017Sep 25, 2017
Ben BaranowskiGreen Pepper WineHave you ever sat down to dinner with a bottle of wine and noticed your wine had notes of green pepper? or jalapeno? or you described it as…Sep 9, 2017Sep 9, 2017
Ben BaranowskiOutflow Boundaries and Thunderstorm DevelopmentIf you look at enough weather radar data in the summer, you’ll see storms surrounded by circular lines. Below is a Radarscope screenshot…Jul 27, 20171Jul 27, 20171
Ben BaranowskiThere are different kinds of squall lines?Most everyone is familiar with a squall line. It’s a long line of strong thunderstorms. Here’s a great example of one from the Chicago…Jul 21, 2017Jul 21, 2017
Ben BaranowskiHeatwave in SpainSouthern Spain reaches 25+ degrees F higher than normal.Jul 17, 2017Jul 17, 2017