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…2 min read·Jun 26, 2018----
Ben BaranowskiWDT Path to Production: JIRABut messing with Jira cards is such a pain…4 min read·Jun 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…3 min read·Dec 18, 2017--2--2
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…2 min read·Oct 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…2 min read·Oct 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…2 min read·Sep 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…3 min read·Sep 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…2 min read·Jul 27, 2017--1--1
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…2 min read·Jul 21, 2017----
Ben BaranowskiHeatwave in SpainSouthern Spain reaches 25+ degrees F higher than normal.2 min read·Jul 17, 2017----