Mimi’s worms have done an amazing job of turning llama poop into a sweet-smelling compost teeming with micro-life. 
Now comes tea time: fill a bag with the magic compost, fill the brewing tank with water, stir in a concoction of natural nutrients, immerse the bag in the water solution and turn on the mixing pump. Aerate vigorously for several days and voila, you have miracle tea.
Three weeks ago the magic tea was sprayed on the Flat Block, soil and leaves. Of our four legacy blocks of own-rooted Pinot noir, the Flat Block looks to be the most in danger of attack by phylloxera. If the compost tea can give a boost to its immune system, as we think it will, we could have many more years of enjoying the absolutely unique wine that this 3-acre block of old vines keep giving us.
Mimi, her llama poop, worms and Flat Block rock! Utterly inspiring.
[...] Mark is a poetic activity. It was Mark who inspired Mimi’s worm farm project, taught her how to brew compost tea, and provided her starter set of bugs and worms to get it going. Mark’s farm, Chili Nervanos [...]
[...] old this year. There are signs that phylloxera has finally discovered its unprotected roots, but Mimi’s worm tea is being liberally applied to boost its immune system, and we believe its best years may still be [...]