Nayan Gowda (vinosity in days of yore)
@vinosity.bsky.social
Winemaker based in Bolivia. Ex-chef
Ex-winemaker for Jardín Oculto in the Cinti Valley.
Posting about wine (obviously), food, with some ancient history and geology.
https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/bolivian-adventure
New project imminent...
Ex-winemaker for Jardín Oculto in the Cinti Valley.
Posting about wine (obviously), food, with some ancient history and geology.
https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/bolivian-adventure
New project imminent...
This sounds very Game of Thrones.
December 17, 2025 at 12:25 PM
This sounds very Game of Thrones.
Oh, you are good!
December 17, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Oh, you are good!
And, how do you pronounce "Tintwistle", Jane?
;-)
;-)
December 17, 2025 at 12:15 PM
And, how do you pronounce "Tintwistle", Jane?
;-)
;-)
Shall do.
Moving to La Paz later this week.
An apartment that I can actually cook in.
Moving to La Paz later this week.
An apartment that I can actually cook in.
December 15, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Shall do.
Moving to La Paz later this week.
An apartment that I can actually cook in.
Moving to La Paz later this week.
An apartment that I can actually cook in.
Max did well, by all accounts. He ended up staying for two days more; just for shits and giggles.
I shall be seeing him in Cochabamba, later this week.
Also, I shall be back in Luribay, the beginning of January.
I shall be seeing him in Cochabamba, later this week.
Also, I shall be back in Luribay, the beginning of January.
December 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Max did well, by all accounts. He ended up staying for two days more; just for shits and giggles.
I shall be seeing him in Cochabamba, later this week.
Also, I shall be back in Luribay, the beginning of January.
I shall be seeing him in Cochabamba, later this week.
Also, I shall be back in Luribay, the beginning of January.
At least, for me, that would be easy to forget.
November 22, 2025 at 8:50 AM
At least, for me, that would be easy to forget.
Now, thank you for that, Anabel.
I am trying to learn the language; and keep getting tripped up.
Also, I shall add REC to my list to watch.
I am trying to learn the language; and keep getting tripped up.
Also, I shall add REC to my list to watch.
November 20, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Now, thank you for that, Anabel.
I am trying to learn the language; and keep getting tripped up.
Also, I shall add REC to my list to watch.
I am trying to learn the language; and keep getting tripped up.
Also, I shall add REC to my list to watch.
Especially as I have no tanks yet...
November 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Especially as I have no tanks yet...
25 was in 25; though six weeks earlier than normal.
I'm worried that 26 may also be in 25.
I'm worried that 26 may also be in 25.
November 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM
25 was in 25; though six weeks earlier than normal.
I'm worried that 26 may also be in 25.
I'm worried that 26 may also be in 25.
Yup.
I would have done it myself, but have other things to do.
I actually, really, trust this guy to make a proper go of things.
And trust, from me, is a rare commodity.
I would have done it myself, but have other things to do.
I actually, really, trust this guy to make a proper go of things.
And trust, from me, is a rare commodity.
November 14, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Yup.
I would have done it myself, but have other things to do.
I actually, really, trust this guy to make a proper go of things.
And trust, from me, is a rare commodity.
I would have done it myself, but have other things to do.
I actually, really, trust this guy to make a proper go of things.
And trust, from me, is a rare commodity.
She truly is showing her arse more than ever before.
We all knew she was an absolute nutjob; how she ever came into power is shocking.
We all knew she was an absolute nutjob; how she ever came into power is shocking.
November 14, 2025 at 8:50 AM
She truly is showing her arse more than ever before.
We all knew she was an absolute nutjob; how she ever came into power is shocking.
We all knew she was an absolute nutjob; how she ever came into power is shocking.
Pizza blanca, oyster mushrooms and loads of sage.
It's my food nemesis; would be twice my weight, if I didn't force myself to walk there, to eat one.
It's my food nemesis; would be twice my weight, if I didn't force myself to walk there, to eat one.
November 14, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Pizza blanca, oyster mushrooms and loads of sage.
It's my food nemesis; would be twice my weight, if I didn't force myself to walk there, to eat one.
It's my food nemesis; would be twice my weight, if I didn't force myself to walk there, to eat one.
Biggest disappointment was the wine I made.
Thin and vinegary.
Very different from the bottle I opened a few months ago.
I know shit happens; but it is especially shit, when it happens to you.
Thin and vinegary.
Very different from the bottle I opened a few months ago.
I know shit happens; but it is especially shit, when it happens to you.
November 14, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Biggest disappointment was the wine I made.
Thin and vinegary.
Very different from the bottle I opened a few months ago.
I know shit happens; but it is especially shit, when it happens to you.
Thin and vinegary.
Very different from the bottle I opened a few months ago.
I know shit happens; but it is especially shit, when it happens to you.
Or Andean, in general.
Was actually thinking about doing that for the Burns Supper I have coming up.
Was actually thinking about doing that for the Burns Supper I have coming up.
November 13, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Or Andean, in general.
Was actually thinking about doing that for the Burns Supper I have coming up.
Was actually thinking about doing that for the Burns Supper I have coming up.
It will be a gumbo.
Most probably chicken.
Most probably chicken.
November 13, 2025 at 11:14 PM
It will be a gumbo.
Most probably chicken.
Most probably chicken.
Not really a thing here.
We do have "popcorn" crabs, but those are at the other end of the country.
We do have "popcorn" crabs, but those are at the other end of the country.
November 13, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Not really a thing here.
We do have "popcorn" crabs, but those are at the other end of the country.
We do have "popcorn" crabs, but those are at the other end of the country.