"La Vendemmia" is the grape harvest, and it is something that I have always wanted to take part in. Marta lives right in the city of Perugia, but her family has quite a few acres of land down by the Tevere(Tiber) river where they have a vineyard, an olive orchard, gardens and animals. She asked if I would like to come along and help out with the harvest and see how they make their wine. I was all about it.
Marta's family grows white and red grapes, but the reds were harvested a couple of weeks earlier and the wine was already produced. The white varieties that her family grows include, Moscato, Malvasia, Riesling Renano, Trebbiano, Sauvignon Blanc, and Grechetto.
Being a part of the harvest was so freakin cool!! it was a perfect day for it. Not too hot with a nice breeze. Marta's family is really nice and it was really peaceful. I had a lot of fun getting all sticky and checking out the different types of grapes.
The first couple of pics are of Grechetto and Marta with Grechetto, and then there is a pic of some Trebbiano grapes followed by a small shot of the vineyard and our haul.
The farm is actually really impressive and I really wish that I was going to be here for the olive harvest that takes place in about a month or so. Hopefully I'll get the chance some other time.
