It is amazing how your life can change. It can change in an instant, an hour, a day, a week, a month, a year. September always brings back memories for me. Since 2013 we had been vacationing in Spain in September. Making sure we were here to celebrate either my birthday or Bob's birthday. The… Continue reading Still not sick of this view
Early morning on Bob's birthday I heard the grape harvesting machine go through the village. I didn't jump out of bed to see where it was going as I figured it was probably done for the night. I attempted to go back to sleep when I heard a sound...it was the sound of rustling leaves.… Continue reading Grape Harvesting Machine
Hello Autumn! The calendar tells me you have arrived although we are still enjoying Summer temperatures. There was some fog/mist on the hills this morning which made for a beautiful start to the day. Here is a glimpse of the first day of Autumn in the vineyard. The Red Xarel·lo grapes amongst the green leaves of… Continue reading First day of Autumn feels like Summer
It all starts with grapes. Okay...It starts with the vine but for today's blog we are starting at the grapes. As do many vineyards, Finca Viladellops not only grow grapes for their own production of wines but they also sell grapes to other wineries. They sell the grapes whole or they perform the process of… Continue reading Pressing Time
I sure am glad we escaped to the beach yesterday afternoon. Even though I didn't get a great night's sleep last night I charged through the day getting so much accomplished. Our night was interrupted first by the sound of a tractor shortly after 3am. Then the sound of the harvester and the tractor slowing… Continue reading Glass of wine well-earned
The Winery Woman 