Grape Time of Year
Hi fellow Hiveians,
Today I wanted to appreciate the yearly routine of grape picking!
Grape Time of Year
There are always times when it is highly enjoyable, but also bittersweet to do something.
This time of year is one of my favorites. I have a lot of favorites, when I think about it, but I also think that's a wonderful thing. I've got a LOT of things to look forward to that's for sure!
The end of the summer brings some bittersweet realities for me, most importantly less daylight hours. I love sunlight, and always have! I know it's important that we appreciate these things and I don't think it would be good for me to live in a place where it is constant and crazy sunlight, as much as I would like it, I would eventually get bored of it lol.
That also means it's GRAPE PICKING SEASON!
Grape picking is one of the activities we've looked forward to for the last 4 years or so, except for the one year we had a horrible frost and it killed all the local crops which sucked. Other than that though, we've been committed to picking grapes!
We've made good friends with one of the vineyards and they bring people in to pick the grapes with them. It's a lot of fun because it's a highly social event but it's also one where you are doing work! It's as difficult as you'd like it to be. You can pick slowly or quickly, the owner doesn't complain. He likes having the people around to help, because it's some old fashioned Italian work, really. Families and friends all help in the harvest which is wonderful.
We've been going for so long that we are known by all of the regulars which is nice. We get to see the friends we've made over the years all come back. Some of them are quite old, so it's nice to get to spend time with them and get to hear some of their stories and wisdom. Importantly for me, it's also a great environment to have my son around.
Not that kids aren't the best company for him to be around, but I think it's important that he is spending good time with adults and also sees the hard work that people put in for things. Around the house, he may not notice things get cleaned up by me on a regular basis, but when we are working in the grape fields, he is there tackling the job just as much if not more than the people that are decades older than him. It's a great way to show him work ethic!
There will be a little challenge this year because it just rained a LOT the 2 days before the damn picking event hahaha. It didn't really rain much at all the last 6 weeks, but of course it ends up dumping a bunch of rain on us. We need the rain, indeed but when it rains like this it makes the field a muddy mess. We've got plenty of gear for it, but not everybody comes prepared for that which is comical. You know you're going out in a field to pick things, yet you go in sneakers? Come on bro!
I wonder how many pounds we will pick this year!
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I know it's weird, but I've never tasted grapes before. What do they taste like?
Not weird at all! If they aren't from your area, then it's likely you won't get them easily.
There are so many varieties and they taste different depending on the kind! Many of them are juicy on the inside, slightly sour on the skin but the inside is a good, mild sweetness. Some of them are very, very sweet but I find those to be gross!
Okay, I'm looking forward to the experience of tasting it someday
We tried to grow grapes when I was a little kid, but we never had much luck with them. They never really came in like our strawberries and blueberries did.
Yeah I think grapes need a bit more TLC than things like strawberries do. My great aunt used to grow them on a pergola in her yard and we used to love to snack on them, but she would get mad because she used them to make homemade wine haha.
You are probably right. What a great memory! I remember my Grandma used to have a bunch of raspberry bushes at her old house.
This is the first time I've heard the term "Vendimia," so I learned something new from your post.
The grapes look beautiful, and I'm sure a good wine came from that harvest.
One thing I like about the post is the importance of teaching children the need to work and the value of it.
Thanks for sharing.
Happy weekend.
Cheers and greetings.
Cheers, it's really important that we teach kids the right upbringing! There is a lot of shit in the world, but the most important thing we can do is teach the kiddos the value of work and dedication.