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Sunday 18 September 2011

2011 Loire vintage: Saturday picking 17th September


During the harvest in Touraine, weekend picking of small parcels of vines is often done by family and friends. Yesterday I passed a vineyard between Epeigné-les-Bois and Francueil where my guess is that this was a case of family and friends getting together for the 2011 vendange.

Time for refreshment to the right

Tractor with cagettes (small picking boxes)

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