The sun had just cleared the horizon when I snapped this photo.
When a grower gets old, infirm, or dies, and he has no one to take over for him or to sell to, his parcels are left to go wild. It's a bit sad, but the abandoned parcels do provide some habitat for wildlife among the tended vineyards. And they can be pretty.
That's so sad...I guess the youngsters don't want to do all the hard work of being a vigneron.
ReplyDeleteIt's a sad photo.
There may be more than one inheritor, and they ca';t agree... meanwhile, no-one tends the land. And the lawyers are the ultimate beneficiaries! P.
ReplyDeleteAre there often any leftover grapes that might be usable?
ReplyDeleteDo the vines wither and die, or do they keep producing grapes?
ReplyDeletevirginiac, in some cases, that's true. They say there are too many grapes being grown these days what with all the competition from new world wines.
ReplyDeletepauline, also true in some cases, and that's really sad!
mary, not really in the abandoned vineyards, but often there are in the tended vineyards. Ken's made jelly from them a couple of times.
starman, they keep producing, but a lower quality fruit. I'll bet some wildlife benefits, though.