Monday, August 13, 2018

Grapey

The grapes out in the vineyard are getting riper every day. It's most obvious with the red grapes, but the white ones are also ripening, going from green to more of a golden yellow. I have no idea when harvesting will start, but I'll bet it will be a little sooner than normal, given the hot summer we're having.

I'm not good at identifying varietals. This is either cabernet franc, côt (malbec), or gamay.

In other seasonal news, I read that the hunting season for game birds (pheasant and partridge) opens on September 23 in our area. Wild hares can be hunted starting October 14. Organized hunts for deer, foxes, and wild boar were authorized starting back in June, but I haven't seen one happen in our area so far this season. It won't be long.
Posted by wcs at 08:30
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4 comments:

  1. Moving with Mitchell13 August, 2018 10:32

    My refined grape identification skills tell me that those are indeed ... grapes.

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  2. elgee13 August, 2018 20:25

    They look delicious! But I think - and you've said so before if I remember correctly - they aren't very nice to eat, are they?

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  3. Emm14 August, 2018 04:12

    What a beautiful picture. I feel as if I could reach through the screen to touch them, all burstingly plump.

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  4. wcs14 August, 2018 09:52

    mitch, baby steps!

    elgee, well, they're ok to eat, but they're small, tart, and have seeds.

    emm, :)

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