A view from the new terraces being built above the winery. Looking over the Douro River.
New terraces being built from the near-dust that makes up the earth.
When the fruit arrives it passes on this table for selection.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Douro Fruit
A view from the new terraces being built above the winery. Looking over the Douro River.New terraces being built from the near-dust that makes up the earth.When the fruit arrives it passes on this table for selection.
Vedemmia, Douro, Portugal
Foot-treading is still practiced in the Douro region. These open concrete tanks, referred to as 'lagars', are about 10x15 feet and 3 feet deep. Every morning people are treading in the tanks singing.
Trucks drive from the high terraces above the river and unload in this area.
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