Whitewashed buildings, azure bays dotted with colourful boats, romantic tavernas shaded
with grape vines — a luxury escape to Greece is an unforgettable holiday experience.
After our tasting, Dan and I decided to get some munchies in the winery store and shared a glass of red wine on the terrace overlooking a beautiful valley
with some grape vines in the distance.
I finished it out
with the grape vine wire handle!
Not exact matches
The South West remains by far the largest wine producing area in the State in terms of total area and production,
with 9,208 hectares of
vines producing more than 54,000 t of
grapes.
Wine production is also popular, and
vines hang heavy
with grapes all over the island.
He digged it and cleared it of stones, and planted it
with choice
vines; he built a watchtower in the midst of it, and hewed out a wine vat in it; and he looked for it to yield
grapes, but it yielded wild
grapes.
Binding his foal unto the
vine, and his ass's colt unto the choice
vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of
grapes: His eyes shall be red
with wine, and his teeth white
with milk.
I made this yesterday to celebrate fourth of July
with my parents and they were so amazed it was all raw (I even used raw
grape leaves straight from my grandma's
grape vine!!!!) We all fell in love
with that tahini sauce and also enjoyed dipping some flax corn tortilla chips in it.
Napa Valley wine
grape growers say extended drought will yield smaller 2014 crop
With California in the grips of severe drought, Napa Valley wine
grape growers on Tuesday said some
vines are ripening early and that farmers are planning fewer crops to save water...
Is the Napa Valley
Vine Trail Compatible
with Growing
Grapes?
Lechanoine went on to explain that Mouton Cadet's winemakers work
with more than 400 exclusive
grape growers on Bordeaux terroir, using sustainable practices to grow healthy
vines and together produce top quality
grapes for the wines.
Additional Winemaker Notes: The «Five
Vines» is Viszlay Vineyards» Flagship Wine; 2012 was an exceptional year for growing
grapes in Sonoma County,
with high yields and the highest quality fruit.
Their job was to shake each
vine, causing
grapes infested
with botrytis to tumble to the ground.
Fortunately, he'd given some cuttings from his own
vines to his neighbour, Mark Gifford at Blue Poles vineyard, who shared them
with friends Lynne and Phil Foster,
grape growers at Yallingup, in the warmer north of the region.
The process should be complete later this year, making King Estate, at 1,033 acres (465 planted
with grapes, or under
vine), the -LSB-...]
Set in the front garden of the family home,
grape vines and creepers adorned
with bright flowers provided a whimsical setting and welcome respite from the sweltering heat.
One day, we want to sit on our porch swing
with our miniature donkey and gaze upon our vegetable patch, our
grape vines, our apple orchard, our chicken coop and our barn full of rescued cats hanging out
with our cows and think: «We never need -LSB-...]
Dry soil encourages the production of the plant hormone abscisic acid in
vine roots, which is correlated
with earlier maturity of wine
grapes.
Warmer, longer growing seasons have allowed
grapes to stay on the
vine longer, producing fruit that results in stronger, bolder wines
with higher alcohol content.
As a
vine's leaves soak up sunshine, the light fuels photosynthesis, which fills the
grapes with sugars.
French viticulture recovered, thanks to the ingenious technique of grafting French varietal
vines onto phylloxera - resistant North American root stock, and the equally ingenious new regulatory regime: the controlled location of origin, the appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) in French, which protected French vintages from dilution
with grapes from non-French harvests.
She also suggested that
with red wines, the older the
vines are, the richer and more complex the
grape is going to be, and therefore the wine will be.
Weinberger's operation was much larger than Tyschon's, boasting eighty acres of
grape bearing
vines and a first - class winery
with 90,000 gallons of capacity.
One
grape growers» warehouse had a problem
with mice chewing through the bags of the mustard seed that they plant between the rows of
vines.
This property, lush
with bougainvillea,
grape vines and jasmine is a 50 - minute drive from Athens airport and 5 km from the village of Kato Sounio, has taken its cue from this ancient monument and has the look and feel of ancient Grecian temples.
Tuscany equals rolling hills studded
with green
grape vines and a glorious wine route.
Along
with a king - size bed and steam room, it has an antique distillery vat in the center of the living room and
grape vines growing over an outside trellis.
The Grange at Cleveland Winery invites guests and delegates to unwind and relax after the day's meetings by wandering through its own
grape vines with a stunning Macedon Ranges backdrop or by visiting the local farm.
Though today the Santa Ynez Valley is the hotbed of
grape growing, Mission Santa Inés — which did own inland vineyards at College Ranch, Zaca Creek, and Rancho Corral de Cuati — struggled
with their valley
vines due to the frosts that stifled young crops every winter.
Off Sicily's north coast we found an island of raw scenic beauty
with dramatic volcanic cliffs plunging into the sea, sleepy villages amidst verdant mountains, colourful fishing boats on pebbly beaches, hills covered in wild capers and
vines heavy
with grapes for sweet malvasia wine.
Mountain soils here are often thin and stony, and this is a good thing too:
Vines that struggle in poor soil produce fewer, better
grapes,
with more concentrated flavour.
A stay here not only celebrates the epic surroundings of verdant rolling hills lined
with endless trellises of
grape vines, but also whole - body wellness.
It has floor - to - ceiling windows all around the structure
with 360 degree views of beautiful
grape vines and an impressive vaulted ceiling.
Designs of ancient architectural products contained repetitive stylized floral and leaves motifs - garlands and leaves of laurel, eucalyptus, acanthus, palm, and
grape vines... Joyful embroidery like leaves of western plants and bold flowers, carved in marble or molded in gypsum
with deep relief design are impressive and picturesque shadows giving a majestic effect.
17 years ago, while pregnant
with our daughter, and freshly moved into our home I stenciled
grapes and
vine on the border, and I'm embarrased to say that it is still up.
The bowls of the glasses are etched
with fine detailing of a
grape vine design.
It conjures up images of a Tuscany... breezes bending their way around tall, straight cypresses... olives darkening
with oil...
grapes ripening on
vines.
Also to dress up the wine bag, attach a small
vine of faux
grapes to the tassle after lightly brushing random areas of the
grapes with gold paint.
This layered holiday centerpiece features a
grape vine wreath, pine cones, faux berries, flowers and a pedestal candleholder
with candle.
I remember when I was living in London in the early 90's and my husband at the time came home at 2 am to find
grape vines painted in the hallway, a park scene
with trees and flowers painted in the kitchen, a seaside town painted on the the bathroom walls and plastic fish stuck to the bathroom floor.