I went for a quick visit in San Gimignano to give a hand harvesting the famous Vernacia for the winery of Monte Oliveto which is partly owned by the father of Lorenzo Zonin (see article below). A little building of stones shows an old piano and few tables that invite visitors to taste and buy wines. Guests also have the possibility to stay in a renovated farm of stones, in a traditional though clear and modern style with view on the hills of vineyards on one side and on the village of San Gimigniano on the other side. Vernacia and olive oil are produced there, on gentle hills flowing one after the other in nuances of greens, greys and yellows.
The rain came after the first day, so my time there was short, but there again: a very nice vineyard of high vines (fruit wire at around 1.5m high), all in slope.
Close your eyes and travel with me: Coming up and down the slope, with the perfume of soft mint wildly growing in some of the rows, under the shocking hot sun shining above our heads while our shoulders show signs of stiffness, and the sound of the few ten people cutting the grapes and dropping the cases in the truck while chatting, laughing and at times shouting at loud voices.
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