Building work and general maintenance has kept me from writing. The latest excuse is the time of Matanza. All around us pigs are being killed and slaughtered. Whatever ones stance is on this, we have moved here and who are we to interfere with age old customs. It’s not for the squeamish but to see…
Observations
Day to day observations from serious to humerous
Vendimia II – Grapes to wine to party – St Martin
Name day is more important here than birthday. So the 11th of November – St Martin – just the date and occasion (excuse) needed to have little party. In Germany “Federweisser” the young fresh wine just having stopped fermenting is served together with “Zwiebelkuchen” (onion cake). OK, so having just finished the walls in the future…
Vendimia or the story of the farting barrels
This changes into this When our neighbours asked what are you going to do with the grapes and I vaguely answered don’t know yet maybe selling they simply decided – â€rubbish he’s going to make his own wineâ€. So one day, about two weeks ago, a vat appeared in our yard accompanied by Muncho who…
