Where in the wine world are we? Grape elevator edition
Given that we had fun with our weekend edutainment a couple of weeks ago, we bring you an encore edition. Last time, it was grapes transported down the steep vineyard via something akin to a ski gondola. This time, we present steep vineyard transportation via something like a dumbwaiter.
Where in the wine world do they do that? Hit the comments with your thoughts. Answer and photo attribution to follow.
And one day, in our steep vineyard series, we do hope to run a photo of someone sliding down on the seat of his pants.
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On July 2nd, 2011 at 3:18 pm ,Harry wrote:
Not sure where that is, but the use similar systems in Riberia Sacra
On July 2nd, 2011 at 3:38 pm ,scott wrote:
somewhere In cinque terre, liguria, italy?
On July 2nd, 2011 at 4:01 pm ,Davis wrote:
I’m going to go with somewhere in the Mosel, Germany
On July 2nd, 2011 at 4:17 pm ,Steve Edmunds wrote:
Hermitage?
On July 2nd, 2011 at 4:30 pm ,Christian Jessen wrote:
Difficult to say … The soil looks like slate, the cultivation could be a horizontal trellis system …. I have not seen something like this on the Mosel … so I rather believe this to be somewhere in the South of Europe … Switzerland, Italy, France … Maybe Portugal – Since Portwine is renown for growing on Slate.
On July 2nd, 2011 at 6:16 pm ,Kim Gammelgård wrote:
I would guess Germany as well, As Davis has already proposed Mosel, I will say the Rhine 😉
On July 2nd, 2011 at 8:28 pm ,Chuck Antonio wrote:
Several years ago we visited the Cinque Terre in Italy and stayed in Vernazza. The hillsides were very steep and something like what was pictured was used to convey the grapes to a manageable level.
Chuck Antonio
On July 2nd, 2011 at 8:42 pm ,Laurie wrote:
Bierzo…
On July 2nd, 2011 at 9:14 pm ,Philippe Newlin wrote:
Priorat?
On July 3rd, 2011 at 9:24 am ,Anatoli Levine wrote:
I second Germany, how about Rheingau?
On July 3rd, 2011 at 11:11 am ,Lizzy wrote:
I vote for Germany, Mosel. Dr.Tanish vineyards, or something similar.
Am I right?
On July 3rd, 2011 at 12:17 pm ,Al wrote:
I’m with Davis. Looks like the Mosel.
On July 3rd, 2011 at 5:56 pm ,Brian wrote:
Côte roti in the northern rhône valley?
On July 3rd, 2011 at 5:59 pm ,Brian wrote:
Sorry, that’s spelled “Côte Rôtie”, my bad.
On July 3rd, 2011 at 10:59 pm ,BenjamÃn Berjon wrote:
Duero River, (Portugal)
On July 4th, 2011 at 3:05 am ,Dimitry wrote:
Mosel!
On July 4th, 2011 at 7:58 am ,raphael wrote:
Lavaux, Switzerland ?
http://www.lavaux.ch/
On July 5th, 2011 at 8:44 am ,Dr. Vino wrote:
Thanks for playing along, all! Hope you had a good weekend.
The photo is, in fact, from the lower Mosel–Winningen to be precise at the Uhlen terraced vineyard. Lyle Fass posted about his trip there over on his blog and we reproduced the photo here with his permission. Check out his post for more dramatic (and hi res) photos.
Congrats to Davis, Lizzy, Al, and Dimitry!
On July 5th, 2011 at 11:45 am ,The Man from Mosel River wrote:
Mosel, for sure.
On July 18th, 2011 at 4:45 pm ,ed wrote:
Switzerland