Vinland

 

Keeping the pressing room clean

I love Husqvarna

Young vines, no grapes for a year or two yet

My view for four days

Tying vines

My back hurts just looking at this picture - try doing that 4,000 times in a row

After and before pruning

Well-worn Austrian surplus pants

Jan de-stemming grapes

Stems

De-stemmed grapes

Patiently waiting to become wine

We've been working at a vineyard south of Aalborg for the past week.  It was backbreaking at first, and I guess leg/knee-busting as well.  But now I am strong, like viking farmer.  The pruning was the worst - I started on my feet, moved to one knee, then both, and by the third day I was sitting on my ass and crawling on all fours between plants.  This week the harvesting has begun.  Good times.
  Riding mowers are the best.