Blast from the Past

in the 1700-1800s this is how they prepared the grapes to be put into their wooden vats. The large are is for crushing the grapes (by foot) and the small area is for removing the stems.

Bordeaux, France....wine capital of the world

August 20th 2008
Day 1 Bordeaux, Aug. 19th, 2008 I arrived into Bordeaux via the night train at 8:20am. On the night train I only had a reclining seat and because I am a picky sleeper I was only able to get 3-4 hours of sleep. Before arriving in Bordeaux I checked out the tourist website for Bordeaux wine tours. Sidenote: Bordeaux is on the southeast side of France near the coast is the largest wine pro ... read more

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