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Friday, August 17, 2007
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiDmg7QRe43ike6WGdQh_cLariIZIQsr1PtWKvZj271hmCeM7nXsUtCF9cAFqE3DFiyISKHbD7fssIAP4yKlkPp6Yo2WsEUjY6yzYjPq0KnTcB9iFlTUxShxOu3KNEP3uNJ461RUcBMnI/s400/2+PICKING+GRAPES+IN+ALSACE.jpg)
My 'payment' for standing around holding grape shears in my blistering hands, was sitting at the long vineyard table and sharing a huge luscious lunch. Alsacian grape picking is a family affair. Everyone knows everyone else and every member of the family shows up to help with les vendanges.
![Grape pickers at Regaleali vineyards in Sicily](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiqVTqKPavXsDWSsSIeGB5z7VzAYwELF6LQBRXd5_-F_KolCH3Un1JsvxuPNS1e1YeVRXGrst8VSErQw3W2MrDhGwOoDUfHHHZPcDB7QrFEmji5EABXbHw3OFaURDEs1n5m4HekpSMR_w/s400/3+Regaleali+VINEYARD+WATERCOLOR.jpg)
sing, chat and pick the grapes in a most leisurely fashion. You can take cooking lessons there with the Countess Anna Tasca-Lanza.
![Tuscan grape pickers](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyu0O832JRBEXsOc4uI00z-Qo4b1rJb1trOeonOXI5nKaKjz1O-ZbqgEDlFspjPkl3efHrfGGl4ozNNspKZlJB5NTpcoVEYWJe5G2oFX-ufRoK6DQUwP3NLfof5tiR3o8HlBktfOMfX-8/s400/4+TUSCAN+PICKERS+WATERCOLOR.jpg)
they used to carry big straw baskets/paniers on their shoulders.
You can sometimes still find these at French ebay...
You can sometimes still find these at French ebay...
I used to spend hours looking for so-called still life objects. I've got a kitchen closet full of taste-vins to prove it!
![Pickers in the Medoc, Bordeaux](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrNRRVw7qw_mttn5BkHUc8yrDLXl7QAraO324Fj0cB03a4hQd1SvoNUd9ingPMepT8WRkeFIln_w5Doy2J-olioQnavySM4hcc2H_4F0UJ9RDKvFOeYBmZKkGGkFi7QpU9LWjSlussiTA/s400/7+imaginary++GRAPE+PICKERS+BORDEAUX+WATERCOLOR.jpg)
![The grape picker artiste in pleine aire...](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjie6uuvr_WQ0dBhqqzbUmwGFZezGss0vmY_bbvBdacBmAiRvxU3Y-du9YHToCFn_l54pGXQTSoPITB7Gzc39BrjIGmbpuesYoU8ioIpzRqc19NexrSEIPYeqzFsaWWHugvHxoFlxJPNAw/s320/9+Grape+Picker+painter.jpg)
Lordie...
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