Month Nine

The year is coming to an end and so is the life of "my" vineyard.  It is sad in a way to think that this vineyard has almost served its usefulness to the world for this year.  The grapes have been picked an are on the ground for drying.  The paper trays have been rolled and I have been told that this type of roll is a cigarette roll.  I learned a few things about raisins and processing them in the past few months.  Once the grapes have dried to a certain level they are rolled and then after that they are taken to the processing plant for evening out of the dryness, sorting and sterilizing. I never really thought about how much work goes into just one box of raisins that I can conveniently purchase at the grocery store. 

Thank you so much for taking this journey with me this past year.  Three more months and we will have completed one full cycle of the life of this vineyard.