Our class
visited an amazing agriturismo the other day, where we toured his property
where he grows his own vegetables and grapes for wine! It was so cool, but I
don’t think I could ever have a garden that big. The owner of the property
spoke very good English and was able to answer all of our questions about how
he runs his business. He makes his own wine and olive oil, as well as operating
a bed and breakfast where the guests can have meals that his kitchen prepares
or pick their own crops from his garden and cook themselves. We don’t have
anything like that in America—that I know of—so I thought that was such a cool
idea.
What I was
shocked about was how short staffed he is. He said he has about ten employees
that tend to his entire property as well as the guests and the food. I am
amazed at how hard Italians work, yet they have such and easy going and
peaceful aura about themselves. Americans are busy and aggressive and
pushy—which Italians can be sometimes in big cities—but in smaller cities, the
people work so hard, but have a peaceful mentality about them. It blows my
mind.
Another
cool thing the owner showed us was the process of making wine. He showed us the
machines that turn the harvested grapes into wine and then the huge barrels
that store the wine. It was so cool! After our tour, we went up and had a wine
tasting. We had white wine with a little pastry, a rose wine with another
little course, a red wine and then a dessert wine. The food was fantastic along
with the very unique and tasty wine! It was so interesting to see the whole
process—from vine to glass.
My class
then hiked to the top of a hill to a castle that looked over the view of the valley.
It was breathtaking. The sun was almost setting and I fell more in love with
Italy that day!
-Piper
W.
The owner of the Agriturismo, explaining the grape process.
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My view of the valley from our hike up to the castle!
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