Well we picked the grapes, well the few we had, mixed them with a few from some friends, and crushed them, put them in the vat and....within one day it all turned to Vinegar... yep sadly no new wine this year. We are among many in this area who have all had the same problem, due to infection in the grapes and the unusually warm weather...
We have a few litres left from last year but that will only last a few weeks...
The good news is that although the weather has changed and its been pouring with rain, the olives are looking very good for us this year, we wont have the huge crop of last year but what we have look great... plenty to last the year .... we hope...
The garden still plods on.... aubergines still loads every week... a few peppers still coming, and up untill the rain yesterday loads of cherry toms... I expect they are ruined by the time its finished... but we've done so well with toms this year Im not too sad... Im even still getting a couple of courgettes now and then too...
Rik managed to fence in a small patch of the bottom level for some winter veg, they are all coming on fine and it seems the rabbits are keeping out. So we'll have cabbage and leeks and turnips soon...
Sorry this was just a briefupdate, more next week...
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