View from the lòokout where we stopped climbing. The exclusive Hermitage vineyards were above us. The haze indicates continuing fine weather. They are hoping for rain as they haven't had any for 4 months.
Vines tied to vertical posts not trellesed as we do them. All but 6 branches are pruned away and then one bunch only per branch.
Photos of pickers and the carriers who take the grapes down to the edge of town where the trucks park. They then climb a ladder and tip forward so the grapes slide over their head into the bin. All the labour comes from Eastern Europe or North Africa.
Name of one of the top of the mountain poducers in case you want to buy a bottle.
Wooden suspension bridge built by the man who designed this the first ever suspension bridge.
Our guide explaining the Bull's Alter. Her english was excellent. She had lived in London for two years to learn then travelled extensively including a year in Australia.
An old house in Tain.
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