2014 Hazelnut Harvest

Aug/19/14 Wine

First signs of the 2014 grape harvest is the hazelnut harvest
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Vaccuming up the nuts is a very dusty job
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Unloading the hopper on the harvest machine into a trailer pulled by a tractor

When full the nuts will either be sold in bulk for Nutella or processed in many different products from flour to roasted hazelnut snacks
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Hand vacuuming up nuts the machine can't reach

While the hazelnut harvest is in high gear these nebbiolo grapes are slowly ripening, Nebbiolo is the last red grape here to be harvested.

Kind words from down under

Aug/10/14 Alexanders

A recent costumer, Liz, who along with her friend Debra, publish a travel blog Bagni di Lucca and Beyond. They wrote about Liz’s recent tour with us.
"It is fun to visit places that have been in movies. A recent film starring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon, called The Trip to Italy, began in the Langhe region of Piedmont in the North West of Italy. There was a particular restaurant that they went to called Trattoria della Posta. The food looked amazing and we knew a visit was needed."
"We enlisted the help of local experts Robert and Leslie Alexander who run Travel Langhe specialising in Wine and Food Tours. Before we tempt you with our fabulous lunch, take a look at Robert’s gorgeous photos of this spectacular part of Italy"
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Thanks Liz for the nice post!