WINE RIDE

After the gorgeous days Sunday and yesterday, today dawned a bit misty. We had been sticking pretty close to home because we had a storage shed built in back of the house. The new gardener, who even seems to know how to work, unlike the last one, started cutting and burning brush early. The smoke was thick and stinky! So we decided to take a ride to buy some wine and oranges.
Our first stop was Feudo Arancia, a gorgeous hillside cantina outside of Sambuca di Sicilia. It sits on top of a hillside overlooking miles and miles of grapes, with slopes of lavender and rosemary. The hallway outside of the business office was so nice that I had to stop and take a picture. The owners are Northern Italian and nothing but class.
Next we went on to Sambuca and stopped at Cellaro. I always like to see their winemaking machines can I see what they do so clearly, with names like “Rinsematic,” “Fillmatic,” and “Corkmatic.” Then it was on to Ribera for a case of their famous oranges to store in the coolness of the new storage shed. Wine and oranges, and Sunday, fresh bread from Paolo and Ignatzia’s wood burning oven…Ambrosia for the gods!
The season for red flowers is upon us. Poppies are everywhere and the geranium explosion just goes on and on. There are so many distinct colors in my one plot but my camera does not even distinguish them all.