tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post5882782219277349794..comments2024-03-28T18:57:20.920+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: The vineyard on November 1Ken Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-84174338638897970882017-11-04T00:21:21.878+01:002017-11-04T00:21:21.878+01:00I like these late autumn days when most of the bri...I like these late autumn days when most of the bright colors have gone and the sun shines through the leaves so that the world looks golden. The colors there are beautiful.Emmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17365143273404503659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-87847959289493398682017-11-03T19:42:44.274+01:002017-11-03T19:42:44.274+01:00I think that's right about dryer weather being...I think that's right about dryer weather being better for the grapes and therefore the wines. Too much moisture makes the grapes fill up with water and dilutes their flavor, as well as encouraging the growth of mildew and other fungi. The colors here are really pretty right now, especially when the sun shines as it did this afternoon.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-67147916275850202122017-11-03T18:31:48.135+01:002017-11-03T18:31:48.135+01:00Don't they always say dry years make for the b...Don't they always say dry years make for the best wines, and wet years the reverse? Your pictures are beautiful with all the autumn colors we don't get here.Diogenesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-41027343346286487662017-11-03T12:15:29.218+01:002017-11-03T12:15:29.218+01:00C'est vrai. La vie est belle.C'est vrai. La vie est belle.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-74279801548525666612017-11-03T11:48:47.931+01:002017-11-03T11:48:47.931+01:00Nice walks in the vineyard without muddy feet, and...Nice walks in the vineyard without muddy feet, and attractive views from your windows--- things to be thankful for :)Seine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.com