tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139161043677921966.post140718088022560257..comments2023-11-24T17:22:49.598+11:00Comments on Sweet Wayfaring: VinyardJoan Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16358008925558240778noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139161043677921966.post-60026742550788462752009-11-24T11:20:55.155+11:002009-11-24T11:20:55.155+11:00I was told that the vineyards in Europe have the o...I was told that the vineyards in Europe have the odd patch of grass that is left to grow wild so that animals (I imagine rabbits etc) eat the grassy patch and leave the vines alone.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139161043677921966.post-82320694291850221602009-11-21T22:50:22.648+11:002009-11-21T22:50:22.648+11:00Your second photo is almost even more exotic, ;-) ...Your second photo is almost even more exotic, ;-) - these super exactly cut patches of gras and soil. I think there is more space between the rows too - of course: much more space in Australia than in Europe, ;-). What is characteristic for the part where I live is what we call "Steillagen", might be translated as steep slope vineyards - around here we have to get as much of the sunshine as possible, hence > 60 % gradients.Martinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771625000856319335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139161043677921966.post-75973871123939055182009-11-20T22:09:40.718+11:002009-11-20T22:09:40.718+11:00Flickr can answer that. They do have a strip of gr...Flickr <a href="http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=mosel+++weinberg&m=tags&s=int" rel="nofollow">can answer that</a>. They do have a strip of grass here and there, but nothing like vinyard in the photo.ABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17159965456052359554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139161043677921966.post-42926431993913155542009-11-20T21:48:03.522+11:002009-11-20T21:48:03.522+11:00This is indeed fascinating, when I read this Marti...This is indeed fascinating, when I read this Martina's comments this morning I thought what no grass, then I got confused and wondered if grass is normal or not. As it happens I went on a new wayfaring trip this very day to wine country and I can assure you grass between the rows is normal.<br /><br />However, for further insight I have added an extra image taken the same day as the original. You can see that our vinyards are typically on flat or gentle slopes. Also, these have grass between the rows but not under the vines. <br /><br />Now the burning questions from me is .... what is between the rows in German vinyards?Joan Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16358008925558240778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139161043677921966.post-82356205802055208972009-11-20T18:21:55.309+11:002009-11-20T18:21:55.309+11:00Lovely lines for a photograph.
I had the same fi...Lovely lines for a photograph. <br /><br />I had the same first impression as Martina. There is never any grass growing in the German vineyards. This looks totally untended and overgrown.ABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17159965456052359554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139161043677921966.post-41733201175698350622009-11-20T15:28:20.557+11:002009-11-20T15:28:20.557+11:00I know nothing of vineyards so this discussion is ...I know nothing of vineyards so this discussion is fascinating. You took a nice vantage point for this photograph, JE.PJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12059415005282675289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139161043677921966.post-19961367926788314902009-11-20T09:29:18.380+11:002009-11-20T09:29:18.380+11:00Seems wrong; vineyards with green leaves, and as M...Seems wrong; vineyards with green leaves, and as Martina said, grass!<br /><br />How quickly they forget (and become disoriented!)<br /><br /><a href="http://sunshinecoastdaily.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Sunshine Coast Daily Photo - Australia</a>bitingmidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12593806233011328620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139161043677921966.post-367070562439488022009-11-20T08:46:18.234+11:002009-11-20T08:46:18.234+11:00There is gras in Australian vineyards ... amazing ...There is gras in Australian vineyards ... amazing ... wow ...<br />Totally different from our vineyards. I am imagining some cows and sheep grazing between the grapevines.<br />This is really exotic to my eye - not exotic exotic like something totally different we do not have in Germany - it's just this light variation that makes this ... special.<br /><br />They do not seem steep either ... but this is hard to tell with photos... .Martinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771625000856319335noreply@blogger.com