Grape Harvest Time in Mallorca – Part 2
Find out how Mallorca celebrates the wine harvest in September.
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Grape Harvest Time in Mallorca
September is traditionally when winemakers celebrate the fruits of their labours once the grapes have all been harvested. In Binissalem, almost three weeks of this month are dedicated to a varied programme of events for the Festa des Vermar – also known as the Binissalem Wine Fair. I’ll write more about that in my next post. I’m sure I’m not the only person who’s imagined spending time in a Mediterranean vineyard with other people, harvesting […]
Spain’s New Year Grapes Tradition
Tonight, as we say goodbye to 2013 and welcome in the New Year, we’ll be taking part in a Spanish tradition that’s more than a century old. All over Mallorca, the Spanish mainland and other islands, Latin America and Hispanic communities around the world, as midnight is striking, we’ll be gulping down one grape for each of the dozen chimes. These are the lucky grapes – las uvas de la suerte – and by methodically […]
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