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Tenute Rubino, grape harvester women

Traditionally, the women of Salento attend to the farming activities in the vineyard. Tenute Rubino exploits this cultural tradition.

the fascination of the grape harvest

Harvest time is a sacred moment in Salento. Work and earth give the best fruits: the ripe and sound grapes of Primitivo.

The cutting of the bunches

Early, in the morning groups of women reach the vineyards. Hours pass among the rows of Negroamaro, to perform the rite of the grape harvest.

Grape harvesters carry the grapes

The manual harvesting of the bunches allows a careful selection. The baskets are unloaded and the grapes are transported to the cellar.

Uggìo, grape harvest: view from above

The baskets are gathered along the rows of the estate of Uggìo, in the hinterland of Brindisi. The teamwork is the 'golden rule' of Tenute Rubino.

Grape harvester carries the grapes

The grape harvest lasts for about two months, according to the ripening times of the different varieties. The work paces are established by nature.

Grape picker close-up 03

The Harvest in Tenute Rubino. The baskets are filled by the women and then are shoulder-carried by the men. Force and responsibility.

Grape Harvest: moments of picking of grapes

The harvest is a rite in Salento and the women are the absolute protagonists in the picking of the bunches.

Vineyards: grapes in the sun

The grapes have reached the right degree of ripening and have been picked to be transported to the vinification cellar in Brindisi

Bunches of Black Malvasia grape

At the end of September, the Black Malvasia grapes are about to be picked. The careful cultivation in the vineyards have produced the desired results

Bunches of Susumaniello grapes

A spectacle of Susumaniello grapes in the estate of Jaddico. In the first decade of October it is the last variety of Tenute Rubino to be harvested