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The Women's harvest 2011 in Salento

The faces of Apulia's oenological excellence: the Women of Salento lead the harvest in Italy's heel.

Tenute Rubino's 2011 harvest

As the last white grapes enter the vinification cellars, the first data seems to confirm that 2011 will be a particularly good vintage

The Women's Harvest 2010 at Tenute Rubino

The Jaddico vineyard opens its doors. A chance to discover and to photograph an expression of Salento's true soul.

Thematic sections and prizes

Thematic sections and corresponding prizes of the photography contest Salento Photography Tellers.

The Harvest of Women in Salento

The Harvest of Women in Salento: a resource which contributes to the quality wine in Apulia.

An extraordinary harvest in Salento

An extraordinary harvest in the Salento area and grapes superior in quality than the previous vintages according to all winemakers.

Images

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.

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.

Women in harvest in Tenute Rubino

The harvest in Salento also plays also a social role, along with an economic-productive one. Culture, territory and enological quality.

Salento, the harvest: baskets of grapes

A moment of the harvest of Tenute Rubino in Uggìo, Salento. In the dry season, the red and sandy soil becomes almost like face powder.

Salento, The harvest of the women

Tenute Rubino and the harvest of the women. In Salento territory the management experience in the vineyard is handed down from mother to daughter.

The Harvest in Tenute Rubino: a break

It's midday and the harvest stops for lunch. In a little angle of shadow offered by a means (of carrying) it is a pleasure having a moment of relax.

Harvest in Tenute Rubino

The white Malvasia is one of the most renowned grape varieties of tradition in Apulia. It is characterized by aromatic load and organoleptic structure.

Tenute Rubino, moments of harvest

Negroamaro's grapes are picked up, the main variety in Salento. Tenute Rubino gives birth to a spectacular rosé wine, vinified in white: Saturnino.

Tenute Rubino, vineyard: bunch of grape

The harvest time of the bunches is established by the technical staff of Tenute Rubino, through the visual exam and the tasting of the grapes.

Tenute Rubino: harvester

Harvester to work in the vineyards of Tenute Rubino Estates.

Tenute Rubino: the harvest

The harvest in the vineyards of Tenute Rubino. The women select and cut the bunches, the men carry the baskets loaded with grapes to the tank.

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Press: Tenute Rubino's 2011 Harvest

Download the press release 'Tenute Rubino's 2011 Harvest' (doc format).

Note: The Harvest of Women in Salento

Press release 19 september 2009: The Harvest of Women in Salento (.doc).