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Smash Those Grapes!!

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On the heels of our precious visit with Chelsea and her family through Labor Day weekend, we had some company from France, plus a unique experience with my Tuesdays in Italy adventure group. We were able to help with a local grape harvest as well as getting to stomp on some grapes with our BARE FEET!! YouTube link to Lucille Ball stomping on some grapes: (1 minute, 15 seconds) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUxjOS3g6Uc The request for a grape harvest experience came in from my friend Terry Sim, who is nearing the end of her missionary experience here in Northern Italy with her husband Lyn. After researching online for some vineyards that were close to Vicenza, and pinpointing a few that offered a harvesting experience, I began reaching out to each of those places for more information. The vineyard that had the best communication by far was MENTI, located about 25 minutes west of our house (in between Vicenza and Soave, on the way toward Verona). MENTI is located in the tiny town of Ga...