When you hear wine experts talk of ‘Burgundies,’ they are referring to wines made in this French region. The most common varieties are Pinot noir and Chardonnay, but farmers here grow many different types of grapes. September and early October is grape harvest time in France, so the usually quiet rows of grape vines we see in this photo are probably very busy with workers gathering the fruit to be crushed and fermented. We’re thinking about putting together a bread and cheese plate right now…
They’re grrrape!
Today in History
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Ringing in the new year at Teotihuacan
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Don’t get lost in there
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National Lighthouse Day
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Happy Mother’s Day
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Just another day in paradise
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Infrared Jupiter, erupting Io
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The Battle of the Bulge 75 years later
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Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
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Gespensterwald, Nienhagen, Germany
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Flower of Life symbol drawn in snow
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Dancing in The Nutcracker
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Indigo bunting
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The puffin-rabbit connection
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Happy Mother s Day!
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Castle Day Japan
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Arbor Day
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They’re grrrape!
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America s Playground by Derrick Adams
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Summer winds down in the Southern Hemisphere
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Oh, the places you’ll go
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Roman bridge of Córdoba, Spain
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On a Healing Field for Veterans Day
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Borrego Badlands
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Great gray owls in their nest, Finland
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Happy Cinco de Mayo!
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Gone ‘lightseeing’ in Berlin
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National Park Week: Yosemite National Park, California
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Red skies at Ruby Beach
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Río Negro, Amazon basin, Brazil
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Preservation Hall in New Orleans, Louisiana
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