The Harvest is Here...Grapes are Blessed
Friday August 11, 2006
Harvest time is here and the 2006 vintage is in the making! The blessing of the grapes started in 1979 and has since been carried on. Read more...
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I think its fabulous that so many wineries have their blessings of the grape to ‘annoint’ the harvest. It reminds us how wine survived the prohibition since it was used for religious blessings. I wonder how they bless grapes in Israel, China, any idea?