Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Canopies of Grapes

Grapes make up the largest agriculture crop in Copiapo, Chile. The photo shows the grape vines being grown horizontally in vast canopies as to the more traditional vertical rows. The grapes however are not typically used for eating "off the vine" or for making the famous Chilean wines but for raisins. The grapes are harvested, sun dried and then processed by packing companies into the forms we have come to know today.

2 comments:

  1. Yeah, I don't think it would be great wine...more like muscadine wine...but they do have some great stuff down here :)

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