Vineyard visit!

The Vineyard

Last week we went to a vineyard to learn about how they produce their wine! It was very fun except that it snowed in Rome for the first time in about 20 years. The Romans did not know what to do! There was not even that much snow. People were running around with umbrellas and our bus was an hour late. There was hardly any snow, just flurries for a few hours, and it didn't even stick! I cannot imagine what they would be saying in they were in Chicago right now!

When we arrived at the vineyard it was still snowing and the wind was very strong. We only stood outside for a few minutes because it was very cold! We quickly got back in the bus and headed for shelter!

First we saw equipment that is used to remove the stems from the grapes. Then we moved into another room and saw vats that store and ferment the wine. Afterwards we went inside to experiment with different wines.

We were given 4 types of wine in large bottles. After trying the wines, we mixed them together to our liking to create our own wine. I did not like any of the wines; they were very bitter and dry, as they were red.

Afterwards we went to a beautiful conference area and had a nice lunch. There was bruschetta and pasta. It was very good! The sun finally came out and all of the snow was gone; it was a beautiful ending to a nice day!