Be in France for Le Vendage

“If the weather is fine, we eat lunch together in front of the vineyard as if it were a picnic. Basically, we start with soup, followed by the main course, cheese, and dessert. Coffee is served at the end. Wine is of course served at lunch. The full course meal, eaten outside while chatting about trivial matters, is very tasty and energizes the afternoon's work.”

“When my friends and I entered the dark, dusty barn building, most of the other helpers, who were mainly male farmers, were already tucking in. We had a lovely time, and ate and drank quite a lot in the 15 minutes before it was time to get to work. We emerged, blinking, from the barn, got in the car and followed all the white Renaults and Citroens down the dusty tracks to the vinyards.”