There are more grapes here than corn in Kansas, and now is the grape-harvesting season. The vines are turning yellow from the bottom of the vines up to the top. Unlike the delicate grapes that make Pinot Noir, for example, and others that must be picked by hand, these green grapes are more sturdy and …
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Queenstown, NZ
I may have been a little under-enthralled with Milford Sound but the scenery on the long-distance drives between towns is worth any price. Like a delicate patchwork quilt, golden grass pastures lie in squares, rectangles, and triangles belted by green and gold tall poplars and cedar windbreaks. The Southern Alps run the entire length of …