I live on the small island of Lanzarote, which is the northernmost of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean about 60 miles from the coast of Morocco in the northwest of Africa. The island is subject to fairly constant breezes because of the Northeast Trade Winds and so over the centuries the local farmers have developed a unique method of growing vines. To protect them from the wind each vine used to be grown within a semicircular stone enclosure that acted as a windbreak, yet still allowed the sun in. In more recent times the vines have been grown in straight lines, behind straight walls - both styles are shown here. The vines are pruned so they are very low to the ground at the start of every growing season to keep them within the shelter of the walls.
I took this video because I had noticed somebody was preparing a new vineyard and I thought it would make an interesting video - it didn't, so only the first few seconds are of this development and the rest is of well established vineyards.
I took this video because I had noticed somebody was preparing a new vineyard and I thought it would make an interesting video - it didn't, so only the first few seconds are of this development and the rest is of well established vineyards.
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