The aeration of the soil

The work of the vinegrower is definitively a work of accompaniment; nature grows during the whole year and needs the best conditions to show its best face. But the vine is not the only piece of nature which interests the vine grower, the ground also plays a very important role in the evolution of the maturity of the fruit. It’s one of the most important factor, it is the energy of the plant, its friend and its support. The soil is always working, it develops life during the whole year, and even when the vine is sleeping during the winter. That’s why our work, today, is to help it to breathe.

That’s why I now begin to plough (plow) the vines, to air the earth and to allow it to develop the microorganism.

This morning the time was cold ! My fingers had difficulties to push up the button of the camera, but ... wish you'll find them ... hum ... interesting :)
On the first one you'll see the difference between a vine which wasnt plough (left side), and one that had been plough (one the right side), and on the second one the machine that helps me to "shake" and return the earth, soils.