Fall in Italy! If summer means the canning of the tomatoes, fall is certainly dedicated to wine-making, and the other sacred process, the harvesting of the olives for the precious gold, olive oil. I recall vividly my youth in Italy, and the smells that these activities produced.

The atmosphere in town was one of hard work, and also much celebration. How would this year’s wine turn out, the locals would all wonder. This was a celebration for us kids as well.