From the Isabella vine that grows over the pergola, some of the grapes harvested this year (in one of Nanna Francesca’s salad bowls circa 1960s/70s.) Each year the grapevine yields enough to make about half a dozen bottles of wine…a modest, homemade vintage but a tiny bit of Italy in an Australian suburban backyard.Backyard harvest…
From the Isabella vine that grows over the pergola, some of the grapes harvested this year (in one of Nanna Francesca’s salad bowls circa 1960s/70s.) Each year the grapevine yields enough to make about half a dozen bottles of wine…a modest, homemade vintage but a tiny bit of Italy in an Australian suburban backyard.Filed under garden + vintage linens, kitchen stories
Zoë Boccabella 
I have probably the same amount growing on my old laden vines, feel free to harvest them all and you could make a full dozen! Not sure of varity but they are sweet, red and seeded.
If only I lived closer to your beautiful part of the woods and I would! Perhaps one day…
Wow! That looks impressive!
All the vine’s work (and the occasional watering!)
Beautiful! We have a vine that is supposed to be a wine variety of a slip grape and it is so delicious we just keep eating them. One year I may try some wine, the grape has an almost passionfruit flavour to it. How lucky to have that beautiful bowl.
Thank you! Yes, I treasure the bowl as both my grandmother and mother had it before me – smiling. Wine grapes can be very sweet and therefore mostly lovely to eat so I can understand your doing so!
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