I was approached by a tenth grader in the hallway of our school last week. The boy, Jico, speaks English very well and even helped me teach younger kids last year. He asked me if I would like to visit the wine factory in our village. My host father had told me that this would not be possible. Both of Jico’s parents work at the factory. This was our ticket in.
This past Wednesday I went with him after school. It was amazing. I was able to see the entire process from start to finish—dumping of the grapes, crushing of the grapes, filtering, fermenting, and eventually drinking.
