Red grapes in a Kakheti vineyard

Description

Heavy bunches of ripe red grapes hang from a gnarled vine in the foreground, their tightly packed, blue-black berries dusted with a soft, matte bloom. The vine leaves around them are turning with the season, some still a fresh green, others edged in rust, red and gold. Behind, a straight grassy alley runs between rows of vines held up by turquoise posts, receding into a soft blur under a pale, hazy sky, while fallen dry leaves carpet the ground beneath the trunks. The warm, diffused light of late harvest gives the scene a calm, autumnal feel, the moment just before the grapes are picked in Georgia's great wine region.