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波尔多葡萄园的日出，法国 (© Esperanza33/Getty Images)

历史、自然和美酒交汇之地

梅多克的葡萄丰收和马拉松赛

在波尔多地区，幅员辽阔的梅多克葡萄园盛产优质葡萄酒。九月是葡萄的丰收季，玛歌、波雅克、圣朱利安、圣埃斯特夫等知名产区都保留着古老的酿酒传统。

人们可以从当地建筑一窥波尔多悠久的历史，古老宏伟的城堡点缀着风景，依然可见昔日的富丽堂皇。赫赫有名的玛歌酒庄和拉菲·罗斯柴尔德酒庄，展示着该地区丰富的文化遗产。

独特的梅多克马拉松赛也在这片古老的土地上举办。该赛事始于1985年，每年九月举行，途经大大小小的葡萄园和酒庄，补给站还提供红酒和美食。参赛者穿着主题服装，一路吃吃喝喝跑跑，对于许多参赛者来说，参加这个马拉松不是为了赢，只是为了享用美酒。

巴罗洛葡萄园的山丘，意大利皮埃蒙特 The hills of Barolo vineyards in Piedmont, Italy (© Marco Arduino/eStock Photo)

Autumn in Piedmont

This beautiful fall scene is in the Langhe area of Piedmont, one of the great winegrowing regions in Italy. More specifically, we're looking at the hills of Barolo, a town famous for its locally produced wine of the same name, made from Nebbiolo grapes. In addition to wine, Piedmont is known for its truffles, which are harvested this time of year. Piedmont chocolate is also highly prized. Bicerin, a popular coffee-chocolate drink from the city of Turin (which hosted the 2006 Winter Olympics), has been around since the 18th century. The piemontesi, as locals are called, know how to eat and drink. Salute!

鸟瞰兰萨罗特岛的La Geria葡萄园，西班牙加那利群岛 Aerial view of La Geria vineyards, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain (© Orbon Alija/Getty Images)

Volcanic vineyards

What you can see today in our picture is a bird view of La Geria vineyards, in the Canary island of Lanzarote. They have been there since 18th century and are cultivated following a very special technique, because the vines are planted under the volcanic lapilli, a blanket of ash about two and a half meters thick that covers the land since Timanfaya volcano erupted in 1730 transforming the landscape forever.

To reach the fertile soil, farmers first dig a cone-shaped hole and then build a small stone wall to protect the vines from the trade winds. And since the volcanic ash on the surface prevents rainwater evaporation and captures environmental moisture, plants do not even need added watering.

The variety the most cultivated in this place is volcanic Malvasia, a very special and also very delicate white grape allowing both dry and sweet wines. Due to its unique characteristics, La Geria has also been a protected area since 1987, just as the neighbour Timanfaya National Park, where you can see up to 25 volcanoes concentrated in 51 square kilometers.

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