US: Machines replacing men in the vineyard
US: Machines replacing men in the vineyard
Oct 2, 2011 6
(PressDemocrat) - In the dark of night, the Pellenc machine rolled like a giant Transformer-like insect through the vineyard, seemingly swallowing up vines as it gently shook the chardonnay grapes free. The canopies trembled almost imperceptibly as the mechanical harvester approached at a little more than 2 miles per hour, its lights gleaming like beady eyes staring down the vineyard rows.
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