[Location] Tranquil Hills Floating Vineyard & Winery

Anora Eventide · January 29, 2008, 12:23 PM

~^~| Tranquil Hills Floating Vineyard & Winery |~^~

Description:

A resting worker lay beneath the floating vines, her olive skin dappled in verdant shadows and sunlight. Clusters of grapes swinging above her, their heavy globes passing from new shades of green to amethyst. Tranquility has settled into her folded limbs, her lullaby the distant sound of a crane and the wind running its fingers through the leaves. Beside her a small reed boat floats in the canals that separate the vines. It is anchored in place by its heavy load of baskets of dark Pokdum grapes and mounds of pale Malaga grapes.

Instead of climbing from the dirt and drooping near the soil, the vines are held aloft by crosshatched rows of crude timber, supported by the occasional wooden pillar, encircled by vines.
A low roof of wide grape leaves and vines cover the harvesters in a green pavilion, and the fruit hangs down like a hundred chandeliers. The muddy canals are fed by diligent hands and dew that drips from the overhanging fruit, and in wet seasons, these small river drain to the eastern edge of the gently sloping vineyard, spilling water towards the rice paddies.

Another worker trails her feet through the distant rice paddies. The sleepy sound of sloshed water serves a base note to the papery whispers of the plants bending with any whim of the breeze. In the paddies, the harvesters move like ghosts. Their rhythmic arms swing low, matching the sway of the pale grass.

Beside the main structure of the winery is a small orchard of small plum trees planted in furrowed rows. In its season, the fruit's tart fragrance drifts through the eaves and windows of the building. Peeping and falling from the low branches are yellow Shiro Plums, Satsuma plums colored like a ruddy sunset, and deep purple Methley plums fat with nectar.

Enfolded by the Plum Orchard is the winehouse. Through its doors is an airy room scattered with redwood tables. White orchids with fuchsia hearts are dotted in jade colored pots across the redwood surfaces. Light comes in through the eaves, and the wall facing the vineyard is affixed with a floating counter and tall stools. Patrons lean against the counter and sip wine as they stare out wide windows with their bamboo shutters flung open.

Against the back wall, an older Kemite woman stands behind a waist high bar, a red cloth folded over her arm. Bottles of white clay, green, garnet and plum glass are arranged behind her like loyal guards, and stacks of barrels tempt to touch the ceiling.

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Mrs. Kimori: Owner of the Vineyard

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