Carol - Looking at the shot of me in the vineyard it is quite easy to tell it was not taken in America's Midwest. No dirt just rocks

Grapevines are wild... the more they struggle for water, usually the better wine is produced. The second picture is of a 10 or 15 year old plant that they put on the roof of Viña Elena. Look how deep the root had to go looking for water. They have 75 year old plus vines. Can you imagine how deep they go!

Thanks for being patient with the updates - lots going on preparing for the holidays