From the Olive Harvest to Fresh Olive Oil
This year, I could start harvesting my olives in November, as the weather conditions were particularly favourable. I started with the...
Making Raki in the Kazani
After leaving the pomace to ferment long enough for all the sugar to transform into alcohol - an operation described in an earlier post,...
The 2015 horse-riding competition
Last Sunday was the day of the horse-riding competition I take part in every year. Together with friends and fellow members of the...
The Raki-making process in 3 steps
It’s that time of the year again, this part of my farm yard is full of barrils of grape pomace! The smell is so strong, you cannot be...
Wine-making
About 4 days after pressing the grapes, the must thus obtained has fermented enough for the liquid to go to the bottom of the vat, whilst...
Probiert wird am Feiertag des hl. Giorgos
Weinernte in Kamilari mit Freunden und Familie (Bericht von Alice Gempfer) Die Sonne ist noch nicht aufgegangen, als sich um 7 Uhr eine...
Preparing the wine: from the grapes to the must
The grapes are collected manually, and then mechanically destemmed. I use a small machine and closely supervise the process to make sure...
Harvesting and pressing the grapes
Pressing the grapes Yesterday was the big day this year. Fortunately, I had managed to convince many friends and family members to help...
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Welcome to the SAFIkala Blog Page!
We have decided to keep the SAFIkala website fresh and dynamic by creating a Blog. News will be published here on a regular basis,...
