This year, I managed to gather a team of 40, about twice as many pairs of hands as last year, to help me harvest my grapes. My vineyard in the Messara Valley, close to the Festos archaeological site The date was set for Sunday 4th September, so some of my family members could not make it to the 7am departure meeting, as it was conflicting with the church service, but they joined the team later and were especially helpful in the kitchen to prepare the lunch. My brother Manolis