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In the traditional Navarrese society where scarcity forced the appropriate use of the existing resources, wine proved extremely valuable in a wide variety of ways. It had above all a stimulating effect on the daily life of a people subjected to the pressures of physical labour. Field workers, for instance, never tasted water and enjoyed instead the benefits of wine. On a hot, sunny day of August in the fields of Nekeas in Obanos, the word is out, somebody had no choice but to drink water from a source, for his wineskin was empty, and ended up… with an upset stomach.

Now that it is grape harvest time we shall remember the diverse uses of wine in its multiple forms. (more…)