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Photos: Parisians pick grapes in urban vineyards for prized vintages

Around twenty people armed with pruning shears snipped, picked and carried in the Parc Georges-Brassens in the south of the French capital on the morning of September 4, 2018 after responding to a call from city authorities for volunteers. The vineyard, which produced the equivalent of around 250 bottles of wine last year, is one of four in the French capital that offers locals the chance to take part in the great French tradition of grape harvesting without leaving the city.

Updated on: Sep 06, 2018 11:45 AM IST

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Grape pickers at the Clos des Morillons look like thousands of others at work in vineyards across France at this time of year. But behind them looms a high-rise housing estate and a short walk away is the noisy Paris ring road. (Lionel Bonaventure / AFP)

Updated on Sep 06, 2018 11:45 AM

Grape pickers at the Clos des Morillons look like thousands of others at work in vineyards across France at this time of year. But behind them looms a high-rise housing estate and a short walk away is the noisy Paris ring road. (Lionel Bonaventure / AFP)

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Around 20 people armed with pruning shears snipped, picked and carried in the Parc Georges-Brassens in the south of Paris, after responding to a call from city authorities for volunteers. The vineyard, which produced the equivalent of around 250 bottles of wine last year, is one of four that offers locals a chance to take part in the French tradition of grape harvesting without leaving the city. (Lionel Bonaventure / AFP)

Updated on Sep 06, 2018 11:45 AM

Around 20 people armed with pruning shears snipped, picked and carried in the Parc Georges-Brassens in the south of Paris, after responding to a call from city authorities for volunteers. The vineyard, which produced the equivalent of around 250 bottles of wine last year, is one of four that offers locals a chance to take part in the French tradition of grape harvesting without leaving the city. (Lionel Bonaventure / AFP)

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A woman picks grapes from the vineyards during the harvesting in the Georges Brassens' parc. “I had no idea you could do the harvest inside Paris,” 31-year-old Patrice Alokpo told AFP as joggers ran past the roughly 20 vines that were shorn of their grapes in a couple of hours. “It’s really great seeing some nature in the city.” (Lionel Bonaventure / AFP)

Updated on Sep 06, 2018 11:45 AM

A woman picks grapes from the vineyards during the harvesting in the Georges Brassens' parc. “I had no idea you could do the harvest inside Paris,” 31-year-old Patrice Alokpo told AFP as joggers ran past the roughly 20 vines that were shorn of their grapes in a couple of hours. “It’s really great seeing some nature in the city.” (Lionel Bonaventure / AFP)

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Opening up the vineyards to the public fits a strategy from Paris authorities keen to promote green spaces and outdoor activities in a traffic-clogged city that is among the most densely populated in Europe. Around 10% of the French capital is reserved for parks or gardens, official figures show, compared with around a third in London. (Lionel Bonaventure / AFP)

Updated on Sep 06, 2018 11:45 AM

Opening up the vineyards to the public fits a strategy from Paris authorities keen to promote green spaces and outdoor activities in a traffic-clogged city that is among the most densely populated in Europe. Around 10% of the French capital is reserved for parks or gardens, official figures show, compared with around a third in London. (Lionel Bonaventure / AFP)

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Other vineyards in the City of Light are in the Bercy area to the east, the northeast Belleville quarter and the world-famous Montmartre hill in the north, where the vines are a tourist attraction. “Our vines are less well known, but they are very prestigious,” said Marie Toubiana, who is charge of green spaces in the 15th district of Paris which hosts the park named for French crooner Georges Brassens. (Lionel Bonaventure / AFP)

Updated on Sep 06, 2018 11:45 AM

Other vineyards in the City of Light are in the Bercy area to the east, the northeast Belleville quarter and the world-famous Montmartre hill in the north, where the vines are a tourist attraction. “Our vines are less well known, but they are very prestigious,” said Marie Toubiana, who is charge of green spaces in the 15th district of Paris which hosts the park named for French crooner Georges Brassens. (Lionel Bonaventure / AFP)

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Sylviane Leplatre, chief wine maker for Paris, would not be drawn on the capital’s best vintage as she oversaw the first quality check on grapes being picked. “You’re spoilt for choice,” she said. The Paris city hall stores much of the production and uses it for official functions, its whites, reds and roses only made available for sale to the public in limited quantities. (Lionel Bonaventure / AFP)

Updated on Sep 06, 2018 11:45 AM

Sylviane Leplatre, chief wine maker for Paris, would not be drawn on the capital’s best vintage as she oversaw the first quality check on grapes being picked. “You’re spoilt for choice,” she said. The Paris city hall stores much of the production and uses it for official functions, its whites, reds and roses only made available for sale to the public in limited quantities. (Lionel Bonaventure / AFP)

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French wine production is set to leap by 25% this year, government experts have predicted, in welcome news for vineyards after a disastrous cold snap in 2017 that hit output across the country. The quality of the grapes is also said to be high, leading to hopes that a truly vintage year to match 2009 could be in the offing. (Lionel Bonaventure / AFP)

Updated on Sep 06, 2018 11:45 AM

French wine production is set to leap by 25% this year, government experts have predicted, in welcome news for vineyards after a disastrous cold snap in 2017 that hit output across the country. The quality of the grapes is also said to be high, leading to hopes that a truly vintage year to match 2009 could be in the offing. (Lionel Bonaventure / AFP)

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Grape pickers are already out in the Champagne region as well as some areas of Burgundy in an early harvest that is increasingly becoming the norm because of global warming. The 2017 production from the Clos des Morillons will be auctioned off for charity on September 29, while the 2018 grapes head for the presses and a year of maturation. (Lionel Bonaventure / AFP)

Updated on Sep 06, 2018 11:45 AM

Grape pickers are already out in the Champagne region as well as some areas of Burgundy in an early harvest that is increasingly becoming the norm because of global warming. The 2017 production from the Clos des Morillons will be auctioned off for charity on September 29, while the 2018 grapes head for the presses and a year of maturation. (Lionel Bonaventure / AFP)

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