Monday, September 22, 2014

Prisoners Make Wine


There’s an idyllic island some 37 km. off the coast of Tuscany, Italy, in the Mediterranean, whose occupants create wine. Not unusual I suppose, when the entire country is basically one big vineyard. However, it is when all of these folks are prisoners who have been convicted of murder and other violent crimes. The island of Gorgona is a penal colony of the Italian government and they have a working winery whose vineyard is owned by the famed Frescobaldi family. Employees of the family have been teaching winemaking to some of the island’s inmates as part of a rehabilitation program. Apparently some upscale restaurants throughout the country sell the wine produced here on their menus for a hefty price. 

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