The Village & grapes

The Village & grapes
Originally uploaded by gaikokujinkyofusho.

I took this picture for two reasons; #1 How foreign and ancient the villages seemed to be (these structures are made of mud so while the village locations are ancient I was informed that most of the structures were not so old) #2 The walled vineyards which I saw quite a bit. The greenery you see inside the wall here is grapes. Since this is an Islamic society they don't use the grapes for wine (though that is the first thing that popped into my head, too much of Eastern Europe I guess). The Afghans I have talked to are quite proud of their grapes but from what I have seen so far they only eat the grapes as grapes, I am sure they have raisins but have yet to see them. I know little to nothing about wine production (types of grapes required, preferred soils, and preferred climates) but as invested as many of these farmers are in grape production I would be curious to see what the potential for wine production is (It would only be for personal curiosity since the cultural taboo would make actual production impossible, though it does amaze me that poppies seem to be more accepted than booze here).