1880 Facts about Port and Madeira by Henry Vizetelly

Ojf to the Upper Bouro:the Quinta da Boa Vist

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crossing tlie rirer, we ride up the rough steep road on the opposite hank conducting to the quinta, where we meet with a friendly reception from the agent of Messrs. Offley, Forrester, and Co.,to whom the Quinta da Boa Vista belongs. Here we find the vintage in full operation, women with red-and-yellow kerchiefs tied over their heads being scattered along the terraceo engagedin detachingthe bunchesofgrapes,which,aftertheyhave removed the imsound frait, they throw into the small baskets they carry on their arms. From these the larger baskets, hold ing nearly a hundredweight,are filled; when men with sheep skins thrown over their backs,and plaited straw knots on their heads, hoist them on their shoulders, and, moving off in single file, carry them down the rugged windiug paths and flights of