Greece: Heat Wave Knocks Out Power in Athens

[…] What’s really cool to see in the small villages, is that almost everyone has their own little vineyard - where they grow wine solely for their own consumption. Interestingly, most of the vineyards are untrellised, and the reason is that with such great heat, the vines are better off with a bushy canopy and being close to the ground. For the same reason, the vines are irrigated through subterranean capillary-feeds, so as to keep the roots digging deep - else they would die if too close to the baking hot ground. […]