In the past, when, say, this young family started to attain the shape it has today, the vineyards covered only a quarter of the area they are spread on now. The harvests were delightful and traditional; everyone came to help – relatives, neighbours, friends – and many bonds of friendship were formed. Women enjoyed in sharpening their tongues with gossips from all year round, men exchanged a word or two and in the evening, there was no lack of songs either. 'Bndimači' could hardly wait to get something to eat: home-made dry-cured ham (prosciutto crudo), cheese, bread that was usually still warm and naturally a glass of wine were served.

With time, however, Armando's enthusiasm for winemaking along with changing social conditions led to a palpable increase in the quantity of grapes to be harvested. The traditional way of harvesting didn't suffice anymore: workers had to be hired, since no one could expect volunteers to come in such a number that could manage all the work in the vineyard. Yet 'bndimači' still come to help us and bonds of friendship often form among them, just as they did in the past. We're happy because most of them come back regularly every year and when the harvest is over, 'likof', a traditional feast prepared at the end of a strenuous task (a harvest, building of a house), is the time to gather in the wine cellar and enjoy in the tasting of musts and singing a song or two.