TUSCAN GRAPE & OLIVE HARVEST: Behind the Scenes of Wine and Olive Oil in Tuscany, Italy 

Sadly the old traditions are being lost. But I’m so thankful for like minded people that are trying to preserve them. Thank you for sharing.

Guido was so very articulate about farming in Tuscany these days.

Guido’s mum diary entry was bittersweet. Thank you once again for the gift of Italy every week, I will never look at olive oil the same again, not will I hesitate to pay for good quality oil. Godspeed

" No more the echo of laughter, suntanned smiling faces and the flash of coloured headscarves at harvest."

Kylie the amount of work , as usual, you have placed into this video with the cinematography and translation and subtitles is phenomenal! I never take it for granted when I am able to go grocery shopping . I live in a city. I myself always wonder what goes into each bottle of oil and wine. With the state the world is currently in, your video really pushes the importance of being thankful and reminding us of the beauty and history that we must preserve and respect . Thank you. 🇨🇦

The diary reading part is very touching.

The ending brought tears to my eyes. It reminded me of my grandpa's words in Lebanon. Out of all the crops harvested in the fall, the olive season was the most special. They sang songs, laughed, told jokes, ate and made lots of memories. A lot has been lost. What remains is at the mercy of time.

Thank you for capturing a slice of Italian life unknown by tourists. A catalog of an annual harvest filmed with skill and its participants views. Rarely has a history lesson of this country been so personal and with a touch of irony regarding historical procedures. Bravo again Kyrie!

The last 5 mins are pure, simple truth, not only for Italy but probably for the whole Europe.

Another masterpiece Kylie! So haunting beautiful you're echoing the words of Guido's mother. I was moved to tears. Fantastico!

There are not enough of words in English or Italian to show my gratitude for this video. So lovely presented. I will never take for granted the purchase or use of olive oil and wine. Both being good for the soul and the heart. Thank you Kylie for sharing a wonderful moment with the world.

I live on a small island off the coast of maine. I heard my grandparents speak of the "old days' and how everything is different now. My parents time was different than for my grandparents, and I hear them speak of the old days when things were better. I grew up in a time that seemed simpler and quieter than it seems today. I have yet to bemoan of the past. The one thing I have learned in the life is that the only constant is change. One day, people will look back at this present moment and call it the "good ole days". Thank you for the lesson in grape and olive harvest in your part of the world. Your beauty and grace always makes what is viewed just that much better. All I can offer you is to enjoy this beautiful moment, feel the aliveness of this now. The world is a beautiful flow of love and passion. Thank you for sharing yours :)

I've waited all week for this! ❤️ I'm like a little girl on Christmas day on Fridays haha! Honestly @kylieflavell you are my favourite RU-vidr and your videos are so inspirational ❤️

Oh my goodness! Is that your boyfriend? Holy mole! He's gorgeous! I mean he is so handsome! You lucky girl! Especially because he is a man who loves nature and the land his family has worked for years! Good job Kyle, you have a great man in your life, not to mention he's a hunk! Bravo!!!!

What a beautiful story of the olive growers and so sad if this tradition is lost.

So beautiful. So interesting. So sad. The last bit of this had me bawling like a baby. I am still hopeful that the tides will turn soon and there will be a return to Mother Earth. Hope that those who work with their hands will be revered, respected and well paid. Jobs cannot be “stolen” if the local people do not want them. I will always be an optimist and appreciate the simple, yet grand things in life. Made with love, perspiration and integrity. My next sip and taste of these gifts will be exquisite. Thank you Kylie for giving us an informative, nostalgic and futuristic insight. ✌🏻❤️🍇🍷🥖🧆

This is SO much better than the videos where it's "luxury hotel then amazing lunch then name some shops then amazing dinner then next city, please." Two thumbs up!

Many are yearning for this simple life... perhaps it will return with the changes our world is in and a resetting of economies. It reminds me of my Yiayia and Papou who emigrated to Australia in the 20s and 30s and had this sort of olive grove and grape harvest in their Queensland country town. They had such skill, and a little has come down to their grandchildren... the love and passion for the land does not seem to leave the genes... the beauty of life is to till the soil and reap its harvest... why do we need machines when our own hands can accomplish so much beauty if we just apply ourselves to what is best in life... not money... but rather God, love, family and the fruits of the earth.

Kylie, as always, you produced something not only breathtakingly beautiful but interesting as well.

Kylie you are a true storyteller, thank you for enlightening us about such stories and traditions. I truly admire your work. Not sure who are the 5 who disliked this video but I'm sure many people are in love with you work, please keep going we need your art

Wow, you have such great respect for the past and for these valuable traditions of the generations who came before us. In a time when people are so urgent for the next new thing you make me want to slow down appreciate these old practices, and the love and joy that is put into honest labour. I also wish I could taste this olive oil, it would be delicious. Thank you for your thoughtful and rich storytelling as always!

you're so brave going up and talking to the strangers! its beautiful

It breaks my heart to see that everywhere around the world, the old traditions that have sustained communities for generations are disappearing.

Call me crazy, but I'd drop my job without thinking twice to work in those fields.. Hate office work, and don't mind living a simple life. Would love to have found your channel sooner, now I'll have to run a Kylie marathon!

Che bello! Persuaded my daughter to stop writing her dissertation to watch together...we will watch it again tomorrow morning...nostalgic beauty...what about a tavolo lungo feast under your window to raise a glass for the beauty of the harvest..brindare per la vendemmia! We loved it! Grazie 🌸🐕🍇🍇🍂🌻🥂🍾

Kylie that was beautiful.... but very very sad at the end. I confess I almost cried… And I’m not sure why? To see the vineyards bereft of such happy young faces joyfully singing during a time of work is a tragedy. Perhaps on a happier note, your boyfriend from Tuscany seems to be very very educated as to the ups and downs of the olive market. I learned a lot.

You always make me cry... As we get ready to celebrate Thanksgiving, I am grateful that I have not turned into a machine also as so many in this modern era (with so little emotion for the simple, yet more beautiful things in life). It's in part thanks to your videos that aide me in conserving my humanity and a longing for a different past and future. May God continue to bless your exquisite mind.

I cried listening to what Guido's mother wrote in her diary. So beautiful and so true.

Kylie, the young Albanian man and the other man who told you they work until 6 pm have a classical "Illyrian" look. The Albanians are understood to be the direct descendants of the ancient Illyrians. The shape of their faces is elongated and more narrow than other ethnicities in the Balkan area. They are quite a handsome people, both women and men. Many are quite striking in appearance and they do appreciate beauty when it appears before their eyes.

Beautifully done Kylie as always, but this one brought a tear to my eye. Guido’s mother’s diary was so poignant. 🫒😔🍇

Residing in Maui, Hawaii we happily support local farms, roadside food stands and Farmers Markets. We purchase most fruit and veg, in addition to tea, coffee, macadamia nuts, honey, and more. Have the fondest memories of bartering for local venison, pork, and fish. We learned so much from harvesting Pipinola and Achiote pods with friends and their older relatives. It was extremely difficult to keep up with their speed and stamina! The recipes, stories, and love shared during these times are forever cherished and priceless!

Perfect Tuscany🍷🍇🧡💔! The country where you can simply lose your heart and mind💘

Wow, such a poignant and sad but moving piece of cinema. Guido seemed to have a heavy heart as he spoke of the competition and lack of authenticity that is happening because the world would rather have convenience and mix oils over culture and true olive oil as it once was. His dad's years of knowledge and love for his productions is so heartwarming and the pride that Guido and his family have for their work and livelihood. I would definitely love to spend a long time and help in this ancient tradition. To hear of how it used to be a social event and honest hard work that was shared by many to now not be that anymore is such a terrible and saddening revelation. I enjoy supporting local people and hope that the traditions that his and his family and others who are true to this line of production continue to get the recognition and credit they deserve. Also I loved seeing their dog playing with you all during the filming :) Thank you Kylie, Guido,his family (including the lovely waggling lab) and to the workers of the land Xx

Thank you, thank you, thank you for opening my senses with your soft voice, Italians, Albanians, Old folks, and a young master. I can taste the olive, the grape. Fantastic.

with industrialization and modernism we have lost the desire to attune to the tender rhythms of the earth.. we prefer the easy way nowadays. Though harvests used to be like birthdays! you’d live waiting for each harvest and celebrate and cherish the bounty. Just like the last segment of the video shows. This was a stunning reminder of this. We take so much for granted.♥️ thank you Kylie for your effort to show so may different facets of this life🙏🏻

Okay Kylie but that payoff at the end of the "fettunta" and glass of wine (and of course Guido's salame, lol). I'm in love with this. Guido's mum diary excerpt was so poetic, too.

Ahh finally let go the ladder and got my ☕ 😉 Oh, Kylie, why am I sat here with tears on my cheeks over a film about harvests? Just the testimonies, from young Guido to those wonderful octagenarians who have spent a lifetime tending those groves ( and vines ) .... to watch them fading..... it is too much to bear. Maybe I'm feeling it more on this year when so much feels threatened, so much loss....? The thoughts from Guido's mama were so poignant ♥️ Or maybe it's just that you have a unique and precious talent for capturing the Beauty in every moment; and yes, it is difficult not to over sentimentalise the real and hard lives of people ( you never do). The most enduring art places pleasure and pain side by side and challenges, I laughed at the 🍇pickers' jokes, resolved to be more thoughtful in my purchasing of olive oil and wine, and felt my heart soar at the stunning Tuscan landscape. Then watched it all again. Utter joy. So many thanks 📸😘😘

A touching and absolutely beautiful documentary. It saddens and scares me to think of what will happen when the old farmers die out. Guido did not say if 'bitterness' is also a characteristic of a quality oil; I have always equated bitterness with a high antioxidant content? P.S. the black and white pics are heart-wrenching and fabulous. Felt like I missed out on some great times. And Guido's mother is a hell of a good writer -- a poignant, glorious and poetic piece of diary.

Interesting and well made film. As someone who, with my partner, is moving to Tuscany in summer, and buying a house with 230 olive trees, I can see we have a lot to learn!

Beautiful video. So wonderful to see what goes into the harvest but a tug at your heart to see the old traditions disappearing. Those old black and white photos show so much beauty! Amazing work again kylie!!😍

It has become a ritual to watch Kylie's videos by the end of the week. Makes everything a bit easier (confinement, autumn rain, no chocolate in the house :D)

I watched the video again, it's easy to miss things from the first viewing of it. Kylie what a beautiful video of times past and times to come. What a gifted film maker you are. Truly amazing young lady.

Thank you for another beautiful video. The diary entry at the end was beautiful and sad. My husband and I were fortunate enough to visit Tuscany in October 2018. We visited a family that owned an olive grove and were lucky to bring home fresh olive oil, but it was very sad to hear that how hard they were struggling. I can't even imagine how hard it is to work on an olive grove or in a vineyard, and I don't know if it matters, but I appreciate every one who breaks their backs to produce such beautiful foods and drink that are often far too taken for granted. I hope this video inspires others to appreciate hard work and those who value what they do and what it means to them.

This is a very beautiful, positive and at the same time melancholic video. Love from Zurich.

As a student I participated years ago at a ''vendange'' at a small vineyard own by family friends in Provence. There were hired workers and friends and students who all worked together. I remember the lovely meal we all shared at the end. Joyful memories. Kylie, you have a special talent to listen and to capture images of important traditional activities such as the vendemmia and the culture of olive oil. Guido explained so well the difficulties with the commercialization of olive oil in Italy. I always try to purchase oil from local producers rather than from a big company. Farmers and growers have to be encouraged.

I was there last year!!! I love Italy. Amazing culture, food, women, and natural beauty! :) oh and did I mention the wine 🍷 moving there 2021

Beautiful. Thank you Kylie and especially Guido's family.

Heartbreaking but a wonderfully beautiful video

better than anything on tv now and better than a lot of other RU-vid channels :)

I can’t wait till I can travel there. Now that we are in Confinement till December I will be living vicariously through your videos.

A brilliant depiction of the old farmers/labours of old. You truly have an incredible talent for telling peoples stories..! Brilliant..!

I've waited for this episode for the last couple of weeks and I just want to thank you for taking us through the process and more importantly interviewing and talking with the locals. I fear this ancient tradition will be lost if we and our youth don't become involved and help keep it alive. There is something special about working with your hands and the land and keeping it alive for the next generation.

Thank you for such a meaningful gorgeous video. My grandfather was still picking grapes from his garden at over 100 years old and made wine at home for many years that we still enjoy today. It was part of him and I love so much to be in the garden too.

Amazing Kylie watching the Albanian men work remind me of my dad he was Albanian to great story thanks sharing xx

Beautifully executed. It speaks the truth and removes some of the romantic perceptions people have about agriculture. I myself have always looked at Olive Oil and Wine as an artistic endeavor and being an artist myself I have a very high regard and respect for these people. My family originated from Trento before they came to the United States. Thanks for exposing the efforts that go into producing these wonderful gifts from the land, and the people who give us these gifts. Great job.

Hi Kylie, I am watching your video, and enjoying it. It is great to hear the conversation you’re having with Guido. He speaks beautiful English. He is A DORABLE! When I was in Italy in 2018 with my brother, we were in Montecatini. As we were driving on the highway through Tuscany, we saw numerous, what I thought was abandoned homes and farms, all along the highway. It was very sad to see that. I can’t wait to go back to Italy! I follow Nikki Positano. That was one of my dreams when I went to Italy in 1978, was to go to Positano. It didn’t happen. I’m praying I’ll be able to go there next year. Hey, you two are together a while now, MIGHT he be THE one? 👍😀

Kylie thank you for bringing us another lovely video. Your videos keep a smile on my face during a difficult year for my husband and I. We are learning Italian and dreaming of going to Tuscany one day. You add hope and light to our lives.

This is really sad to see old days are the golden days. Families get together for the harvest and enjoying with a picnic lunch and chat all gossip I can go on & on. I really miss good old days & my grandmother's cooking. I hope these traditions last long bless them all. Been not an Italian I really love Italy and food. Thank you Kylie for sharing.

This was an incredible documentary of the current status with the olive and grape harvests.-so well photographed and edited, and so much information. It is truly sad to lose this art, this passion for the completion of the year's toils, this simpler and more connected life style. It is currently the way everywhere, the young leaving the country for urban opportunity. I have been observing the slow beginnings of the return to the rural connections, the return to the country and agricultural life. I feel anxious that the farms can be saved before too much connection and tradition slips away. I want to be hopeful that these wonderful farms can be saved. It was interesting to hear that both the grape and olive harvests are now 30 days earlier than years ago. Thank you for an incredible video. It was beautiful.

That was soooooo beautiful!!! Such great history of a people who has love for their land!!!

Such a beautiful video! We still make wine ourselves here in the United States, each fall, still gathering together like they did in the old days. This video is especially meaningful as many years ago our family came from Albania to Italy and settled there.

I cannot get enough of your vlogs, and I only stumbled upon your channel this afternoon! I have been binge-watching all day and refuse to stop! Even during my spring-cleaning smack at the genesis of winter, I am completely engulfed by your perfectly depicted narratives. I much appreciate every single thing you do and all the effort to create and share with myself and the rest of the world. Thank you, absolutely thank you for it all. -with so much love and support, Abby.

So touching, heartwarming and beautiful 💌 Thank you!

This is definitely a wake up call for how things are drastically changing in the world. It also made me realize that, we are the vehicle for certain traditions perpetually going forward or not, with our progeny. I am first gen Italian living in 🇨🇦. I can recall, very little, my dad, uncles and nonno making home made wine this time of year, and earlier in September, was sauce making season. It was hard difficult work, but there was so much togetherness, not to mention you learnt great lessons working with your hands and doing physical work. Alas, it’s been years since we made homemade sauce or wine. You’ve inspired me Kylie, something to consider next year when we are hopefully over this pandemic. Un saluto al young Hemingway! 😜😎🙏

that lovely little dog just wants to play.

I have a big terrace where I do gardening, the day I bought one olive tree I felt rich, a strange feeling that I can not explain, is something ancestral for us, Mediterranean people. This year it produces, so this week end we are going to get a little number of olives to eat once treated with water and salt. Happy harvest

Greetings from Montreal,Canada ❤️Kylie ,every friday i am so excited to see your videos.Thank you for keeping me close to my italian origins 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹

Sad to see it's a dying art. Now I can truly appreciate my olive oil and wine. Such a labor of love for these people to continue the olive and grape harvesting. Grazie

These 32hrs and 10 seconds felt more like 15mins!!.. I enjoyed every single minute of it... 💕💕💕 🫒🌿 🥖🍽🍇 🍷 🇮🇹

Thank you, Kylie, for the beautiful, poetic, documentary of olive oil and wine harvest. I particularly enjoyed the black and white photos of beautiful, hard-working Italians. Your videos are so valuable. It is evident that your thoughtfulness and creativity are well-applied to film making!

So beautifully told. So sad to see the old traditions going away through out the world. Loved the writing of Guidos mother about times gone by. It’s a time only markedintime to look back on and remember. We must teach our children how to love the traditions of their ancestors. Thank yo so much for sharing Kylie.

I enjoy your videos as they provide a unique visit to Italy. This is your BEST yet!!!

Beautiful. Soulful. Thank you.

Kyle I thoroughly enjoyed this video! Well done! This touched my heart and brought back special memories of being with my familia during the harvest season. And yes, Guido mother is absolutely correct about the happy times during the harvest and working the land. I am not that old, only in my 50's, but I was raised right and appreciate all the times with my familia and respect for my land. I work hard and enjoy it in the end during the harvest! Again I will say, your boyfriend is gorgeous!!! If he has a brother I would love to meet him! Hahaha! I am single and Portuguese! Well at least part, also part Swedish! Thank you for the lovely video!♥️

Kylie, you’re one of those vloggers that one watch the RU-vid ads with joy because you know that you’re supporting a good cause.

Perfect timing...I can enjoy watching while have my espresso...

A lovely insight into the process of these industries in Italy! Great way to start my day with my cappuccino. Grazie Kylie!

I think is was one of my favourite videos. I love when you interview and speak with your family and friends.

I will never again take for granted using olive oil and wine, both of which I love. Thank you for sharing this with us. 💓💓

Thankyou Kylie that was beautiful to watch. I love Olive groves and vineyards and it seems like the harvests used to be a huge celebration and rewards for their hard work. Just like fruit picking in Australia most of the work is now done by travellers and many locals would not have the stamina or will to do the work for a megr wage. There must be a way or incentives to entice young people back to this work.

Thank you for sharing this new type of documentary blended with your cinematic film making skill and ability of conveying the warmth of the people. We learn from you and at the same time are transported to and are a part of the olive groves and grape fields. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

This was very touching, thank you, Kylie

Love, love, love this! I bet that olive oil tasted amazing. I’ve also never seen how people work out in the vineyards before picking and harvesting grapes so that was a real treat to watch too! Those black & white shots at the end were amazing. I love travelling back in time with photos. Again another masterpiece Kylie! Thank you for inspiring my Friday! 🍇

Interesting and informative. Is there a way to purchase the families olive oil? I would love to support them and enjoy good olive oil.

I love ❤️ this share SO emotionally impacting to me as I dream about living more connected to the earth When I was a child my grandfather had a small farm and he told me city people were upitty and I never knew what he meant and asked him and he said that city people had their nose stuck up in the air instead of looking towards the ground He told me I was the earths protector and I must respect the earth Now many many years have passed and with him passed what I feel that you are showing passing from the world here in this share and imagine this is really sad to witness in an incredibly seemingly bountiful setting I think that your message was very clear and I almost cried but I held back and now I hope for you Kylie as you are right there touching the real history!!!!! I think of journalist like you as angels in the word world representing the heart ❤️ The words the experience of sharing has actually changed me because finding you and your work on RU-vid reminds me to stay connected to the earth as it really is our last hope of making this world into the dream we create together Your changing the world one moment at a time in your work and in our hearts watching ❤️❤️❤️

What a beautiful video this is Kylie! Thank you so much to both you and Guido for the insight into the vendemmia. I am sad that these old ways are dying out. P.S. Diana's words were the icing on this beautiful cake!

What a beautiful story of olive oil and 🍇

This is the same story in Portugal. The same with the olive oil, the grapes and those that help with the harvest. From The Douro Valley to Baixo Alentejo, top to bottom. Thank you for sharing.

Oh how I loved this…… the diary entry at the end from your Mother in Law was incredibly touching as well as true. Thank you for sharing the beauty that is Tuscany

Beautiful video. Guidos mother is correct. My grandparents had a "garden" of several acres in Germany. They produced and harvested, canned, bottled and preserved all their fruits and vegetables. Even my children will never know the beauty of this hard work and the taste of a fresh harvest that I experienced and loved. The land is now gone as the city demanded ownership of everyones "vacant" land to build a subdivision.

that's so sad and actually i can't believe.. or i don't want to believe this because so many people crave this wonderful quality of oliveoil and wine, especially when these produce come from small farmers who love their land and trees/plants. i really hope that you and a lot of other farmers have the ambition to keep up the hard but rewarding work to save the traditions, the landscapes and produce these exceptional quality of produce! thank you all!!

Grazie, Kylie - molto interessante! La stessa cosa succede nell tutte paese della ovest. I tradizioni muore, e tutto diventa più commerciale. Secondo me è molto triste. Ma sei riuscito da mostrare la bellezza e dell importanza di fare questo lavoro! E questa è anche la belezza e il importanza fare il lavoro tuo.

Thanks for sharing Kylie very interesting

Guido’s mother is a poet. I wonder if her diary would make an incredible book with the right editing...

Excellent video. Very interesting and one f your best 👏 Definitely Under the Tuscan Sun ☀️

This is excellent, Kylie. So much of my obsession with Italian vacation escapism has always revolved around the historical sites. But this content beautifully frames an Italian existence that isn't marked by Caesars, Popes, or gladiatorial gore. Well done.

I thoroughly enjoyed this video today, it made me feel so happy but sad at the same time. Happy at the beautiful Olive trees and vineyards and sad at the loss of how things used to be when hard work outdoors raped search bountiful harvest. Thank you so very much for all you share with us. You bring so much joy and smiles to me. Much love 💕

OH WOW!! That's Guido describing the olive harvesting and such. On their property? Where the chicken coop renovation is going to created?? Guido's business assessment was a reality pure and simple.. And were those his parents picking olives with you Kylie? And the dog too!! Amazing & my thanks too! Al

I cried at the end of this one! It was so beautifully done, Kylie. It is so sad that such beautiful traditions are being lost all over the world. All of that old world knowledge is being lost on a daily basis and once it is gone, what will we do? Thank you for documenting just a glimpse of this forgotten culture. Many thanks, as well, to your dashing boyfriend. His memories and understanding of the past and the way things have changed were invaluable to your video. Thank you, Kylie!!!

Another beautiful video. I always try to buy olive oil that is made with italian olives and produced only in Italy. It really is the best. In the states it is so expensive, but now I understand better why that is so.