An apple, an olive, and some cabernet sauvignon grapes

The apple and the grapes were picked at, respectively, the Seghesio vineyard and the Michel-Schlumberger winery.  The olive also came from Seghesio, and it came with a lesson — olives have to be brined before they’re edible.

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