Straw covers the floors and piles slightly against the giant wooden

vats against the walls. The vats are fairly large, each having a

small wooden ladder attached to its side for climbing to their tops.

The chirps of nesting birds echoes from the rafters. Occasionally the

wind creaks the roof high above, and slight breezes rustle the hay

below. One of the smaller kegs from the south has been tapped here

for tasting.