Sahara Sands Paint the Vineyards Red

There is always a crazy time of the year where the red sands from the Sahara Desert circle around in the Spanish air creating an eerie color of red before it showers down. Even though we have come to expect it, somehow, we never seem to get over the shock of the sky opening up and pouring down on us litres of red clay-like sand - barro. Although it makes a mess of our homes and cars we cannot help but to admire the phenomenon of nature, in this case what is called calima .