The summer sun had yet to burn off the overcast morning chill when two ATVs climbed the rolling vineyard hill. Wearing dirty jeans, work boots, and hip holsters of shears and pruning knives, a group of mostly men and a few women hopped off and approached the van parked between the rows of grapes and the tasting room.
Two women in blue polo shirts warmly greeted the group in rapid Spanish and then got to work. One by one, they measured each patient's height and weight, documented their blood pressure, and calculated their body fat percentage with a handheld monitor. Patients discussed their health concerns with a registered nurse. Some had the fingers of their leathery, calloused hands pricked to test their glucose levels. Others got a tetanus shot, an important vaccination given their work with grapevine wires.
