And although I have come here in search of the redplenty of the soil and its produce, I realise that the journey has led me also to the green that Juan talked about: the herbs inside this bottle have given the liquid the exact mossy-yellow colour of the pine forests and vineyards that surround us.
Despite playing without creative midfielder Tim Cahill, an Australian international call-up, the Red Bulls generated plenty of scoring chances in the scoreless first half.