Tag: landscape
Vinography Images: Mossy Branches
A mossy sentinel oak stands watch over a greening winter vineyard in Sonoma’s Knight’s Valley. One of the least-known sub-appellations
Vinography Images: Winter Zinfandel
Zinfandel vines hunkered down for the winter are seen through a cold morning mist in Alexander Valley. Sonoma County plays
Vinography Images: Lunar Landscape
A full moon hangs over the otherworldly landscape of the Santa Ynez Valley just before dawn, where in the distance,
Vinography Images: First Light
The first rays of morning light strike a vineyard in the Fort Ross-Seaview AVA, high on the northern coast of
Vinography Images: The Coming Colors
Autumn colors will soon be showing up in vineyards throughout northern California, as they are here in the Gainey Vineyard
Vinography Images: Grazing the Sky
Horses graze in the foreground, while at the crest of the hills, a vineyard grazes the sky in the spring
Vinography Images: A Monument to Cabernet
The Alexander Valley is one of California’s least-appreciated winegrowing regions, sitting as it does in the proverbial shadow of its
Vinography Images: Pile of Rocks
Lake Sonoma sits as a backdrop of blue against the vineyards of the Rockpile AVA in Sonoma County. Known for
Vinography Images: Bloom Time
Delicate flowers that will eventually become grapes of Cabernet Sauvignon are caught by the sun in Sonoma’s Alexander Valley. Having
Vinography Images: Sonoma Swells
The rolling hills and morning fog look like ocean swells in Gallo’s Two Rock Vineyard just outside of Cotati in
Vinography Images: Sonoma Anything-But-Plain
SANTA ROSA, CA: Morning mists still cling to parts of the countryside across the plains of Santa Rosa in the
Vinography Images: On Their Way
A cluster of Chardonnay grapes ripens at Durell Vineyard in Sonoma County. Durrell was transformed from a cattle ranch into
Vinography Images: Frost Fighter
The slope of a vineyard curves smoothly against the sky towards a low point occupied by a frost fan at
Vinography Images: Night Light
A tractor rigged with lights prepares for an early morning pick in the To Kalon Vineyard in Oakville. Arguably Napa’s
Vinography Images: Morning View
The morning sun creeps up the end posts of one of Kistler’s vineyards in the hills, looking down on the
Vinography Images: Old and New
Rolling hills in Carneros off of Dealy Lane show the fading colors of autumn grape vines even as the fresh
Vinography Images: Before the Vineyard
Replanting work at Trenton Roadhouse Vineyard in Forestville, California. An immense amount of work and planning goes into the planting
Vinography Images: Cloven Earth
Terraces carved into hillsides in the Cienega Valley are framed by the dark line of the San Andreas Fault, in
Vinography Images: Not For the Birds
A wayward vine tendril creeps above the barrier created by bird netting in a Napa Vineyard. Though not nearly as
