Tag: photography
Vinography Images: Wood Tasting
A pair of hands (and palate) hard at work doing cooper trials at Favia Wines in Napa. Cooper trials involve
Book Review: Winemakers Writ Large
How do you capture the spirit of an entire wine region? This isn’t just an academic question, it’s something that
Vinography Images: The Flavor of Steep
A view down the Sil River takes in the precariously steep vineyards of the Amandi District of the Ribeira Sacra
Vinography Images: Foggy Knoll
A rolling knoll emerges from the fog to reveal new plantings at Cornell Vineyards on the Sonoma County side of
Vinography Images: Rolling Green and Gold
Gentle undulations of green vineyards and golden fields mark the topography of the Los Carneros American Viticultural Area, seen here
Vinography Images: By Feel
Dan O’Brien of Gail Wines checks on a vineyard in Sonoma Valley. Gail Wines is a small project run by
Vinography Images: The Trials of Blending
A quiet moment of contemplation during a blending session at Brand winery on Pritchard Hill in Napa Valley. Blending trials
Vinography Images: Frost Fight
Frost fans spinning at dawn in the famed To Kalon Vineyard of Napa’s Oakville AVA. Frost is on a lot
Vinography Images: Close Your Bunghole
Workers make wooden bungs by hand to fit the old wooden foudres at Mayacamas Vineyards on Mount Veeder in Napa,
Vinography Images: Planting the Matrix
Looking down at a new vineyard site from the scrubby hills surrounding Eden Rift Vineyards in the Cienega Valley, a
Vinography Images: Spring is Coming
Budbreak in Hyde Vineyard in the Carneros AVA. Most California vineyards are not quite this far along in their beginnings
Vinography Images: Line of Thinking
Steve Matthiasson walks in his vineyard in the Oak Knoll District of Napa, as the morning sun makes trellis wires
Vinography Images: Strange Creatures
Frost fans stand starkly against the morning fog, like strange creatures in an otherworldly landscape, as the vineyards of the
Vinography Images: Early Tendrils
Tendrils of a grapevine unfurl at Covert Estate in the Coombsville AVA of Napa Valley. At the moment, grapevines in
Vinography Images: Experienced Hands
Using a block of wood to hold it away from the irrigation line, a vineyard worker cuts the trunk of
Vinography Images: Tight Squeeze
A cellar worker replaces a barrel bung after topping up at the Kistler winery in the town of Forestville. One
Vinography Images: The Triangle
A tiny patch of vineyard shows its autumn colors through the golden shoulders of the Mount Veeder foothills in Napa.
Vinography Images: The Dark Land
Posts rise out of the dark brush of a vineyard near Porseleinberg in Swartland, South Africa. Literally translating as “black
Vinography Images: A Foggy Eden
January fog blankets the Eden Rift Vineyard in Hollister, 95 miles south of San Francisco. Eden Rift is a relatively
