Tag: photography
Vinography Images: The Color of Delicious
New wine shines a vivid garnet-purple against the metal of the press pan during pressing at Anomaly Vineyards in St.
Vinography Images: Constellations of Life
Looking like nothing so much as maps of constellations, patterns emerge in the bubbles of fermenting yeasts in a talha,
Vinography Images: Breathing Wine
Fermenting must hits the sieve before filling the open-top, 130-gallon tank where it will be pumped up & sprayed into the
Vinography Images: It’s Alive
Once barrel fermentation begins, the sound of popping bungs & frothy sticky must dripping everywhere abounds in the cellar. Fermenting
Vinograpy Images: Early Bird
The colors of sunrise glow on the horizon as work begins early during harvest at Fitapreta winery in Portugal’s Alentejo
Vinography Images: Tight Cellar
The packed, and well-used cellar of Mee Godard in the Beaujolais village of Morgon is starkly illuminated by flourescent lights
Vinography Images: The Early Taste
Purple residue of press juice stains glasses and the table in the cellar at Anomaly Vineyards in St. Helena, California.
Vinography Images: Islands in the Stream
Fermenting must erupts from barrels leaving a virtual delta of sticky, fragrant juice on the floor of Fitapreta Vinhos in
Vinography Images: Gamay Skies
Stormy skies unfurl above the village of Morgon in France’s Beaujolais wine region. This is a view looking down towards
Vinography Images: Thief in the Cave
Caught in the act. A ‘wine thief’ used to take barrel samples rests in an open bung hole at Anomaly
Vinography Images: Behind the Wall
An old ladder and wine barrel stand by behind the wall as the last rays of the sun come through
Vinography Images: The Work Ahead
Tartrates and other fermentation residues line the insides of a tank at Fitapreta Vinhos int the Alentejo region of Portugal,
Vinography Images: Stand Tahla
The view down into a freshly filled talha with a field blend of white grapes at Fitapreta Vinhos in Alentejo,
Vinography Images: The Good Mess
A plastic fermentation bin, moments after it has been emptied at Anomaly Vineyards in St. Helena, California. Called “macro bins”
Vinography Images: Door Number Two
A row of cement tanks lines the wall of the cellar at Domaine La Réméjeanne in the Côtes du Rhône
Vinography Images: Trace of Flow
Residue of skins and seeds coats a screen, making unique patterns after an aerating pumpover at Anomaly Vineyards in St.
Vinography Images: The Unbarreled Lightness of Being
A shaft of light illuminates the new barrel room at Fitapreta Vinhos in Alentejo, Portugal. Says photographer David Sawyer: “Constructing
Introducing Photographer David Sawyer
As regular readers know, I collaborate with photographers to add some visual beauty to my weekly ramblings and wine reviews
Vinography Images: The Valley Blooms
A riot of California poppies carpets the vine rows of Kunde Winery in Sonoma Valley. With all the rains that
