4 posts tagged “vineyard”

A few new additions:

I've just returned after a quick two weeks in France - mostly spent visiting family-in-law, although I managed to slip away now and then to shoot a bit. Here's an initial look - this is the village of Cornas seen from the vineyards. Cornas produces a high quality Côtes du Rhône red wine that usually gets its more specialized appellation, Cornas. Cornas sits just across the Rhône river from the city of Valence, with its terraced vineyards climbing the steep hills above. Unlike most Côtes du Rhône wines which blend syrah, grenache, and other varieties, Cornas (the wine) is pure syrah. Cornas (the place) is pure beauty.

You can find pinot noir being grown all up and down Oregon's Willamette Valley - and some truly fine bottles are being produced, north and south. But at the north end of the valley, centered roughly around Dundee, there are dozens of wineries in close proximity, and every turn on every road unveils a stunning new vista of rolling hills and tidy rows.

I passed through the area briefly last week on my way home from Portland. The scene above somehow just begged to be on a grungy vintage postcard.

I've still got more shots to process from that day, but here's a few more impressions that I've managed to get uploaded to iStockphoto. (the "postcard" above is also now available on iStock here).