Have you ever experienced the Tunnel Effect in Champagne? (François Secondé)

Champagne cellar

The underground wine cellar, thousands of bottles aging either in pupitres (racks) upside down waiting to be disgorged or lying on their side for the secondary fermentation Champagne Francois Seconde, Sillery Grand Cru, Montagne de Reims, Champagne, Marne, Ardennes, France – Champagne small independent growers, France, stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine — This […]

A 500+ years (?) old wooden fermentation vat (Vallformosa, Penedes)

Vallformosa wooden vat Spain Penedes

Fermentation tanks. Ancient medieval vats. Vallformosa, Vilobi, Penedes, Catalonia, Spain – Vallformosa winery, Catalonia, Penedes, Spain, stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine — This is only a selection of samples. Use Image SEARCH to find more photos — Vallformosa is a family owned winery in Vilobí del Penedès, in the DO Penedes, in Catalonia […]

The famous modernista winery at Codorniu (Penedes, spain)

Winery building. Traditional Catalan architecture style. Codorniu, Sant Sadurni d’Anoia, Penedes, Catalonia, Spain – Codorníu winery, Catalonia, Spain, stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine — This is only a selection of samples. Use Image SEARCH to find more photos — Codorníu is one of the biggest Spanish producers of sparkling wine – cava. Some […]

An empty feeling inside (Vallformosa, Catalonia)

Bottles aging in the cellar. One bottle broken, exploded. Vallformosa, Vilobi, Penedes, Catalonia, Spain – Vallformosa winery, Catalonia, Penedes, stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. THIS IS ONLY A SELECTION OF SAMPLES. Use the image SEARCH function to find more relevant photos. Vallformosa is a family owned winery in Vilobí del Penedès, in the […]

Brut indeed. Very nice from here too! And different. (Domaine Eric Rominger, Alsace)

bottle neck of cremant marked brut domaine eric rominger westhalten alsace france – Domaine Eric Rominger, Westhalten, Alsace, stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. THIS IS ONLY A SELECTION OF SAMPLES. Use the image SEARCH function to find more relevant photos. Domaine Eric Rominger is a small, family run wine estate in the town […]

Why they stack bottles the way they do

This shows that if you stack the bottles the way they do in the cava cellars (and also in Champagne) it does not matter if one bottle in the big pile breaks, or for that matter if someone happens to pull out a bottle in the middle of the pile. Bottles aging in the cellar. […]

Stereo wine (Mas Comtal, Catalonia)

Wine glasses. Pouring cava. Mas Comtal, Avinyonet, Penedes, Catalonia, Spain – Mas Comtal winery, stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. The Mas Comtal winery is located in Avinyonet del Penedès, Alt Penedes in Catalonia, in north eastern Spain. It has 27 hectares of vineyards at an altitude of about 350 m. They make white […]