Spacious?
Oak barrel aging and fermentation cellar. Chateau Phelan-Segur, Saint Estephe, Medoc, Bordeaux, France. When the finished barrels have been moved out and the new harvest has not yet arrived – empty! – Château Phélan-Ségur, Saint-Estèphe, Médoc, stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. THIS IS ONLY A SELECTION OF SAMPLES. Use the image SEARCH function […]
Pick-me-up (Wine Tech Gallery: sorting)
Hand selecting the bad grapes at a sorting table. Merlot. Chateau Paloumey, Haut Medoc, Bordeaux, France. *********** BKWine Wine Tech Galleries This is the third gallery (below) to show a specific “technical” aspect of vine growing and wine making: our Wine Tech Galleries. This time we take a look at sorting and selecting the grapes […]
Just the right size
Chateau Kirwan, Margaux, Medoc, Bordeaux, France. (Just the right size for a house in the country…) – Château Kirwan, Margaux, Médoc, stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. THIS IS ONLY A SELECTION OF SAMPLES. Use the image SEARCH function to find more relevant photos. Chateau Kirwan is a classed growth (cru classé) property in […]
Oh,oh, this will not be enough (Chateau Malartic Lagraviere)
Chateau Malartic Lagraviere Wine glasses. Chateau Malartic Lagraviere, Pessac Leognan, Graves, Bordeaux, France – Château Malartic Lagravière, Pessac-Léognan, Graves, stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. Use the image SEARCH function to find more relevant photos. Chateau Malartic-Lagraviere is a big winery in the Pessac-Leognan appellation. Pessac Leognan is just south of Bordeaux city, part […]
Gobble, gobble, gobble. (machine harvesting – Wine Tech)
Machine harvest. Semillon. Despagne Vineyards and Chateaux, Bordeaux, France *********** This is the second gallery (below) to show a specific “technical” aspect of vine growing and wine making: our Wine Tech galleries (do you have a suggestion for a better name than that?). This time we take a look at harvesting grapes by machine. You […]
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Machine picked grapes. Semillon. Despagne Vineyards and Chateaux, Bordeaux, France. – Despagne Vineyards & Chateaux stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. Use the image SEARCH function to find more relevant photos. The Despagne winemaking family is established in the Bordeaux area since over two centuries. Their base is the Chateau Tour de Mirambeau. They […]
1999
Aging dusty bottles, 1999. Chateau Lapeyronie, Cotes de Castillon, Bordeaux, France – Chateau Lepeyronie Côtes de Castillon stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. Use the image SEARCH function to find more relevant photos. Chateau Lapeyronie is in the sub-appellation of Cotes de Castillon in the Bordeaux wine region. It is a smallish area with […]
Reflected glory?
The capital of Bordeaux wine – Bordeaux city. Place de la Bourse. The new fountain Miroir d’Eau, Water Mirror, making reflections. Bordeaux city, Aquitaine, Gironde, France. – Bordeaux city stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. Use the image SEARCH function to find more relevant photos. Bordeaux, the city, is the capital of Bordeaux, the […]
Not your average little artisanal winery
Fermentation tanks. Tsantali Vineyards & Winery, Halkidiki, Macedonia, Greece. – Greece Macedonia Wine & Vineyards Stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. Use the image SEARCH function to find more relevant photos. Macedonia is a region in Northern Greece, bordering to Macedonia-FYROM and Albania. It is one of the premier quality wine regions in Greece. […]
Big shoppers, this way.
Except, Latour, like many of the big Medoc properties, does not have a shop and do not sell any wine to visitors. Chateau Latour, sign for lorry / truck deliveries, Pauillac, Medoc, Bordeaux, France – Chateau Latour, Pauillac, Medoc stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. Use the image SEARCH function to find more relevant […]
Would you pour me some please? Stop, stop, that’s enough.
Pumping over. Chateau Liversan, Domaines Lapalu, Haut Medoc, Bordeaux, France – Chateau Liversan, Medoc stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. Use the image SEARCH function to find more relevant photos. Château Liversan is part of the Domaines Lapalu group and is in the Médoc appellation. It is part of the group of wine domains […]
Shopping list?
Wine shop. Sign outside with Chateau Petrus various old and expensive vintages. The town. Saint Emilion, Bordeaux, France. – THIS IS ONLY A SELECTION OF SAMPLES. Use the image SEARCH function to find more relevant photos. Saint Emilion medieval village, Bordeaux stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. The village of Saint Emilion is one […]
Glasses and corks
Wine tasting. Wine glasses. Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, pauillac, Medoc, Bordeaux, France – Chateau Chateau Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac, Medoc stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. Use the image SEARCH function to find more relevant photos. Chateau Chateau Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, generally called Pichon-Lalande, is in the commune of Pauillac […]
Remontage – Pumping Over
Pumping over, fermentation tanks. Chateau Malartic Lagraviere, Pessac Leognan, Graves, Bordeaux, France This is a new experiment: Below is a slide show that shows different details of pumping over (remontage). The idea is to describe in pictures how pumping over is done. (Thank you to Christian David, L’Expansion, for the idea for this type of […]
Don’t trip over – that’s 10,000€ worth of wine on your back
Harvest workers picking grapes. Carrying grapes in a basket. Chateau Margaux, Bordeaux, France. – Chateau Margaux, Medoc stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. Use the image SEARCH function to find more relevant photos. Chateau Margaux is located in the Margaux appellation, in the Medoc wine region, just north of the city of Bordeaux. It […]
To the manor born?
A very unusual architecture for being in the Medoc in Bordeuax. Vineyard. Chateau Cantenac Brown, Margaux, Medoc, Bordeaux, France. – Chateau Cantenac Brown, Margaux, Medoc stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. Use the wine image SEARCH function to find more relevant photos. Chateau Cantenac Brown is in the commune of Margaux in the Medoc […]
Chinese wine
(Chateau Richelieu has been sold to a Chinese retail chain according to press information.) La Favorite. Chateau Richelieu, Fronsac, Bordeaux, France – THIS IS ONLY A SELECTION OF SAMPLES. Use the image SEARCH function to find more relevant photos. Chateau de Richelieu winery, Fronsac, Bordeaux, stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. The Chateau Richelieu […]
In a small and crowded space
This requires some explanation. this is a detail of an oak barrel where the end has been replaced by a plexi-glass sheet so that you can see the inside. The barrel is filled with grapes, yes entire grapes. That’s the blotchy red-black thing you see. This is a trendy, “modern” way that some winemakers vinify […]
The jaws of the beast?
Mechanical harvesting tractor. Interior with conveyor belt and vibrating bars. Chateau de Haux, Bordeaux, France – THIS IS ONLY A SELECTION OF SAMPLES. Use the image SEARCH function to find more relevant photos. Chateau de Haux winery,Bordeaux, stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. The Chateau de Haux estate is located in what is often […]
Bare bones
Grape buch stems after destemming (“la rafle”). Chateau Belle-Garde, Bordeaux, France. – THIS IS ONLY A SELECTION OF SAMPLES. Use the image SEARCH function to find more relevant photos. Chateau Belle-Garde winery,Bordeaux, stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. The Chateau Belle-Garde estate is located in what is often called the Entre-deux-Mers region, in the […]
Nice hat, Quinta do Carmo
Pumping over. Quinta do Carmo, Estremoz, Alentejo, Portugal. – THIS IS ONLY A SELECTION OF SAMPLES. Use the image SEARCH function to find more relevant photos. Quinta do Carmo winery, Alentejo, stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. The Quinta do Carmo winery is located in the Alentejo wine region, east of Lisbon. It is […]
Pumped up
Fermentation tanks. Pumping over. J Portugal Ramos Vinhos, Estremoz, Alentejo, Portugal. – THIS IS ONLY A SELECTION OF SAMPLES. Use the image SEARCH function to find more relevant photos. J Portugal Ramos winery, Alentejo, stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. J Portugal Ramos has become perhaps THE poster boy of Alentejo wineries. He evidently […]
Wine tasting. Herdade das Servas.
Wine tasting. Herdade das Servas Reserva 2003. Herdade das Servas, Estremoz, Alentejo, Portugal – THIS IS ONLY A SELECTION OF SAMPLES. Use the image SEARCH function to find more relevant photos. Herdade das Servas winery, Alentejo, stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. Herdade das Servas winery is in the Alentejo wine region in Portugal. […]
A good base for wine excursions
Evora is, for discovering the Alentejo wine region. Santo Antao Church and 18th century fountain on Praca do Giraldo. Evora, Alentejo, Portugal. – THIS IS ONLY A SELECTION OF SAMPLES. Use the image SEARCH function to find more relevant photos. Evora, Alentejo, stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. Evora is the central city (or […]
Pink wine too?
Fermentation tanks. Chateau Saint Christoly, Medoc, Bordeaux, France. When the sisters renovated the winery they painted the fermentation vats in pink… The woman’s touch? – THIS IS ONLY A SELECTION OF SAMPLES. Use the image SEARCH function to find more relevant photos. Chateau Saint Christoly, Medoc stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. Chateau Saint […]
What, what? Books you said? No. This is better.
Oak barrel aging and fermentation cellar. Bacalhoa Vinhos, Azeitao, Portugal. – THIS IS ONLY A SELECTION OF SAMPLES. Use the image SEARCH function to find more relevant photos. Bacalhoa Vinhos winery, stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. Bacalhoa Vinhos (João Pires & Filhos Lda) winery is located in the Vinho Regional Terras de Sado […]
The world upside down
But who cares when it’s a reflection in a luscious Moscatel de Setubal? Wine tasting. Wine glasses. Moscatel de Setubal JM Jose Maria da Fonseca, Azeitao, Setubal, Portugal. – THIS IS ONLY A SELECTION OF SAMPLES. Use the image SEARCH function to find more relevant photos. Jose Maria da Fonseca winery, stock photography samples, by […]
Brown or Brane?
One needs to keep apart Chateau Cantenac Brown and Chateau Brane Cantenac in Bordeaux. Physically, they’re not far from each other in Margaux. Architecturally, they’re worlds apart. Vineyard. Chateau Cantenac Brown, Margaux, Medoc, Bordeaux, France – Chateau Cantenac Brown, Margaux, Medoc stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. Chateau Cantenac Brown is in the commune […]
A little something to help you see clearer
Well, actually not. Sometimes the candle can be used to check the clarity of the wine, but in this case it’s not what it’s for: Oak barrel aging and fermentation cellar. Candle for lighting the sulphur pellet inside the barrel. Chateau Brane Cantenac, Margaux, Medoc, bordeaux, France – Chateau Brane Cantenac, Margaux, Medoc stock photography […]
So where were I the day before yesterday? #ewbc
Shouldn’t be too difficult this either.