Who says Sancerres don’t age?
Bottles aging in the cellar. Domaine de la Perriere, Sancerre, Loire, France – Domaine de la Perrière, Sancerre, Loire, 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 de la Perriere is on a slope just outside the village […]
This is cabernet franc – for sure
Bunches of ripe grapes. Cabernet franc. Domaine des Roches Neuves, Saumur Champigny, Loire, France – Domaine des Roches Neuves, Saumur Champigny, 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 des Roches Neuves is a small winery in Saumur […]
What grape variety is this?
Bunches of ripe grapes. Domaine des Baumard, Rochefort, Anjou, Loire, France – Domaine des Baumard, Anjou, 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 des Baumard is a family winery in the small town (village?) of Rochefort sur […]
A close shave
Trimming leaves and branches off the vines. Chateau de Tracy, Pouilly sur Loire, France – Chateau de Tracy, Pouilly-sur-Loire, 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 de Tracy is a winery in the upper Loire, in Pouilly […]
Keep your ear close to the ground and you find some good wines
Soil detail. Stony. Calcareous. Vines. Mas Montel, Sommieres, Languedoc, France – Mas Montel, Mas Granier, Languedoc, stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. THIS IS ONLY A SELECTION OF SAMPLES. Use the image SEARCH function to find more relevant photos. Mas Montel / Mas Granier is a winery in the Languedoc region in the south […]
Before ‘veraison’
Unripe grapes. Domaine Enclos de la Croix, Languedoc, France – Domaine Enclos de la Croix, Languedoc, 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 Enclos de la Croix is a wine domain in the Languedoc in the south […]
Is this why they say ‘langue de bois’ in French?
Bung hole with stopper. Oak barrel aging and fermentation cellar. Domaine Philippe Livera, Gevrey Chambertin, Cote de Nuits, d’Or, Burgundy, France [‘Langue de bois’, or wooden tongue, is a French expression for having a rather heavy head in the morning. Or perhaps they mean that you have wooden splinters in your tongue.] [UPDATE: Apparently, according […]
The grass is greener – here
Bunches of ripe grapes. Vine leaf. Pinot noir. Corton Grand Cru. Aloxe Corton, Cote de Beaune, d’Or, Burgundy, France – Corton and Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru vineyard, Burgundy, stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. THIS IS ONLY A SELECTION OF SAMPLES. Use the image SEARCH function to find more relevant photos. Corton is a ‘grand […]
Only in your dreams!
Bottles aging in the cellar. Richebourg 18xx, 19th century bottle. Domaine Negociant Champy Pere & Fils, Beaune, Burgundy, France – Maison Champy, Burgundy, stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. THIS IS ONLY A SELECTION OF SAMPLES. Use the image SEARCH function to find more relevant photos. Maison Champy (previously Champy Père et Compagnie) is […]
Morgon
Vineyard. The village with church. Morgon, Beaujolais, France – Beaujolais, Burgundy, stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. THIS IS ONLY A SELECTION OF SAMPLES. Use the image SEARCH function to find more relevant photos. Beaujolais, the southern-most tip of Burgundy. Tip is perhaps the wrong word, since it produces the largest volume of Burgundian […]
Cornucopia?
Carrying grapes in a basket. Gamay. Domaine Tractot & Dubost, Beaujolais, France. – Domaine du Tracot and Domaine Dubost, Beaujolais, Burgundy, 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 du Tracot and Domaine Dubost are the property of […]
Newer than nouveau
Freshly pressed Gamay juice. Domaine Melinon, Morgon, Beaujolais, France – Domaine Melinon, Beaujolais, Burgundy, 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 Melinon is a small Beaujolais winery located in the Beaujolais cru Chiroubles in the Villié-Morgon village. […]
Riding the wave (of wine)
Bottles aging in the cellar. Domaine Gravallon Lathuiliere, Morgon, Beaujolais, France – Domaine Lathuiliere-Gravallon, Beaujolais, Burgundy, 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 Lathuilière-Gravallon is a 17 hectares wine estate in the Beaujolais region in southern Burgundy. […]
A fire in my belly
Burning, toasting the barrel with fire. Cooperage, barrel manufacturing, Cadus, Louis Jadot, Ladoix-Serrigny, Beaune, Burgundy, France – Cadus cooperage, Burgundy, stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. THIS IS ONLY A SELECTION OF SAMPLES. Use the image SEARCH function to find more relevant photos. Tonnellerie Cadus is a cooperage (barrel maker) in the heart of […]
Waiting for the right moment
Oak barrel aging and fermentation cellar. Chateau Haut Marbuzet, Saint Estephe, medoc, Bordeaux, France – Chateau Haut-Marbuzet, Saint Estephe, Medoc, Bordeaux, 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 Haut-Marbuzet is one of the best known “Cru Bourgeois” […]
Cabernet franc
Bunches of ripe grapes. Cabernet Franc. Chateau la Grace Dieu les Menuts, Saint Emilion, Bordeaux, France – Chateau Grace Dieu les Menuts, Saint Emilion, Bordeaux, stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. THIS IS ONLY A SELECTION OF SAMPLES. Use the image SEARCH function to find more relevant photos. You will find Chateau Grace Dieu […]
Would you dare…?
“….pull this cork?” Bottles aging in the cellar. Clos Saint Julien, Saint Emilion, Bordeaux, France – Clos Saint Julien, Saint Emilion, Bordeaux, stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. THIS IS ONLY A SELECTION OF SAMPLES. Use the image SEARCH function to find more relevant photos. Clos Saint Julien is classified as a Grand Cru […]
Chateau Yon Figeac
Chateau Yon Figeac, Saint Emilion, Bordeaux France. – Chateau Yon Figeac, Saint Emilion 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 Yon Figeac, Saint Emilion Grand Cru Classé, is located in the Saint Emilion appellation, in the Bordeaux […]
Wine Dreamliner?
Chateau d’Yquem, Sauternes, Bordeaux. 2001, 1988, 1975. Bordeaux, France. – Château d’Yquem, Sauternes, Bordeaux, 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 Yquem is in the appellation of Sauternes in Bordeaux. It produces luscious sweet white wine from […]
Small, ugly and wrinkled – but loved
Noble rot grapes. Semillon. Chateau Nairac, Barsac, Sauternes, Bordeaux, France. – Château Nairac, Barsac, Sauternes, Bordeaux, 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 Nairac is in the appellation of Barsac in Bordeaux. It produces luscious sweet white […]
On your knees
Wine glass. Chateau Liot, Barsac, Sauternes, Bordeaux, France (Or rather: On my knees. A lot of knee-bending to get all levels (wine, reflections…) right in this shot.) – Château Liot, Sauternes, Bordeaux, stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. THIS IS ONLY A SELECTION OF SAMPLES. Use the image SEARCH function to find more relevant […]
Reaching out
Wine tasting. Wine glasses. Chateau Guiraud, Sauternes, Bordeaux, France. – Château Guiraud, Sauternes, Bordeaux, 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 Guiraud is in the appellation of Sauternes in Bordeaux. It produces luscious sweet white wine from […]
Was this your Christmas wish list?
Wine shop. Sign outside with Chateau Petrus various old and expensive vintages. The town. Saint Emilion, Bordeaux, France – Château Petrus, Pomerol, Bordeaux, 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 Petrus is in the commune Pomerol on […]
Ionic or Doric wine?
Oak barrel aging and fermentation cellar. Chateau Nenin, Pomerol, Bordeaux, France. – Château Nenin, Pomerol, Bordeaux, 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 Nenin is in the commune Pomerol on the “right bank” in Bordeaux. It is […]
On the little hillock
Chateau Lafite Rotschild, Pauillac, Medoc, Bordeaux, France – Château Lafite-Rothschild, Pauillac, 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 Lafite-Rothschild is in the commune Pauillac in northern Medoc in Bordeaux. It is one of the chateaux that […]
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 […]