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. […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 this is a detail of an oak barrel where the end has been replaced by a plexi-glass sheet so that you can see the inside.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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

I say to you: be picky!

Hand selecting the bad grapes at a sorting table. Merlot. Chateau Grand Corbin Despagne, Saint Emilion Bordeaux France. – Chateau Grand Corbin Despagne,Saint Emilion stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. Chateau Grand Corbin Despagne is located in the Saint Emilion appellation, in the Bordeaux wine region, across the Garonne and Dordogne rivers from the […]

Iconic?

Chateau La Louviere, Pessac Leognan, Graves, Bordeaux, France. – Chateau La Louviere, Pessac-Leognan, Graves stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. Chateau La Louviere is located in the Pessac-Léognan appellation, in the Graves wine region, just south of the city of Bordeaux. It belongs to André Lurton, one of the icons of the Bordelais wine […]

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. […]

Fill her up please

Topping up. Oak barrel aging and fermentation cellar. Mas Igneus, Gratallops, Priorato, Catalonia, Spain. – Mas Igneus, Priorat, stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. Mas Igneus is a vineyard and winery located near Gratallops in Priorat (Priorato), Catalonia, in north eastern Spain. It was founded in 1996 as a joint venture between Josep Maria […]

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 […]

Spinning or rotating

Too much wine and your head may be spinning. Too little extraction and maybe you should use rotofermenters. Roto-fermenters. Tsantali Vineyards & Winery, Halkidiki, Macedonia, Greece. – Greece Macedonia Tsantali Winery, stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. The Tsantali Agios Pavlos winery is located in northern Greece, in Macedonia, not far from Thessaloniki in […]

How much new oak do you use?

In this case – not much! Ancient, medieval oak vat. Codorniu, Sant Sadurni d’Anoia, Penedes, Catalonia, Spain – Codorníu winery, stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. Codorníu is one of the biggest Spanish producers of sparkling wine – cava. Some claim it is the world’s largest producer of sparkling wine. The winery is located […]

Is symmetry a quality in wine?

Probably not. But in the wine cellar it can make for nice photos. Oak barrel aging cellar. Albet i Noya. Oak barrel aging and fermentation cellar. Penedes Catalonia Spain. – Albet i Noya in Sant Pau d’Ordal, stock photography samples. By Per Karlsson, BKWine. The Albet family have been making wine in Penedes since the […]

Chateau Bellefont Belcier, Saint Emilion

Oak barrel aging and fermentation cellar. Chateau Bellefont Belcier, Saint Emilion, bordeaux, France – Bordeaux Saint Emilion Chateau Bellefont Belcier, stock photography samples. By Per Karlsson, BKWine. Château Bellefont-Belcier is a vineyard located a few kilometres east of the town of St Emilion in the commune of St. Laurent des Combes. It has 13 hectares […]

The end of the tunnel… Who wants to get to the end of the tunnel?

Oak barrel aging and fermentation cellar. Domaine Gerovassiliou, Epanomi, Macedonia, Greece. – Stock photography samples from Domaine Gerovassiliou, images by Per Karlsson. Ktima Domaine Gerovassiliou in Epanomi, Greece, is located not far from Thessaloniki in Macedonia. It was founded by the oenologist Evangelos Gerovassiliou. It has been a forerunner in Greece to champion local indigenous […]

Wired – A case for good wine

Bottles aging in the cellar. 1980. Boutari Wineries, Steinmachos, Naoussa, Macedonia, Greece – Greece Macedonia Boutari Winery Naoussa, stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. Boutari is a big, well know winery in Northern Greece, in the Naoussa area in Macedonia. It is perhaps one of the internationally best known wine producers in the region, […]

Perfect symmetry – wine is art?

Oak barrel aging and fermentation cellar. Wine Art Estate Winery, Microchori, Drama, Macedonia, Greece – http://pa.photoshelter.com/swf/Slideshow.swf?feedSRC=http%3A//pa.photoshelter.com/c/bkwinephotography/gallery/Greece-Wine-Art-Estate-Winery-Drama-stock-photo-samples/G0000zZgMtmpcMyk%3Ffeed%3Drss%26ppg%3D200 Greece Wine Art Estate Winery Drama stock photo samples – Images by Per Karlsson  

Biblical wine? No, just an old vine.

Vineyard. Winery building. Biblia Chora Winery, Kokkinohori, Kavala, Macedonia, Greece Ktima Biblia chora, meaning simply the Biblia chora Estate. Apparently Biblia is the name of an old indigenous grape variety in northern Greece. Stock photography samples from Biblia Chora Winery, Pangeon, images by Per Karlsson. Ktima Biblia Chora Winery was founded by Evangelos Gerovassiliou and […]

Tasting

Wine tasting. Wine glasses. Henrque HM Uva, Herdade da Mingorra, Alentejo, Portugal Herdade da Mingorra (HM UVA) Winery stock photography samples Herdade da Mingorra (also called H.M. Uva, after the founder Henrique Uva) is a new winery in the Alentejo (Baixo Alentejo) region in Portugal, some two hours’ drive south east from Lisbon. It has […]

But the mosquitoes were killing me

Winery building at night, illuminated. Alpha Estate Winery, Amyndeon, Macedonia, Greece. And the explanation for the headline. The picture is taken from the vineyard. It was lateish evening. I was perilously balancing on top of a wooden box shielding an irrigation pump. Irrigation pumps always leak a little bit so the soil was very humid, […]

Kir-Yianni Estate Winery

Vineyard. Winery building. Kir-Yianni Winery, Yianakohori, Naoussa, Macedonia, Greece http://pa.photoshelter.com/swf/Slideshow.swf?feedSRC=http%3A//pa.photoshelter.com/c/bkwinephotography/gallery/Greece-Kir-Yianni/G00000GZ6SndcGTU%3Ffeed%3Drss%26ppg%3D200 Greece-Kir-Yianni – Images by Per Karlsson

Would you have a cork screw with built-in broom by any chance?

Old mouldy dusty cobweb bottles marked 1962. Bottles aging in the cellar. Torres Penedes Catalonia Spain http://pa.photoshelter.com/swf/Slideshow.swf?feedSRC=http%3A//pa.photoshelter.com/c/bkwinephotography/gallery/Catalonia-Torres/G0000jv_fS7Awmic%3Ffeed%3Drss%26ppg%3D200 Catalonia, Torres – Images by Per Karlsson