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Messina Hof Tripytch
Posted on May 13, 2012 by Andrew Barrow in PhotographsA rare privilege, a few weeks ago, of a chance to sample some Texan wines here in the UK. You don’t see much, if any, Texan wine over here so to have these samples sent direct from the winery...
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Goretti Wine Corks
Posted on May 6, 2012 by Andrew Barrow in PhotographsNothing says 'great time' quite like a grand collection of corks; and say what you like about screw-caps but they just ain't as photogenic! Taken during a marvellous stand-up buffet at the Goretti Winery this was just one little pile...
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Opening the Bottle
Posted on April 15, 2012 by Andrew Barrow in PhotographsFrom the huge bank of photographs taken during the excellent International Wine Tourism Conference held in Perugia, Italy and post-conference trips into the vinelands between Perugia and Naples. Not sure exactly who this is but it was taken at...
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Visiting Arnaldo Caprai, Italy
Posted on April 9, 2012 by Andrew Barrow in Photographs, Vineyard Visits, Wine NotesNot long before lunch but the winter sun has barely made an impression; it is low in the sky its weak rays glinting off the vineyards trellising wires. The light applies a mellowness to the pastal colours of the winery...
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The Wine List
Posted on April 8, 2012 by Andrew Barrow in PhotographsIn retrospect perhaps overly ambitious; a thousand word article accompanied by a whole host of photographs. The editor bounced back the invoice “14 photographs too many; reduce to 8 and resubmit adjusted invoice”. Difficult to select which ones...
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Visiting Lungarotti Winery, Italy
Posted on March 5, 2012 by Andrew Barrow in Photographs, Vineyard Visits, Wine NotesThis year, 2012, sees the Umbrian producer Lungarotti celebrate two anniversaries. It has been 50 years since the renovation of the winery and vineyards and 50 years since the launch of their ‘icon’ wine the Rubesco. They have launched a...
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Italian Vineyard
Posted on March 4, 2012 by Andrew Barrow in PhotographsWhile the wine we sampled at the Castello della Sala winery, a little way outside Orvieto, wasn't up to much the view certianly was. By peering over a carpark parapet a view across the valley, across vineyards to distant...
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The Office, Barberani
Posted on February 26, 2012 by Andrew Barrow in Photographs, Vineyard VisitsFor todays Sunday Wine Shot a glamours scene of the 'office' or at least the packing/dispatch area at the Barberani Winery in Umbria, Italy. A visit arranged as part of a familiarisation trip for the International Wine Tourism Conference,...
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Wine Jug, Orvieto, Italy
Posted on February 19, 2012 by Andrew Barrow in PhotographsOrvieto is a tourist destination, not just because of its association with wine, but for the miles of caves that run under the gruund and the 14th century catherdral. As with all tourist spots their are oppotunitie-aplenty to part...
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Wine Tasting In Italy
Posted on February 12, 2012 by Andrew Barrow in PhotographsHard to select just one image for this weeks Sunday Snapshot. The set of eight images covering people holding wine glasses, taken during the 2012 International Wine Tourism Conference in Perugia, Italy, are all quite strong. It is this...
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