+1
And a technical question - what was the lens on the picture of the walls? WA?
Keep helping wine-makers ;-)
Amities
Philippe
> Le 17 nov. 2017 à 10:01, ChrisB <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
>
> The last photo is rather good, Nathan, but I also enjoyed the idea of the
> history in the first two. An ancient land!
>
> Chris
>
>> On 15 Nov 17, at 06:00, Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> On Sunday we had a day-long excursion with the wine club, centred around a
>> visit to the winery called Celler del Roure in the inland mountain
>> municipality called Moixent, around 100 km from Alicante. It was the first
>> time I visited this area. In addition to the bodega visit, we also visited
>> an archeological site where a town built by the Iberians about 400 years
>> before the Romans arrived is being excavated. The guide was excellent, she
>> really made the history come alive.
>>
>> Three images, all related to wine.
>>
>> The Iberian town:
>> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-9bVH9Ts/A
>> <http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-9bVH9Ts/A>
>>
>> The view of the valley below. Just as was the case 2500 years ago, grapes
>> are grown in the valley. The spot from where I took the picture is in the
>> Valencia region (Comunidad Valenciana). On the other side of the valley is
>> Castilla la Mancha, where Don Quijote fought against the windmills—and
>> notice the modern windmills there:
>> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-nMkkd2P/A
>> <http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-nMkkd2P/A>
>>
>> And finally, the wine maker of today, a member of the family that owns
>> Celler del Roure, talking about his wines:
>> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-3Q7XzHW/A
>> <http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-3Q7XzHW/A>
>>
>> As can be seen on the board behind him, the prices are very reasonable (the
>> first figure is per bottle, the second per 6-bottle case). Since the wine
>> was good, I did not leave empty-handed. And it was a pleasure to buy wine
>> with a sense of history.
>
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