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Tank with stomper

Fermentation tanks. Mechanical pigeur, for pushing down the cap, pigeage. Henrque HM Uva, Herdade da Mingorra, Alentejo, Portugal – Herdade da Mingorra (HM UVA) Winery stock photography samples THIS IS ONLY A SELECTION OF SAMPLES. Use the image SEARCH function to find more relevant photos. Herdade da Mingorra (also called H.M. Uva, after the founder […]

This is a tree

Dry, barren fields with oak trees. Herdade da Malhadinha Nova, Alentejo, Portugal [I quite like this picture even though it has nothing to do with wine. But in a way it does have a little bit to do with wine: It is standing on the grounds of a producer of excellent Alentejano wines. But since […]

Nice view and well ventilated abode

Roman Diana temple with columns. Evora, Alentejo, Portugal [Evora is one of the historic towns in the Alentejo wine region.] – 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 town, it’s […]

The future (futures?) is clear?

Place de la Bourse. The new fountain Miroir d’Eau, Water Mirror, making reflections. People playing in the mist fog. Bordeaux city, Aquitaine, Gironde, France The Bordeaux “Primeurs” Circus Part 1 has just ended. There is no doubt that the recent vintage was excellent. The big question mark, though, is The Primeurs Circus Part 2: what […]

DIY vineyard

Young vines for sale. Wine shop. The town. Saint Emilion, Bordeaux, France – A mix of photographs on wine, vineyards, food, gastronomy, travel and other things. All images © copyright Per Karlsson, BKWine. Images may not be used without our permission. http://www.photoshelter.com/swf/CSlideShow.swf?sv=20090929&feedSRC=http%3A//www.photoshelter.com/c/bkwinephotography/gallery/7-More-stock-photo-samples/G0000Ptf5MaXpe0c%3Ffeed%3Drss%26ppg%3D200&target=_self&f_l=t&f_fscr=t&f_tb=t&f_bb=t&f_bbl=f&f_fss=f&f_2up=f&f_crp=t&f_wm=t&f_s2f=t&f_emb=t&f_cap=t&f_sln=t&ldest=c&imgT=casc&cred=iptc&trans=xfade 7. More stock photo samples – Images by Per Karlsson

Jamie Goode on wine photography

“I really enjoy photography. It’s been a hobby ever since as a teenager my dad bought me a Ricoh rangefinder compact, and let me work with him in his improvised dark room.” That’s what Jamie Goode, the well known British wine writer, also known as the Wine Anorak says in a recent blog post. Go […]

New BKWine TV Video: Ntsiki Biyela

Our latest wine video is an interview with South Africa’s first black woman winemaker. See it on our Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/bkwine in our video section on BKWine Magazine

Pray for better wine

The Tsantalis sponsored monastery. Vineyard. Mount Athos. Tsantali Vineyards & Winery, Halkidiki, Macedonia, Greece. Metoxi Chromitsa of St Panteleimon monastery. — Not all wineries have spectacular buildings but many do. Or beautiful locations. Here’s a selection of some interesting architectural constructions around the vineyards. Not all are winery buildings or chateaux. There are also towers […]

Waiting for you

Table by the window. Restaurant La Cote des Monts Damnes. Chavignol, Sancerre, Loire, France — A selection of photographs on gastronomy, food restaurants and related subjects. An overview to give you an impression of the pictures in the BKWine / Per Karlsson photo collection. http://www.photoshelter.com/swf/CSlideShow.swf?sv=20090929&feedSRC=http%3A//www.photoshelter.com/c/bkwinephotography/gallery/5-Gastronomy-Photography/G0000tYsvzWPdMjU%3Ffeed%3Drss%26ppg%3D200&target=_self&f_l=t&f_fscr=t&f_tb=t&f_bb=t&f_bbl=f&f_fss=f&f_2up=f&f_crp=t&f_wm=t&f_s2f=t&f_emb=t&f_cap=t&f_sln=t&ldest=c&imgT=casc&cred=iptc&trans=xfade 5. Gastronomy Photography – Images by Per Karlsson  

The ripper

Soon time for this. Removing unwanted branches and leaves, epamprage, efeuillage. Domaine Chateau de la Roche aux Moines, Savennieres, Anjou, Loire, France

Cataloguing, listing, describing – a DAM thing to do

This post is mostly for the photographers who happen to read this blog. Having a large number of photos makes it imperative to have some way of managing them. I have close to 100,000 raw images and currently about 30,000 “developed” (processed) photos. It’s more than what I can keep in my head. For quite […]

Bubbling

Fermentation in barrel. Oak barrel aging and fermentation cellar. Chateau Reignac, Bordeaux, France – Oak barrels and cooperage, stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. THIS IS ONLY A SELECTION OF SAMPLES. Use the image SEARCH function to find more relevant photos. Oak barrels play an important part in the life of many wines. It […]

Move it, move it

Hand selecting the bad grapes at a sorting table. Chateau Kirwan, Margaux, Medoc, Bordeaux, France – Winery: grape sorting and selection stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. THIS IS ONLY A SELECTION OF SAMPLES. Use the image SEARCH function to find more relevant photos. Grape sorting is a technique to improve the quality of […]

Disgusted to put it in your mouth?

Noble rot grapes. Semillon. Chateau Nairac, Barsac, Sauternes, Bordeaux, France – Noble rot or botrytis cinerea, stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. THIS IS ONLY A SELECTION OF SAMPLES. Use the image SEARCH function to find more relevant photos. Noble rot is what makes some sweet wines what they are. Noble rot, or botrytis […]

Ripped off?

Stems left on the vine after mechanical harvest. Chateau des Vigiers, Monestier, Bergerac, France – Vineyard: mechanical wine harvest stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. Use the image SEARCH function to find more relevant photos. A winegrower can either harvest manually with people in the vineyard, or do mechanical harvest with a machine. Mechanical […]

Babies

Vine nursery with newly grafted plants. Touraine, Loire, France – Vine nursery, stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. THIS IS ONLY A SELECTION OF SAMPLES. Use the image SEARCH function to find more relevant photos. Virtually all vines come from a vine nursery today. Vine nurseries (pepineriestes in French) produce young vines and deliver […]

Of general interest? (Rivesaltes)

Village square with woman walking dogs and Marechal (general) Joffre statue. Rivesaltes town, Roussillon, France – Rivesaltes, Roussillon, stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. THIS IS ONLY A SELECTION OF SAMPLES. Use the image SEARCH function to find more relevant photos. Rivesaltes is a small town just north of Perpignan in Roussillon in the […]

Perpignan

Street in the old town. An old couple. Perpignan, Roussillon, France. – Perpignan, Roussillon, stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. THIS IS ONLY A SELECTION OF SAMPLES. Use the image SEARCH function to find more relevant photos. Perpignan is the main city in the region of Roussillon in the south of France. It has […]

Making a better wine exposing it to sun, heat, cold, rain, wind

Demijohns with Rivesaltes and maury wine stored outside for aging. Mas Amiel, Maury, Roussillon, France – Mas Amiel, Maury, Roussillon, 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 Amiel is located near Maury in the beautiful valley Vallée […]

Burned soil (Domaine Piquemal)

Slate. Vineyard. The black soil. Called Terres Brulees, burnt soil. Syrah. Domaine Piquemal, Espira de l’Agly, Roussillon, France – Domaine Piquemal, Espira de l’Agly, Roussillon, 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 Piquemal is a family property […]

This is not a departmental road (Domaine Olivier Pithon)

Wine tasting. Cuvee La D18. Domaine Olivier Pithon, Calces, Roussillon, France – Domaine Olivier Pithon, Calces, Roussillon, 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 Olivier Pithon is located in the small village of Calces in the Vallée […]

Calces suburbs

Vineyard. Domaine Matassa, Calces, Roussillon, France – Domaine Matassa, Calces, Roussillon, 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 Matassa is located in the small village of Calces in the Vallée de l’Agly in Roussillon. The village is […]

Health treatment or hokus pokus?

Glass jars for herbs for biodyamic infusions: 505, 503, 504, 506… Domaine Gauby, Calces, roussillon, France – Domaine Gauby, Roussillon, 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 Gauby is just on the outskirts of the small village […]

Please don’t wash the dishes!

Sign: do not wash the dishes! Domaine Boucabeille, Corneilla la Riviere, Roussillon, France – Domaine Boucabeille, Roussillon, 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 Boucabeille is a small family owned winery in the Roussillon area in the […]

Tracking your visitors – web statistics

As a consequence of one of the previous posts on the redesign of this blog I had a question on statistics from someone who reads this blog (at least occasionally). I take the liberty to repeat the question and my comments here. I thought it could be interesting for more people: Spurred on by your […]

Too early for the birds

Unripe grapes. Vineyard. Syrah. Chateau de Jau, Cases de Pene, Roussillon, France. – Chateau de Jau, Roussillon, stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. THIS IS ONLY A SELECTION OF SAMPLES. Use the image SEARCH function to find more relevant photos. Château de Jau is a winery in Roussillon in southern France, close to the […]

Caramany, Roussillon – heard of it?

Vineyards, mountains and the Barrage de l’Agly dam. Caramany, Ariege, Roussillon, France – Caramany, Roussillon, stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. THIS IS ONLY A SELECTION OF SAMPLES. Use the image SEARCH function to find more relevant photos. Caramany is a small village and wine region in the Roussillon mountains, on the slope of […]

Water and wine (Banyuls)

Vineyard by the sea. Sailing boat. Banyuls sur Mer, Roussillon, France – Banyuls, stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine. THIS IS ONLY A SELECTION OF SAMPLES. Use the image SEARCH function to find more relevant photos. Banyuls is both the name of a village (full name: Banyuls-sur-Mer) and the name of an appellation controllée. […]

Blog and Facebook problem

Anyone who might have a clue what the problem is? Since I changed template on this blog, and modified some other things (installed new widgets) whenever I “post to Facebook” something from this blog Facebook does not recognise and post the photo. Previously, each time I posted something to Facebook, e.g. using the AddThis widget […]