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Re: [OM] Nathan's PAD 12/11/2017: wine, 2500 years ago and now

Subject: Re: [OM] Nathan's PAD 12/11/2017: wine, 2500 years ago and now
From: Philippe <photo.philippe.amard@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2017 10:12:52 +0100
+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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