Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/10/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That is interesting, I must explore this. I have yet to find a German red worth drinking (as opposed to the magnificent Rieslings from the Mosel valley, for example). Same goes for Alsace. OK, a chilled Pinot Noir can be pleasant on a summer day, but I am talking serious wine. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> YNWA > On 19 Oct 2017, at 03:59, Adam Bridge <abridge at mac.com> wrote: > > We had delicious local red wines, Sonny. I was amazed at the vineyards > which sometimes seemed almost vertical. The vintner we visited said they > have to get imported labor to do the harvesting - that the native > population won?t do the work for the euro they can offer. Which sounded > very familiar to me. I don?t think the locals here, though, are quite as > bitter as the German gentleman was. He also said the weather has been > playing Hobb with the grape crop. > > Adam > > >> On 2017 Oct 18, at 3:47 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Nice shots of the Mouse tower and I think the other is Rheinstein. We >> often went to Assmanshausen and Rudisheim when I was a kid living at >> Wetzlar. I?d like to see them in color too, because of the muted colors, >> though if I recall, the Mausenturm was some garish orange on the trim. >> Hope you got to taste an Assmanshausen red wine. Delish, I think the only >> German red.. >> >> SonC >> >> On Wed, Oct 18, 2017 at 1:30 PM Adam Bridge <abridge at mac.com> wrote: >> >>> Because, well, they?re castles, and we were cruising down the Rhine on a >>> beautiful September afternoon. >>> >>> < >>> https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Travel/2017-River-Cruise/n-c4pZPz/Rhine-River-Valley/i-7PBLFT6/A >>>> >>> >>> < >>> https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Travel/2017-River-Cruise/n-c4pZPz/Rhine-River-Valley/i-FZn22xD/A >>>> >>> >>> I thought they were better in monochrome. >>> >>> Converted in Lightroom and tweeked a bit in TrueGrain. >>> >>> Shot with Fuji X-T2 and the 18-135mm zoom. >>> >>> Thanks for looking and/or commenting. >>> >>> Oh, I exported these from the new Lightroom Classic (what an awful, >>> terrible, yucky name) >>> >>> Adam >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> -- >> Regards, >> >> Sonny >> http://sonc.com/look/ >> Natchitoches, Louisiana >> 1714 >> Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase >> >> USA >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information