I’m loving the photos of the US wine appellations.
Let’s expand the mental vacation and go worldwide.
Banyuls
Aigle, Switzerland (ok I didn’t take this but I have a hard copy that is very similar)
Someplace in Burgundy ![[wink.gif]](/uploads/db3686/original/2X/0/04707e6a7bbb03e0153e349d8a9270d30e1e9525.gif "wink"){kind=small}
Not Macon and not Savoie. Training through both right now!
Oh yeah, I forgot (unsurprising–been a crazy month or so)
Valtellina:
Once you have been to Piedmont or Valtellina everything else kind of seems boring.
Douro Valley is stunning
Priorat, Spain
Clos Mogador
Piedmont is amazingly beautiful, but I went to the Wachau immediately after and it may take it for me. I have not been to Valtellina or Switzerland, but they look amazing too.
Douro, Portugal
Lavaux, Switzerland:
The area around Stellenbosch in South Africa is very beautiful…
I have no photos, but the terraced vineyards on the side of Lac Leman (Lake Geneva) are just spectacular.
Liguria, Italy:
(Photo size exceeds 1024 pixels wide, so it won’t post here, but it’s worth clicking on the link to view!)
Tuscany:
This isn’t a vineyard, but it’s in Tuscan vineyard country:
The Marche:
Sagrantino vineyard in Umbria:
Given the stunning visual beauty of many viticultural areas, that Gary is a pretty weak assertion.