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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: ChrisB <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2017 09:01:43 +0000
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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