Monthly Archives: March 2011

Oregon – Domaine Drouhin

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For today’s shot, we’re going back to Oregon (even though we didn’t go back last week).  We spent a weekend last August in Oregon. We tasted wines, lazed around, and ate great food. Oh yea, we also drove around with the top down on the car. That doesn’t work too well on some of those dirt roads.  We stopped by a few wineries. Domaine Drouhin is one of those that has sophistication and class. The wines are just as good.  Lovely grounds. The wines were lovely. I enjoyed seeing the two menus from the White House hung on the walls. Their wines were served there, which is nice validation that you have some pretty special wines.

Canon XSi | Canon EF 35-70mm f/3.5-4.5 | 28mm | f/2.8 | 1/1600th | ISO200

 

St. Paul’s Cathedral

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Today, we’re going back to Melbs.  This is another shot of St. Paul’s Cathedral in central Melbourne.  We spent the day walking around the city. We saw a few of the various neighborhoods. We walked back along the river.  At one point, just after this shot, we were right on the Yarra river. We looked east towards the Melbourne Cricket Grounds and Rod Laver arena. The Australian Open is held there. Additionally, we looked west back into the CBD.  The weather was incredible for most of the day. I think I could follow the summer. I could spend Nov-Feb in the Southern Hemisphere. Then, I could spend June-Sept in the Northern Hemisphere.  I’m not really sure who would pay me to do that. However, I keep hearing about winemakers. They spend the late summer and harvest in California, Oregon, and Washington. They ferment the wine and lay it down in barrels. Then, they travel to Australia and New Zealand. They repeat the process during the summer and harvest in the Southern Hemisphere. Now, that sounds like the good life to me!!!

Canon 7D | Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 | 43mm | f/7.1 | 1/400th | ISO100

Back to Oregon

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Next weekend we are planning on a second trip to the Willamette Valley in Oregon.  This time, we are targeting the mid-Willamette Valley wineries.  I’m pretty excited about the trip. I want to make sure to hit up NW Wine Company. I also plan to visit Wineworks Oregon (they have a great selection of whites). Finally, I want to go to Yamhill.  I’m sure we’ll make it to a few more, but those are on the short list.

Today’s shot is from our last trip to the Oregon Wine country.  There’s a part of me that thinks I could buy a farmhouse. I could grow a vineyard. Basically, I could take it easy and work the grounds.  I think it would be so relaxing to get out of the city, the hustle and bustle and just tend to the plants.  This is an old wagon, sitting by the side of a semi-paved road.  There were so many of these moments as we drove around Dundee and Newberg.

Canon XSi | Canon EF 35-70mm f/3.5-4.5 | 55mm | f/2.8 | 1/1250th | ISO200