North Beach, San Francisco
In the fall, each family cultivates their own grapes to make a unique house wine.
Phase of the Moon on 9 September, 2006: waning gibbous with 94% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.
Nestled amongst towering pine trees in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains and in the heart of El Dorado County, this winery is worth the stop for the wines, the hospitality and the lovely vineyard views from the cozy courtyard.
In the 1960’s the majority of young people fled villages to work in Madrid. Wineries are seen as one way to revive these ghost towns by providing a living for local farmers and wine makers.
One of the best ways to see the islands off the West Coast of Scotland is by boat - indeed, most visitors access them by ferry. Even better than the ferries, however, is the chance to sail around the islands, gliding in and out of the all the rarely-visited inlets and channels, such as Balfour Bay.
A woman belonging to the Red Dao (one of Vietnam's 54 minority ethnic groups) stands in the Sapa market as two young ladies (both ethnic Vietnamese and likely visiting from out of town on a weekend holiday) stand in the background, holding hands.
A young Red Dao woman gathers herbs for a traditional bath outside of Sapa, in Viet Nam.
MMMMMMM.... A quick bite to eat and a lovely wine with friends after a day of skiing and shopping.