usa

Wine tasting in the Napa Valley

/ Nick k / Leave a comment

I’ve written before briefly about my love of wine. See Willamette Valley. So more in that theme.
I’ve been to some of the most famous wine regions in the world and none more so than the Napa Valley in Northern California. Well known for it’s Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardies (Chardonnay), it’s also got a few runs on the board for other varietals such as Pinot Noir and Zinfandel.
But really it’s a show-piece for Californian wine with some of the big blockbuster wineries located there with all the bells and whistles like wine tours, tastings, restaurants, art galleries and just about anything else you can think of. This is the Hollywood of wine and well worth spending time whether you love wine or just have a passing interest.

Wine tasting glasses at Beringer winery in the Napa Valley

Wine tasting glasses at Beringer winery in the Napa Valley

To see a larger image or to see purchase options click on the image

Advertisements

Sawyer Glacier in Alaska

/ Nick k / Leave a comment

Prior to visiting Alaska I had seen plenty of glaciers but always in mountain regions. I had never seen a Glacier that flowed out to water.
About 72 km’s from Juneau is Tracy Arm fjord. 48 km long and with one-fifth of it’s area covered in ice as well as, during the summer, it has a considerable amount of floating ice ranging from hand-sized to pieces as large as a three-story building.
This ice comes from the twin Sawyer Glaciers which are about 500 metres across and ‘calves’ off chunks of ice as tall as the aforementioned three story building.
For more pictures of Tracy Arm go to Alaska

The Sawyer Glacier at the end of Tracy Arm on the Gastineau Channel, Alaska

The Sawyer Glacier at the end of Tracy Arm on the Gastineau Channel, Alaska

To see a larger image or to see purchase options click on the image