Where in the wine world are we? Foggy valley edition
Have you ever though that the higher elevation a vineyard, the cooler it is? I have. But vineyards don’t always abide by the same principles as climbing Mt. Everest. In fact, higher vineyards can be warmer in some areas because they are above the fog line. I stumbled on this picture recently that dramatically illustrates how this can be.
Where in the wine world is it? Hit the comments with your thoughts; answer to follow.
Aug
10
2011
On August 10th, 2011 at 8:44 am ,Robert McIntosh (@thirstforwine) wrote:
Hmm, foggy valley and Cypress trees – Italy? How about Piemonte (and Nebbiolo connection) … except that apparently the term Nebbiolo does not come from word for fog after all.
On August 10th, 2011 at 9:18 am ,Nina wrote:
Petaluma Wind Gap. Or somewhere in northern California!
On August 10th, 2011 at 9:29 am ,Eckhard Supp wrote:
I’ve once made that kind of picture in the hills around Napa. Northern California could thus be a good answer anyway.
On August 10th, 2011 at 11:28 am ,Carlos Reis wrote:
Piemonte!
On August 10th, 2011 at 12:13 pm ,Brian Overstreet wrote:
Not sure where the picture is from, but Anderson Valley has the same issue. The vineyards on the valley floor are usually cooler than the vineyards at elevation – specifically because of the fog line.
On August 10th, 2011 at 12:28 pm ,Joanie wrote:
Looks like Santa Cruz to me!
On August 10th, 2011 at 3:04 pm ,Adam wrote:
Northern Napa Valley. Calistoga perhaps. Right near Jericho Canyon Vineyard?
On August 10th, 2011 at 6:00 pm ,Jarrod H. wrote:
Coastal Croatia. North, near Istria.
On August 10th, 2011 at 8:02 pm ,ErikF wrote:
Looks like RRV from Gary Farrell’s tasting room.
On August 10th, 2011 at 8:34 pm ,Erin D wrote:
Sonoma County; definitely not Piedmont
On August 11th, 2011 at 1:52 am ,Bill Klapp wrote:
I vote somewhere on the West Coast also. I live in the Piemonte, and when the fog rolls in, you are lucky to be able to see a hill town above the fog, much less any vineyards. Or your hand in front of your face. Or your neighbor’s white truffle patches. Or your neighbor’s rifle pointed at your head if you stumble onto one of his white truffle patches…
On August 11th, 2011 at 1:34 pm ,Maricarmen - botas de futbol wrote:
I think it’s a place on the west coast. It’s wonderful photography, impressive nature and the beautiful landscape seen through this picture. Landscape undoubtedly feeling nature to relax.
regards
Maricarmen
On August 11th, 2011 at 4:41 pm ,Dr. Vino wrote:
Hi all,
Thanks for playing along. Yes it is a good shot; yes, the fog was something of a red herring since it is not Piedmont.
In fact, it is Northern California, specifically, the Anderson Valley. I came across the photo while surfing the internet for a picture of fog line (after my talk with Wells Guthrie who gets some fruit in Anderson Valley) and thought I would share. Nice job, Brian, you nailed it!
You can find the original and more info at http://www.avwines.com/
On August 11th, 2011 at 5:10 pm ,Robert McIntosh (@thirstforwine) wrote:
the shame is that with the new Google Image search, this sort of contest will be a thing of the past unless they are your own images and you’ve not uploaded them to the cloud:
For example, if we had bothered, check these search results out
On August 11th, 2011 at 6:27 pm ,Dr. Vino wrote:
Robert – fascinating! Although I followed your link, what was your exact search?
On August 11th, 2011 at 6:34 pm ,Robert McIntosh (@thirstforwine) wrote:
easy! go to http://www.google.com … then click on the “Images” link in the black bar
you can now do an image search – no text required
you drag the image from your post straight into the box … and voila! you get the original sources and copies 🙂
More info here: http://www.google.com/insidesearch/searchbyimage.html
On August 11th, 2011 at 8:22 pm ,Dr. Vino wrote:
Wow, thanks, Robert! I did not know about that sort of image search. Now will you come by and stop my VCR from blinking 12:00? 😉
On August 12th, 2011 at 11:09 am ,Robert McIntosh (@thirstforwine) wrote:
VCR? Must be some ultra-up-to-date application for iPhone I’ve not heard about 😉
I’m sure Google will have a solution in due course – VCR+ maybe?
😉
On August 13th, 2011 at 11:23 pm ,George M wrote:
Dr. V,
what direction does the fog move in from ?? is it from the South East, or from the Northwest? it’s not clear geographically from Google maps.
-George