Archive of Photographs - Spittoon Extra
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IWineTC – More People
Posted on February 18, 2012 by Andrew in General, PhotographsI didn't record all their names but included in this little collection of people shots are various chefs and cooks, participants, winery people, cheese makers and smiling friends. All met and snapped during the 2012 International Wine Tourism...
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IWineTC – The People
Posted on February 11, 2012 by Andrew in General, PhotographsWhere is the suave Antonio Grimaldo? Or Michael Wangbickler, Robin Shaw, Jochen Erler, Thaddeus or Mark Stafford? Wonderful people all, that, to one degree or another – across a plate of spinach drenched pasta, over a glass of Sagrantino,...
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Nothing Says Thank You Like…
Posted on December 20, 2011 by Andrew in General, PhotographsNothing says "Thank You" like a box of chocolates. Nor "I Love You" or even a simple "Ta matey". These little chocolate morsels pictured here just happen to be from Hotel Chocolat. In lieu of you actually popping...
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People from the EWBC 2011
Posted on November 12, 2011 by Andrew in PhotographsI’m guessing that most people, are little different to me in finding that enthusiasm in interests wax and wane. One week inspiration is totally lacking for writing or blogging, for photography, for travel. The next, wine seems to have lost...
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Photos of Brescia
Posted on October 30, 2011 by Andrew in PhotographsA fine location for the 2011 edition of the European Wine Bloggers Conference - Brescia, Italy. Off the beaten track really, few tourists make it to the city (the nearby lakes, Verona, Milan and so on have a greater draw),...
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Apples
Posted on October 2, 2011 by Andrew in PhotographsSeems the latest photo-fad is to subject phone camera snaps with an Instragram filter. Nothing wrong with this of course, the filters often impart a great feel to a picture. They do however appear rather similar after a while with...
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In Pictures: The Pubs of Wallingford
Posted on September 3, 2011 by Andrew in PhotographsWithin the centre of Wallingford, a little Oxfordshire market town, are ten pubs and bars. One has recently closed, waiting for new tenants apparently, while two I have never been inside of. A little photo challenge was set last bank...
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Tapas At Vina Pomol, Rioja, Spain
Posted on August 1, 2011 by Andrew in Articles, PhotographsSome snaps. Of food. In Spain. Specifically in a little shack I know deep in the heart of Vina Pomol vineyards in Rioja. Chorizo cooked over vine cuttings, some delicious cheese thangs, ickle triangle sandwich's with the crusts removed,...
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Runner Beans – Look What I’ve Found!
Posted on July 31, 2011 by Andrew in Articles, PhotographsWhen the heck did these appear? Was the plant visited by the runner bean fairy overnight? Certainly weren't spotted over the last few days of watering... from the sudden profusion of flowers and the 'just forming' beans it would seem...
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Photographs of Crowmarsh Hill
Posted on July 16, 2011 by Andrew in PhotographsA fixation with clouds appears to have developed recently. A terminal condition or one to be replaced with a new intense focus when one feels billowing Cumulus humilis have been exhasuted photographically? Equally obsessive is the attempt to record the...
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