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**Kerrowdown** · 06-02-2013, 02:05 AM

Originally posted by First Poster

Cork

Much of the wine these days seems to have metal screw caps on the bottles, so you wont have so many nude trees to photograph, you'd better be quick to get the remaining few.

tclausen · 06-02-2013, 04:08 AM

Originally posted by kerrowdown

Much of the wine these days seems to have metal screw caps on the bottles, so you wont have so many nude trees to photograph, you'd better be quick to get the remaining few.

Unless if you count on airplanes (where, granted, I spend more time than is probably reasonable) I've not seen wine with screw-caps proliferate anywhere....are you sure that you're not mistaking your whiskey for wine, kerrodown?

**Kerrowdown** · 06-02-2013, 04:13 AM

Originally posted by tclausen

are you sure that you're not mistaking your whiskey for wine, kerrodown?

Not sure whereabouts in the EU you are, but certainly here in the UK in most retail outlets including the big supermarket chains, where it would seem that nearly all sub £10 bottles are of the tin screw cap variety.

Maybe I don't get to drink only the expensive stuff like yourself, mines just the plonk obviously.

Jean Poitiers · 06-02-2013, 04:22 AM

Nice captures ... different to see these ... J

slowpez · 06-02-2013, 07:05 AM

Fascinating trees. Make for great images. I really like the depth in the first one.

tclausen · 06-02-2013, 02:28 PM

Originally posted by kerrowdown

Not sure whereabouts in the EU you are, but certainly here in the UK in most retail outlets including the big supermarket chains, where it would seem that nearly all sub £10 bottles are of the tin screw cap variety.

Maybe I don't get to drink only the expensive stuff like yourself, mines just the plonk obviously.

Well, right now I am a foreigner in one of the wine producing countries in Europe....I am sure that the natives would blow a casket if seeing a bottle of wine with a screw-cap....it might even be illegal here, possibly the only remaining crime incurring capital punishment, to sell wine with a tin screw-on cap.

Shopping for wine in the UK is, admittedly, a little like shopping for beer in the US

**Kerrowdown** · 06-03-2013, 12:54 AM

Originally posted by tclausen

a little like shopping for beer in the US

I've already ducked for cover, suggest you do the same.

tclausen · 06-03-2013, 03:47 PM

Originally posted by kerrowdown

I've already ducked for cover, suggest you do the same.

On Internet-fora, I wear a permanent full-body asbestos suit....no, you're not getting pictures

_riccardo_ · 06-04-2013, 02:07 AM

Originally posted by kerrowdown

Much of the wine these days seems to have metal screw caps on the bottles, so you wont have so many nude trees to photograph, you'd better be quick to get the remaining few.

Horror!
Metal screw caps for the wine?
Noooooooooooooo !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ciao
r.

_riccardo_ · 06-04-2013, 02:08 AM

Originally posted by Jean Poitiers

Nice captures ... different to see these ... J

Thanks !

**Kerrowdown** · 06-04-2013, 08:13 AM

Originally posted by tclausen

I've not seen wine with screw-caps proliferate anywhere

Originally posted by _riccardo_

Metal screw caps for the wine?
Noooooooooooooo !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Originally posted by tclausen

natives would blow a casket if seeing a bottle of wine with a screw-cap

Judging from the comments here from around Europe, it looks like Scotland is getting the raw deal (as usual), when it comes to decent wines and their presentation in proper corked bottles.

I would mind but I have "The real McCoy" in terms of a fantouche machine for getting the corks out.

Jean Poitiers · 06-04-2013, 08:19 AM

If it has a metal screw cap, it's paint thinner, not wine ... J

tclausen · 06-04-2013, 08:31 AM

Originally posted by Jean Poitiers

If it has a metal screw cap, it's paint thinner, not wine ... J

There we go

Now, this is a photography site, and I have been longing for an occasion to post these wine-related photos, both from (different) regions that would not dream of putting screw-caps on their produce:

St. Emilion:

Well, this is sorta self-explanatory:

Kerrodown, don't feel too bad, you good folks up in the highlands do have one-up on the continent in terms of export of whiskey (and Queens - isn't HM Elisabeth a scottish export?).

**Kerrowdown** · 06-04-2013, 08:40 AM

Originally posted by tclausen

one-up on the continent in terms of export of whiskey (and Queens - isn't HM Elisabeth a scottish export?

Whiskey I'll grant you.

As for Royal Family, well the House of Windsor is the royal house of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms. It was founded by King George V by royal proclamation on 17 July 1917, when he changed the name of his family from the German Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (a branch of the House of Wettin) to the English Windsor, due to the anti-German sentiment in the British Empire during World War I.

So hell no Scottish.

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06-02-2013, 02:05 AM	#2
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,821	Originally posted by First Poster Cork Much of the wine these days seems to have metal screw caps on the bottles, so you wont have so many nude trees to photograph, you'd better be quick to get the remaining few.

06-02-2013, 04:08 AM	#3
tclausen Veteran Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 1,397	Originally posted by kerrowdown Much of the wine these days seems to have metal screw caps on the bottles, so you wont have so many nude trees to photograph, you'd better be quick to get the remaining few. Unless if you count on airplanes (where, granted, I spend more time than is probably reasonable) I've not seen wine with screw-caps proliferate anywhere....are you sure that you're not mistaking your whiskey for wine, kerrodown?

06-02-2013, 04:13 AM	#4
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,821	Originally posted by tclausen are you sure that you're not mistaking your whiskey for wine, kerrodown? Not sure whereabouts in the EU you are, but certainly here in the UK in most retail outlets including the big supermarket chains, where it would seem that nearly all sub £10 bottles are of the tin screw cap variety. Maybe I don't get to drink only the expensive stuff like yourself, mines just the plonk obviously.

06-02-2013, 04:22 AM	#5
Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	Nice captures ... different to see these ... J

06-02-2013, 07:05 AM	#6
slowpez Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 18,462	Fascinating trees. Make for great images. I really like the depth in the first one.

06-02-2013, 02:28 PM	#7
tclausen Veteran Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 1,397	Originally posted by kerrowdown Not sure whereabouts in the EU you are, but certainly here in the UK in most retail outlets including the big supermarket chains, where it would seem that nearly all sub £10 bottles are of the tin screw cap variety. Maybe I don't get to drink only the expensive stuff like yourself, mines just the plonk obviously. Well, right now I am a foreigner in one of the wine producing countries in Europe....I am sure that the natives would blow a casket if seeing a bottle of wine with a screw-cap....it might even be illegal here, possibly the only remaining crime incurring capital punishment, to sell wine with a tin screw-on cap. Shopping for wine in the UK is, admittedly, a little like shopping for beer in the US

06-03-2013, 12:54 AM	#8
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,821	Originally posted by tclausen a little like shopping for beer in the US I've already ducked for cover, suggest you do the same.

06-03-2013, 03:47 PM	#9
tclausen Veteran Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 1,397	Originally posted by kerrowdown I've already ducked for cover, suggest you do the same. On Internet-fora, I wear a permanent full-body asbestos suit....no, you're not getting pictures

06-04-2013, 02:07 AM	#10
_riccardo_ Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Rome - Italy - Europe - Earth Photos: Albums Posts: 206 Original Poster	Originally posted by kerrowdown Much of the wine these days seems to have metal screw caps on the bottles, so you wont have so many nude trees to photograph, you'd better be quick to get the remaining few. Horror! Metal screw caps for the wine? Noooooooooooooo !!!!!!!!!!!!! Ciao r.

06-04-2013, 02:08 AM	#11
_riccardo_ Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Rome - Italy - Europe - Earth Photos: Albums Posts: 206 Original Poster	Originally posted by Jean Poitiers Nice captures ... different to see these ... J Thanks !

06-04-2013, 08:13 AM	#12
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,821	Originally posted by tclausen I've not seen wine with screw-caps proliferate anywhere Originally posted by _riccardo_ Metal screw caps for the wine? Noooooooooooooo !!!!!!!!!!!!! Originally posted by tclausen natives would blow a casket if seeing a bottle of wine with a screw-cap Judging from the comments here from around Europe, it looks like Scotland is getting the raw deal (as usual), when it comes to decent wines and their presentation in proper corked bottles. I would mind but I have "The real McCoy" in terms of a fantouche machine for getting the corks out.

06-04-2013, 08:19 AM	#13
Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	If it has a metal screw cap, it's paint thinner, not wine ... J

06-04-2013, 08:31 AM	#14
tclausen Veteran Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 1,397	Originally posted by Jean Poitiers If it has a metal screw cap, it's paint thinner, not wine ... J There we go Now, this is a photography site, and I have been longing for an occasion to post these wine-related photos, both from (different) regions that would not dream of putting screw-caps on their produce: St. Emilion: Well, this is sorta self-explanatory: Kerrodown, don't feel too bad, you good folks up in the highlands do have one-up on the continent in terms of export of whiskey (and Queens - isn't HM Elisabeth a scottish export?).

06-04-2013, 08:40 AM	#15
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,821	Originally posted by tclausen one-up on the continent in terms of export of whiskey (and Queens - isn't HM Elisabeth a scottish export? Whiskey I'll grant you. As for Royal Family, well the House of Windsor is the royal house of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms. It was founded by King George V by royal proclamation on 17 July 1917, when he changed the name of his family from the German Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (a branch of the House of Wettin) to the English Windsor, due to the anti-German sentiment in the British Empire during World War I. So hell no Scottish.