14 vintages of Caberlot, private tasting in Munich, March 2010

Our beautiful Como this morning

Palm trees under snow always look exotic

First snow in Como this year. Looks simply stunning (better in real life than on picture)

Chateau Le Grand Vostock (Russia) - vineyards. Courtesy of Chateau Le Grand Vostock

Fanagoria (Russia) - Russian barrels made by local coopers Bondar

Fanagoria (Russia) - Russian barrels for aging eau-de-vies

Fanagoria (Russia) - new French barrels for quality wines

Fanagoria (Russia) - even tractors are branded!

Fanagoria (Russia) - the management team for viticulture and winemaking

Fanagoria (Russia) has a 10 ha nursery, growing vines for own use and for sale

Fanagoria (Russia) is situated on the Taman peninsula between the Black and the Azov seas

Fanagoria (Russia) - a genuine Greek pithos, a storage jar, proves an ancient winemaking tradition between the Black and the Azov seas

This and the following photos are from my recent trip to Fanagoria winery (Russia) that is named after an ancient Greek colony

Casa Silva (Chile) - collection of vintage cars inside the winery

Altair - a humble sign, a great winery

More works by leading Chilean artist Samy Benmayor at Altair

Original work by Samy Benmayor that became a label for Altair

Altair - bottles with the grand vin

Altair wines are fermented in these wooden vats