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Friday, 4 July 2014

The Dönnhoff Vineyards in the Nahe Valley - evening and early morning

View from the steep vineyards across 
to the village of Oberhausen an der Nahe
with the river in the middle ground

 Glorious evening light in the vineyards 


The flowering in 2014 has been successful and even 
and everything is well advanced but still a while to go yet! 
Riesling of course! 

 Tower in the steep vineyards (above and below)


From the vineyards down to the bridge across the
 Nahe carrying its still cobbled road 


 Post in the vineyards supporting Germany's 
quest to win the 2014 World Cup

 Helmut Dönnhoff: a backbone of steely determination!
 Helmut with Andrea Bulcock of ABS Wine Agencies organisers of the trip
and Dönnhoff's agents in the UK

 One of the local characters...

 The last rays of sunshine on the south facing slopes 

After a very long day we ate and drank (Dönnhoff naturally)
extremely well here  

The vineyards of Oberhausen in the morning light 

Sign@the entrance to the village 



The Nahe@Oberhausen (above and below)
 



Tasting Riesling in hi-tech surroundings...

"I do it my way...!"

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