Wine: Chardonel grape species

[Mike Buckley]

Chardonel is my 180th wine grape species, which I had never heard of until I unexpectedly came upon it at a winery in Maryland less than an hour away from my home in northern Virginia. This particular wine is so good that, after enjoying a glass and sharing it with three people, I bought four bottles.

Chardonel was developed at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station as a hybrid of Seyval Blanc, which I had drunk only once, and Chardonnay. One would never know from the taste that it is partly based on Chardonnay, as its characteristics are not at all like that species and are instead much more like the bright, acidic characteristics of Pinot Gris, Sauvignon Blanc and the like.

There are only two grape species that are relatively unknown that I absolutely love and Chardonel is one of them. (The other one is Jacquère, which is very much like Chardonnay.)

Setup
The background is two pieces of wood and the tabletop is a floor tile. A piece of stone is underneath the tools. A medium continuous-light lamp high above the scene in the left rear area lights the entire scene. A manila envelope on the right side creates the reflection above the label on the right side of the bottle and casts warm tones on most of the scene. A piece of art paper in front of the scene with a variety of similarly warm tonalities is also adding warmth to the lower area of the scene.

[Digital]

Nice narrative, and photo.


Bruce

[Wavelength]

Very nice

[Shadowman]

Nicely captured.

[bnnrcn]

Hi Mike I like the wooden BG and the reflections on the bottle very much. Also the relation between the picture on the label and your design with wood and some tools is very obvious and I like it. The tabletop seems a bit too dark to me. Because of that darkness, I have difficulty recognizing the stone. It is a very nice image though.

[Mike Buckley]

Thanks, everyone!

Binnur: It's not a concern to me that you don't recognize the stone or even what the tabletop might be. The only thing that matters to me is that that area of the image is rather primitive as one would expect to see along with the rusty tools and the rough wood.

[bnnrcn]

Now, I see your point Mike If the image had been in horizontal format with more of the environment, I might have seen what you mean better , but I couldn't get the idea at first sight with the vertical format

Thanks, everyone!

Binnur: It's not a concern to me that you don't recognize the stone or even what the tabletop might be. The only thing that matters to me is that that area of the image is rather primitive as one would expect to see along with the rusty tools and the rough wood.

[Mike Buckley]

A photo of the bottle necks of this wine, which uncharacteristically have no foil, is displayed in this thread.