Wine Collection (page 16)

Wine bottles stored in a cellar, gathering dust. France

Disgorgement of Champagne in France. Disgorgement is a skilled manual process in the production of Champagne, where the crown cap and lees are removed without losing much of the liquid

A cave carved out of rock to store Champagne in France

A typical French cafe

The wine committee

View in Manchester, Vt
Le vin nouveau. Date c1894 Dec. 13. Le vin nouveau. Date c1894 Dec. 13

The nuptials of Cana

Police and strikers during railway strike, Dublin
Police holding strikers back to allow non-union men to pass to Kingsbridge Station (now known as Heuston Station) in Dublin, Ireland. 1911

James Buchanan whisky advertisement - Cheeryable Brothers Ch
Illustration of the Cheeryable Brothers from Charles Dickens, Nicholas Nickleby enjoying a drink together by Frank Reynolds. Date: 1939

Wine Cart - Italy
Distinctive traditional Italian wine cart, the driver protected from the elemtns (hot or wet!) by a circular shade and the black horse bedecked in a fine array of decorative adornments

Tipsee Wine Glass
Title block for a trick in a Magic dealers trick catalogue Date: 1952

Advertisement for Nicholson and Co, Australia
Advertisement for Nicholson and Co of George Street, Sydney, Australia, selling musical instruments including pianos and organs, as well as printed music

Wine at the Berlin royal wedding, 1913
A very important arrival at the wedding of Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia, only daughter of the Kaiser, to Prince Ernst of Cumberland: wine for the royal wedding banquet. Date: May 1913

Australia - Adelaide - Auldana Vineyards - A team of eight oxen pull a three-ton load uphill. Date: 1908

Romans in Britain
Life in a Romano-British villa. Residents and their guests recline on couches and are served wine. Date: Circa 4th Century A.D

Picking grapes - Romania
Picking and crushing (by hand) grapes from a vine in Romania. Date: 1914

Portugal - Woman spinning - Douro region
The Douro wine region is situated around the Douro river valley - this is an elderly lady from the region, spinning wool on her simple wheel. Date: circa 1910

Assmanshausen Vineyards
Vineyards at Assmanshausen (red wine district), Rhine Valley, Germany. Date: 1980s

Rudesheim Vineyards
Vineyards at Rudesheim, Rhine Valley, Germany. Date: 1980s

Tycoon on his yacht - Making for Port
Yachting Terms illustrated: Making for Port. A rich tycoon on the high seas reaching across the moving table for the decanter of port with a total lack of success! Date: 1908

Mescha - Small village in Upper Galilee with a Russian population - a wine-growing area today as it was then! Date: circa 1910s

Fermentation Lock
A fermentation lock, used for brewing beer and wine, popular with home brewers! Date: 1960s

Adding Yeast
Adding yeast make pear wine. Date: 1960s

Dancers celebrate end of the wine harvest on the Rhine
A group of German female dancers strike a very modern pose as they use their artistry to celebrate the end of the wine harvest on the Rhine. Date: 1930

Parnassos Oros
Mount Parnassus, near Delphi, is where Apollo and the Muses hang out : the other peak is sacred to Bacchus, hence the association of poets with wine and ale. Date: 1850

Elderberries for Wine
Cutting elderberries from their stalks, in preparation for wine making. Date: 1960s

Advert for Wincarnis old English wine jelly 1931
Quite a new flavour. You never tried a jelly quite so delicious as this. Its a wine jelly at a price you can afford. Not just a wine flavoured jelly but a real wine jelly with all the subtle

Vidin, Bulgaria
Vidin (formerly Widdin) is strategically located on the Donau (Danube), in the heart of wine country. Date: 1850

Moselle Valley
Vineyards in the picturesque Moselle Valley, Germany. Date: 1980s

Hungarian Country Wine
A young Hungarian man pours himself a glass of fresh country wine. Date: 1930s

French Presses 18th C
Two wine presses in France in the 18th century. Date: Circa 1760

Wine Barrels
Barrels of French (Rouen) wine, rows and rows of them, as far as the eye can see... Date: 1930s

Wine & Cheese Evening
A carafe of red wine, fresh bread and Danish Blue and Dutch Edam cheese on the cutting board, ready for a trendy wine and cheese evening! Date: 1968

Hungarian Festival Dance
Peasants in traditional costumes dancing at a Tokaj wine festival, Hungary. Date: 1930s

Walter Henry Gilbey
WALTER HENRY, 2ND BARON GILBEY OF ELSENHAM, ESSEX. Eldest son and heir of Sir Walter Gilbey the wine merchant and horse breeder. Chatting (in top hat) to a mounted policeman. Date: 1859 - 1945

Vine Growers Queen
Mademoiselle Emile Langlor, the Queen of the Charente vine growing district, in her striking, enormous, lace hat! Date: 1930s

Strasbourg Wine Tasters
Men doing a spot of Sunday wine-tasting in their local cafe, an unusual change from their normal beer drinking; Strasbourg, France. Date: 1930s

Wine Tasting 1960S
Tourists enjoying a traditional wine tasting ceremony at Oberwesel, Germany. Date: late 1960s

Edecan Champagne
Sober women sorting bottles of Edecan Champagne, Mexico, South America. Date: 1930s

LUCKY BUBBLY
A lucky horseshoe, and red roses beside a large bottle of champagne, probably meant for a couple of newlyweds to enjoy! Date: 1966

The Golden Cross Inn, Cornmarket, Oxford, England, is the site of the oldest pub in the city. Its landlord was prosecuted for selling blackmarket wine in 1285! Date: 1950s

Liquid Lunch

Party Girl & Mask
A young woman only has her mask to talk to at the end of the party... Date: 1930s

Concert Party Offstage
Members of a concert party relax off-stage after the performance, celebrating with a bottle of wine. Date: 1901

Town mice and country mice
Two couples eating at a restaurant at separate tables, one couple looking smug dressed up in the latest attire with their wine and bowl of fruit

Engraving designs on glass
Engraving initials onto glass goblets using an engraving machine. Date: circa 19th century

Prince of the Carnival - Cologne, Germany
Prince of the Carnival - The Rhine Wine Feast held in Cologne, Germany - February 1939. Date: 1939

A couple in the Black Forest
A couple strolling along hand-in-hand in the Black Forest, Germany. The lady is carrying bottle of red wine, likely to be enjoyed in some shady spot away from prying eyes.... Date: circa 1910s

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