The Nobile Land, a photo from Siena, Tuscany

Photographer's Note

This is a view over the hills full of vineyards from the top of the rock of Montepulciano, a wonderful small city in the south-eastern Tuscany.
Montepulciano is well know in Italy for the beauty of the hills all around the city, for the wonderful churches, Cathedral and palaces in the medieval city, for the poet Angelo Poliziano, but specially for the Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, a red wine produced just in this area.

Vino Nobile di Montepulciano is a red wine with Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita status produced in the vineyards surrounding the town of Montepulciano, Italy. The wine is made primarily from the Sangiovese grape varietal (known locally as Prugnolo gentile) (minimum 70%), blended with Canaiolo Nero (10%–20%) and small amounts of other local varieties such as Mammolo. The wine is aged in oak barrels for 2 years; three years if it is a riserva.

Another famous wine produced in this little area is the Rosso di Montepulciano.

All along the years some dozens of "cantine" are opened in the city centre, where people can taste and buy the wines, and visit the wonderful vineries built 6 or 7 centuries ago under and inside the rock of Montepulciano, normally with the entry door in fantastic Renaissance palaces.

We visited some of this one, and of cours the most famous one Cantina del Redi, built around the 1350.

Model: NIKON D40
Software: Ver.1.10
Exposure Time: 10/5000 sec
F-Stop: f/5.6
ISO Speed Ratings: 200
Focal Length: 55 mm
Date Taken: 2007-11-03 16:34
Metering Mode: Pattern
File Size: 197 kb

AiresSantos, ChrisJ, Floydian, Silvio1953, plimrn, COSTANTINO, elmec, ifanik, Muse, carper, Truja, stefpat has marked this note useful

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stefanocer (10640) 2007-11-08 1:17

Bella veduta con dei fantastici colori autunnali Paolo , complimenti , da simili vigneti non può venir fuori che dell'ottimo vino.
Stefano.

barrufeto_77 (28876) 2007-11-08 1:22

Hi Paolo.

Nice POV...the depth in the picture is lovely!

Tc, Oscar

serenadanesi (944) 2007-11-08 1:35

Ciao Paolo,
bellissimi colori autunnali, complimenti. Bello anche il taglio della foto.
Serena

archimatica (20004) 2007-11-08 1:49

Proprio la composizione del paesaggio concorre a dare una sensazione di elegante nobiltà. Terra di Toscana, per fortuna ci sei. La scatto ha grande profondità grazie alla luce bassa autunnale.
Ottimo lavoro
Ciao
Renzo

AiresSantos (56155) 2007-11-08 2:29

Hi Paolo,
Great autumn view, nice POV and very good depth.
Lovely colours and good shadows effect
TFS and greetings
Aires

ChrisJ (87654) 2007-11-08 2:30

Bonjourno Paolo

A good high pov with a marvellous colour combination of blue & gold from the scattered Autumn foliage in the valley below. Bellisimo!

Floydian (30970) 2007-11-08 3:04

Hi Paolo,
A beautiful view over this impressive landscape.
All those different colours take with low light which only gave you more and deeper saturated colours...i like it.
Regards, Henk

jrj (34841) 2007-11-08 3:24

Tuscany Paolo - for sure one of the most beatiful landscape in Europe. Good capture here of the typical hilled landscape with vineyards and scattered farms and villages. Typical setting under the crisp light of the autumn day.

Silvio1953 (99177) 2007-11-08 4:13

Ciao Paolo, bella vista dei vigneti di Montepulciano che ci regalano il grande Nobile, vino di grande spessore e l'ottimo rosso, interessante la nota per un appassionato di grandi vini come me, come vedi in questi giorni mi sto dedicando al Sagrantino, altro grande vitigno della nostra Italia, il panorama è abbastanza simile, splendidi i colori dell'autunno, bravo, ciao Silvio

lestans (16818) 2007-11-08 7:52

Ciao Paolo!
che varietà di colture e di colori. Belle le colline, ottima foto autunnale del paesaggio toscano eseguita da un POV ben alto.
Livia

plimrn (21344) 2007-11-08 8:08

Buon Giorno Paulo,
The low light gives good detail to this nicely framed aurumn scene. Yoyu note has inspired me to look for this wine online and I see my favorite wine store carries it, I'll have to give it a try.
SAG, Pat

leo61 (0) 2007-11-08 9:10

Hi Paolo!
A great natural patchwork.It`s a nice view over this landscape with wonderful and warm autumnal tones.Good composition,too with the tree at the left side.
Regards,Leo

jonathan_hart (21268) 2007-11-08 9:44

hello Paolo
good POV on the vines, autumn colours are beautiful,
regards
jo

COSTANTINO (42760) 2007-11-08 9:50

Ciao Paolo,
bellissima foto d'autunno,
con bellissimi colori,
e un quadro fantastico,
ottimo lavoro,Bravo,
Complimenti,
SALUTI,
Costantino

saigon (6443) 2007-11-08 10:39

ciao PAOLO;
la toscana e sempre bella!
tres jolie POV!
amicizia....aldo.

ifanik (21673) 2007-11-08 11:29

Hi Paolo
Beautiful landscape photo
I like the tree in the left because it gives depth in your photograph
Bravo
Regards
Nick

paololg (31442) 2007-11-08 14:11

nobile come il vino che produce... Un bellissimo caleidoscopio di colori autunnali impreziositi dalla tua solita perfetta nitidezza e da un ottimo POV.
Molto bella.
A presto,
Paolo.

Gerrit (43745) 2007-11-08 16:09

Hi Paolo.
great overview, Delicious colours and light.
Groeten Gerrit

elmec (12210) 2007-11-09 0:56

Hello Paolo!
Great autumn pattern od colours and structures!
Perfect frame and light!
Best regards!

chrisnet (21086) 2007-11-09 1:31

Hi Paolo,
I like the good depth of this beautiful landscape, the autumn colors are wonderful, well seen and done.
Regards

Muse (34935) 2007-11-09 3:14

Hi Paolo,
Very beautiful landscape. Much differents autumn colors and a very good pov who gives a good deep.
Best regards
Denise

pablominto (53744) 2007-11-09 4:58

Hello Paolo,
I like the patterns in the vineyards and the wonderful autumn colours are most attractive!
Good point of view to show this great landscape, where the season is so present in every little detail...
Greetings,
Pablo -

gneufeld (15870) 2007-11-09 7:21

Hi Paolo,
This is a spectacular image with amazing colors, details, and a wonderful autumn feel. Excellent shot and perfectly presented. Great shot and TFs. Gerald

carper (96) 2007-11-09 8:44

a fantastic country shot Paolo,
the pov is great, the autumn is in the shot, good colours and fine composition, very good photojob here, have a nice weekend.
gr. jaap

jurek1951 (35765) 2007-11-09 9:57

Hi Paolo,
Great capture, wonderful landscape, great POV, well balanced, superb light, you have done well. Compliments.
Georg

Truja (4953) 2007-11-10 14:57

Hola Paolo,
fenomenal perspectiva y encuadre, la vista es fenomenal!!Gran POV
Hermosa diversidad de colores y texturas, la luz es excelente.
Nos has mostrado un paisaje impresionante y lleno de vida.
Bravo!
Salut, Jordi

mpsf (731) 2007-11-12 7:45

Hola Paolo, en esta composición nos muestra una paisaje precioso con un buen colorido entre dorados y verdes. Debe ser un parje digno de visitar por lo que nos cuentas en tu fantástica nota. Un saludo.
Pilar

Photo Information

Copyright: Paolo Motta (Paolo) (41216)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-11-03
Categories: Nature
Camera: Nikon d40 dslr
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/500 seconds
More Photo Info: view
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Our personal list of the UNESCO World Heritage, TOSCANA - November 2007, Vineyards [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-11-08 1:07