Renmar Posted March 27, 2021 #3426 Share Posted March 27, 2021 The winery might be in Germany but is the owner German, that is the question?? Theo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogs4fun Posted March 28, 2021 #3427 Share Posted March 28, 2021 (edited) 47 minutes ago, Renmar said: The winery might be in Germany but is the owner German, that is the question?? Theo Is this a hint? Is “that is the question” a literary allusion? Are you referencing Hamlet’s soliloquy? Perhaps the winery is German but the owner is Danish? Edited March 28, 2021 by dogs4fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Coral Posted March 28, 2021 #3428 Share Posted March 28, 2021 6 hours ago, jpalbny said: Wild card. I'm off for an afternoon hike in this beautiful part of the world. Is this in NY? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jpalbny Posted March 28, 2021 #3429 Share Posted March 28, 2021 The precision of the winery suggests (to me) that it's Swiss, maybe? Have never toured any wineries there, though. 6 minutes ago, Coral said: Is this in NY? Yes, there are some amazingly beautiful places to see here. While we're stuck, we are trying to discover them. This is on the grounds of the Mohonk Mountain House, near New Paltz, NY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Coral Posted March 28, 2021 #3430 Share Posted March 28, 2021 12 minutes ago, jpalbny said: Yes, there are some amazingly beautiful places to see here. While we're stuck, we are trying to discover them. This is on the grounds of the Mohonk Mountain House, near New Paltz, NY. Stunning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Jazzbeau Posted March 28, 2021 #3431 Share Posted March 28, 2021 I thought the cleanliness looked very Swiss too. Is there such a thing as Edelwein? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renmar Posted March 28, 2021 #3432 Share Posted March 28, 2021 5 hours ago, dogs4fun said: Is this a hint? Is “that is the question” a literary allusion? Are you referencing Hamlet’s soliloquy? Perhaps the winery is German but the owner is Danish? It is a nice thought to suggest that I would be referencing Hamlet, thanks. I never even knew about Hamlet until later in life because it was not part of our mandatory reading when I went to school. Anyway, I was just refering to the possibility that the company could be German but the owner not. Theo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted March 28, 2021 Author #3433 Share Posted March 28, 2021 If I may be so bold and come up with an outlandish guess. In the Bordeaux region I have read some chateaux have been taken over by Asians. It looks like an old cellar, too. So I think this is in France but the owner is Chinese. notamermaid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canal archive Posted March 28, 2021 #3434 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Ooh so close Notamermaid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted March 28, 2021 Author #3435 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Oh my, wow. I am pleasantly shocked. Grin. Hmm, what do I need to change in my guess... notamermaid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnhaltER1960 Posted March 28, 2021 #3436 Share Posted March 28, 2021 11 hours ago, Canal archive said: No it’s definable a winery. Winery or refinery ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renmar Posted March 28, 2021 #3437 Share Posted March 28, 2021 2 hours ago, notamermaid said: If I may be so bold and come up with an outlandish guess. In the Bordeaux region I have read some chateaux have been taken over by Asians. It looks like an old cellar, too. So I think this is in France but the owner is Chinese. notamermaid May I be even bolder and leave your whole suggestion in place but change the nationality to British. Theo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted March 28, 2021 Author #3438 Share Posted March 28, 2021 British - Good thought. They love the Bordeaux region. I think I will say Bordeaux region and the owner is Japanese. notamermaid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canal archive Posted March 28, 2021 #3439 Share Posted March 28, 2021 (edited) Spot on Notamermaid, this place was so over engineered it was frightening even the grounds were manicured to within an inch of its life. Here is what they produce selling at Fortnum's for almost £60.00 a bottle. I remember not being to impressed at the tasting. your turn Notamermaid. CA Edited March 28, 2021 by Canal archive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogs4fun Posted March 28, 2021 #3440 Share Posted March 28, 2021 4 hours ago, Renmar said: It is a nice thought to suggest that I would be referencing Hamlet, thanks. I never even knew about Hamlet until later in life because it was not part of our mandatory reading when I went to school. Anyway, I was just refering to the possibility that the company could be German but the owner not. Theo Apologies - thought that you already knew the answer and were providing an obscure clue as to the nationality of the winery owner. Guess I was overthinking. 😏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted March 28, 2021 Author #3441 Share Posted March 28, 2021 That Japanese company does seem to be appealing to the top end market of food and drink buyers and not just because they sell at Fortnum's. 42 minutes ago, Canal archive said: I remember not being to impressed at the tasting. Sorry to read the wine tasting did not live up to expectations in quality. I find the price range 10 to 20 euros a good bet, I can get some good stuff in that price range. But to be honest, for drinking with a meal of beef on a Saturday or Sunday I am just as happy with my standard French red wine from my local supermarket - about 3.99 euros a bottle. Pleasant local German wines, by the way, are between 6.00 and 10.00 euros a bottle. I know the taxes make the wine a bit more expensive in Britain. Right, here is another deviation from the standard request of "river and town, please". In this photo I am on my way to a place that is a river cruise excursion but it is unlikely that you have ever been there on your river cruise. Please tell me which country I am looking at (the one you can see in the photo) and which one I have my back to. I am not on land but I am not on a river cruise ship. There is a clue in the photo: notamermaid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogs4fun Posted March 28, 2021 #3442 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Would the clue be the flag? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted March 28, 2021 Author #3443 Share Posted March 28, 2021 4 minutes ago, dogs4fun said: Would the clue be the flag? Correct. notamermaid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canal archive Posted March 28, 2021 #3444 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Would a ferry be involved? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted March 28, 2021 Author #3445 Share Posted March 28, 2021 1 minute ago, Canal archive said: Would a ferry be involved? Correct. notamermaid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ritabob Posted March 28, 2021 #3446 Share Posted March 28, 2021 You are on a ferry with Germany or Switzerland behind you and France in front of you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted March 28, 2021 Author #3447 Share Posted March 28, 2021 France in front of me, correct. Behind me is one of the two other, I have indeed just crossed the border but to which country? Choose the right one and the prize will be yours. Oh - this last sentence sounds like something out of an adventure Hollywood blockbuster. Has anyone said this to Indiana Jones I wonder? Grin. notamermaid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ritabob Posted March 28, 2021 #3448 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Hmmm? 50-50 chance of getting this right. Germany?, no, Switzerland! Yes, No? Germany, final answer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renmar Posted March 28, 2021 #3449 Share Posted March 28, 2021 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Ritabob said: Hmmm? 50-50 chance of getting this right. Germany?, no, Switzerland! Yes, No? Germany, final answer! I'll take the other one, Switzerland 😁😁. I know, it's not fair. Theo Edited March 28, 2021 by Renmar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted March 28, 2021 Author #3450 Share Posted March 28, 2021 (edited) Yes, you have chosen well! Germany it is. The village in the photo is called Rhinau, South of Strasbourg, the village behind me is called Kappel and I am on the Rhenanus ferry. The village is actually not directly at the river, on the German side the ferry port is in a nature reserve. What is a little unusual at this spot is the river landscape. This is a photograph of upstream: On the left is the nature reserve with entry to a lagoon, the middle shows the Rhine, i.e. the river itself, on the right is the Grand Canal d'Alsace, which all the ships use. That leads along the river for many kilometres and at Rhinau it meets the Rhine. I took a trip to the Europa Park theme park at Rust (that is nearby) in the Autumn of 2008. Europa Park was a popular river cruise excursion for the family cruises of A-ROSA, I do not know if they offer that this year. We went in October and they went crazy - for me overboard - with the Halloween theme. I have never seen so many pumpkins in my life! This is a street: We stayed overnight, there are several hotels within the complex. This is the view from the hotel room, after the park had closed for the day: Over to you @Ritabob. notamermaid Edited March 28, 2021 by notamermaid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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