This photo of the arboretum at the Chateau Montelena was taken between downpours.

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These colorful leaves were taken from the bridge at the arboretum.

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I liked the detail of the leaves against the moist tree trunk.

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I liked the water droplets and detail of these leaves

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Colorful ivy growing on a tree outside the Chateau.

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Wine barrels beneath the Chateau burrowed into the mountainside. The tour guide told us it costs $10,000 per foot to dig out these caves for storing the wine.

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Another photo of the caves beneath the winery

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Yours truly taking a photo of a beautiful mirror in the wine tasting room

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The conference room at the Chateau. A wide angle lens was used (shot at 16mm) to get the entire room in the frame.

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Portrait view of the same conference room.

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Stainless steel vats used in the wine making process at the Chateau.

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