wine.

Did you know that that hole in the wine barrel is called a "bung hole"? Yeah. Me Neither. The things you learn on a shoot. So that wine you and I love so much actually does come out of the bunghole...food for thought.
Creative bottle shots at Hedges.
Beautiful color around the barrel hole.
Cock-A-Doodle do you have more wine?
A winemaker smells inside the bunghole in Sandpoint, Idaho.
Wineries can be romantic places to hang out.
Beautiful Mount Hood overlooks this Washington winery.
Caleb making wine at Bookwalters.
Grapes on the vine.
Tasting room photography in Sandpoint, Idaho.
Rose at Hedges.
Harvest in Idaho wine country.
A handful of white grapes.
A rainy harvest at Hedges.
An Idaho vineyard.
If I haven't mentioned it already, I love to shoot all things wine. It's so interesting, pretty, creative.
Pruning shears left on a wire.
Fall at Gordon Estates with the Snake River in the background..
Fall vines at Gordon Estates.
The shadow in this photo is what makes it cool.
Wahluke slope vineyard.
Creative cork shot for Palencia.
Idaho capitol building in a wine glass.
Spring in the vineyard!
Red wine being poured at Bartholomew Winery.
Wine glass silhouette.
Gorgeous sunflares in these grape vines.
Wine swirling in a glass.
Scenic Idaho wine country.
This cider is so pretty lit from below. It looks like a planet!
Friends gather at wineries to share good times!
Bookwalter winemaker portrait featuring Caleb.
Wine doesn't get any fresher than this!
Chef portraits at Bookwalter winery.
Red wine being poured into a glass.
So rich! And shiny! Shot for the Idaho Wine Commission.
Huston marquee and a glass of red wine.
I thought the silhouette of the woman behind the glasses made for an interesting composition.
Environmental chef portrait for Bookwalter Winery.
New vines protected by colorful sleeves.
Wine corks.
Chemistry and the wine-making process.
It is extremely difficult to capture good photos of wine swirling in a glass as it's moving and very hard to focus. Shot for the Idaho Wine Commission.
Scenic Idaho vineyard photo.
I learned on this shot that Cider actually falls under the wine commission as it is made from fruit.
Harvest crew in Idaho.
Simple but it tells the story. Shot for the Idaho Wine Commission.
Rockstar Sarah making her famous wine at Hedges.
Fall in the vineyard.
People enjoying wine at Hedges.
Grapes left behind.
This is hands-down my favorite wine image. I rememer being so excited as I was lying on the ground when I captured it. No filter. Shot for the Idaho Wine Commission.
Beautiful scenic vineyard.
Legs.
Emptying the tanks!
People enjoying Washington wine.
Bookwalter marketing photography
White wine pouring into a glass.
Chickens in a vineyard!
A woman working hard at harvesting grapes.
Wide shot of a vineyard on Red Mountain.
The rose garden at Hedges winery.
Organic and Biodynamic farming is practiced at Hedges.
Close up of grapes on a vine.
Bartholomew wine shot for the Port of Kennewick.
Fresh from the vine ready to make wine.
I tried my best to capture wine not only from every angle; but in creative ways, too.
Winemaker portrait for Bartholomew winery.
Many industries require these babies. You never know how your clients will use what you see.
Wine bottles in a row for Palencia.
Close up of a grape leaf.
Wine in a can? Yep. Shot for the Idaho Wine Commission...and it was GOOD!
Red grapes on the vine.
Scenic winery views in Wenatchee, Wa.
Sometimes the interesting stuff that make up an environment make for cool background photos.
I was so excited to find out the owner of this winery was a classmate of mine at Whitman College!
Winery dog at Hedges.
Fresh wine juice.
Creative bottle shot for Longship Cellars.
Red wine bottle bottoms!
Wine glass in front of a fire.
White wine in a row.
Cheers to Idaho wine!
Freshly harvested grapes.
Exteriors of Swiftwater Winery in Roslyn, Wa.
Wine swirling in a glass for Palencia.
Winemaker Sarah stomping grapes at Hedges winery on Red Mountain.
This winery had their own flock of chickens that just roam all over the vineyard...fertilizing and eating bugs!
Freshly harvested grapes fall into a bin.
Harvest!
Creative wine bottle necks.
Shooting every step of the wine making process for the Idaho Wine Commission.
Studio wine bottle photo of a light-colored wine for Palencia.
Stain on a wine barrel.
Wine droplets are hard to capture as you can never find a focus point and it's continually moving.
Beautiful color in a wine bottle.
Scenic shots on Red Mountain.
White wine is my favorite. Made from these pretty grapes!
Wine from below shot at Hood Crest Winery for INB Bank.
Creative wine photos for Palencia.
Wine on tap from above.
Fall on Red Mountain.
The winemakers do all the heavy lifting. Here a winemaker tests his product before bottling.
Scenic vineyard shot in Leavenworth, Wa for the Washington Wine Commission.
A Walla Walla winemaker portrait.
Sunrise in the vineyard. Shoot rarely happen between 8-5.
Winemaker portraits for Gordon Estates.
Beautiful copper-colored wine.
Northern Idaho wine country.
I've known this lovely lady for many years; well before she was the director of the Idaho Wine Commission. Part of this job was to capture environmental staff portraits.
Winemakers making wine at Gordon Estates.
Corks in Idaho wine country shot for the Idaho Wine Commission.
Marketing group shot for Bookwalter Winery.
Sunflare in a vineyard.
Harvest in Idaho.
Vineyard photos.
I literally got a chance to play with wine on this shoot. It was so fun to be able to get creative and let the juices flow...literally! Shot for the Idaho Wine Commission.
Kids get in on the action of stomping grapes at Hedges Estates.
Tendrils shot for the Washington Wine Commission in Chelan, Wa.
Harvest!
Gordon Estates founder portrait.
Hedges has the coolest kitchen.
Red Mountain shot for Red Mountain AVA.
Hands on harvest.
Creative wine shot for Bookwalter Winery.
Winemaker portraits in Lewiston, Idaho.
Pretty sunflowers grow wild at Wallula vineyards.
Crushing wine.
The Idaho Wine Commission wanted a library of images for marketing featuring the real people that make the wine of Idaho.
Testing wine out of a barrel.
Wine on tap!
Walla Walla vineyard views!
Just capturing every part of the process on "film".
Winery owner portrait for Palencia.
White wine at a tasting.
Juice droplets coming off the punching down process.
Clouds and vines.
I loved all the colors at this winery in Idaho. Shot for the Idaho Wine Commission.
The view at Gooseridge in Richland, Wa.
Wine bottles all balanced in a row. Creative marketing angles.
Grapes in the vineyard shot for Zephyr Ridge.
Stunning and vibrant fall vineyard colors.
Gooseridge tasting room shot for the Washington Wine Commission.
Picked fresh from the vine. Shot for the Idaho Wine Commission.
Wine bottle bottoms.
Purple wine juice.
I feel like this photo should be a painting.
Wine trailing down a glass. Shot for the Idaho Wine Commission.
Sunshine creeps up over the horizon in this vineyard shot for the Idaho Wine Commission.
Sunset on Wahluke slope.
Sarah swirls wine in a glass at Hedges.
Beautiful fall colors at Hedges.
Love the color of this new wine.
Capturing every aspect of the wine industry for the Idaho Wine Commission.
Sarah making wine at Hedges.
Grapes on the ground.
Scoria wine in their vineyad shot for the Idaho Wine Commission.
A winemaker tests her wine.
Bottling process captured for Bookwalter Winery.
Bottle shots for the Idaho Wine Commission shot in Lewiston, Idaho.
Just exhausting every single angle to get creative wine shots.
Sarah doing her thing at Hedges.
Unique wine glass photo from above.
Scenic views of Hedges winery.
Wine Harvest for a winey in Prosser, Washington while working for the Washington Wine Commission.
Zephyr Ridge grapes.
Food photography at Hedges Estates.
Turkeys in a vineyard at Hedges!
Malbec vineyard photo.
New growth on a vine.
Vineyards in the Columbia River Gorge.
Wallula vineyards is my favorite as it is planted on levels overlooking the Columbia River.
Winebottles shot for the Idaho Wine Commission.
Studio wine bottle photography for Palencia's e-commerce site.
Black and white grapes!
A woman enjoys Walla Walla wine shot for the Washington Wine Commission.
Gorgeous sunset sky over Zephyr Ridge vineyard.
The leaf colors are so pretty...but I've heard it's actually a fungus and winery owners don't like it...