Banyuls, le 17 août 2017.
Nous sommes un jeudi.

De loin, on aperçoit sur les coteaux verdoyants les dessins des "peus de gall" (pieds de coq) ingénieux système de canaux en pierre sèche, initié par les Templiers, permettant d'évacuer l'eau des orages, rares mais violents..
Ce territoire viticole est façonné par les murettes en schistes qui s'étalent sur plus de 6 000 kilomètres. Certaines de ces substructions datent du Ve siècle avant notre ère. Leur aménagement fut perfectionné durant la période médiévale ;

Toutes les photos de cette série ont été réalisées au volant de ma voiture lors d'une traversée de la ville où les bouchons n'étaient pas que sur les bouteilles. ... ENGLISH : Banyuls, August 17, 2017.
We are a Thursday.

From a distance, we can see on the green slopes the drawings of the "peu de gall" (feet of cock) ingenious system of dry stone channels, initiated by the Knights Templar, to evacuate water from thunderstorms, rare but violent ..
This viticultural territory is shaped by shale walls that stretch over more than 6,000 kilometers. Some of these substructures date from the fifth century before our era. Their arrangement was perfected during the medieval period;
This arrangement removes any possibility of mechanization and automation in the vine culture, which gives Banyuls wines all their strength, their character, and their preciousness. This laborious work that vine growers perpetuate for centuries is rewarded by unique flavors, full of sun and aromatic intensity. In addition, these slopes have a steep slope, since they go from the shores of the Mediterranean to 500 meters of altitude. All the photos in this series were made at the wheel of my car during a crossing where the caps were not only on the bottles. ...