tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39035598892453052462011-07-30T16:40:05.710-07:00Napa Behind the Bottle is a book of portraits of the Napa Valley community of wine makers, owners and the workers who have made the Napa Valley wine industry what it is today. Bill Tucker’s photography captures the character of this famous community and the pioneers responsible for some of the world’s finest wines. The photographs are memorable, not just a collection of portraits but rather a series of touching, curious, honest, dramatic and sometimes whimsical images.Bill Tucker Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13095519697824396914noreply@blogger.comBlogger61100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903559889245305246.post-15134035923755273402008-11-06T19:26:00.000-08:002010-10-24T18:36:00.242-07:00UP AND DOWN THE WINE ROADS With George Starke<br /><br /><br />Last Sunday was the opening of the exhibit in the Vineyard Room at the Robert Mondavi Winery of selected, enlarged photographs, (ranging in size from 21 by 28 inches to 40 by 30 inches, and priced from $1,600 to $6,000) from Bill Tucker’s new book, “NAPA: Behind the Bottle.” Almost everyone whose portrait is in the book was present. Words of praise of the portraits floated throughout the Vineyard Room. Reportedly, the printer of the book (who has earned many awards) said that Tucker’s book was the best he has ever printed. One viewer said that Bill Tucker belongs in the same league with great photographers like Ansel Adams, Alfred Eisenstaedt and Yousuf Karsch. I am not going to tell you when the exhibit closes. If you are like me, you will put off seeing it until the last day, then you’ll find that something has come up, so you will miss it. <div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.napabehindthebottle.com/store.php">You can buy the book here</a>. <div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><br /></p><br />Article originally published in <a href="http://napavalleyregister.com/star/">The St. Helena Star</a></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3903559889245305246-1513403592375527340?l=billtuckerstudio.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bill Tucker Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13095519697824396914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903559889245305246.post-46506829139436121722008-11-04T13:20:00.001-08:002008-11-04T13:22:32.167-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.billtuckerstudio.com/blog/bill%20tucker%20sample.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 251px;" src="http://www.billtuckerstudio.com/blog/bill%20tucker%20sample.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.billtuckerstudio.com/napa/napa.html">View some images from the book</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.billtuckerstudio.com/napa/napa.html">NapaBehindtheBottle.com</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3903559889245305246-4650682913943612172?l=billtuckerstudio.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bill Tucker Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13095519697824396914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903559889245305246.post-38925570950764310502008-11-04T12:53:00.000-08:002010-10-24T16:09:05.238-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.napabehindthebottle.com/store.php"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 234px;" src="http://www.billtuckerstudio.com/blog/SpecialEditionBook.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">250 signed and numbered special edition hard covered linen books housed in a linen slipcase with the de-embossed title on the cover and a special tipped in page for authenticity will be available for $500.00 through <a href="http://www.napabehindthebottle.com/store.php">Bill Tucker Studio</a>. </span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Each limited edition comes with a signed and numbered black and white giclee archival print on unbleached art paper with a print life of over 200 years.</span></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.napabehindthebottle.com/store.php">Limited Copies available here</a>.</div></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "> </span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3903559889245305246-3892557095076431050?l=billtuckerstudio.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bill Tucker Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13095519697824396914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903559889245305246.post-45495743350942129062008-11-04T12:47:00.000-08:002008-11-04T12:52:47.434-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.billtuckerstudio.com/blog/Bill%20Tucker%20napa.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 368px;" src="http://www.billtuckerstudio.com/blog/Bill%20Tucker%20napa.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Bill Tucker's photo of Enrique Cervantes Ochoa at <a href="http://www.elysewinery.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Elyse Winery</span></a><br /><a href="http://www.sthelenastar.com/articles/2008/10/30/features/community/doc49090bace697d409667456.txt">St Helena Star</a><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3903559889245305246-4549574335094212906?l=billtuckerstudio.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bill Tucker Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13095519697824396914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903559889245305246.post-40824645680575416592008-11-02T22:35:00.000-08:002008-11-04T13:05:06.535-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.billtuckerstudio.com/blog/Bill%20Tucker%20Martha%20May.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 343px; height: 450px;" src="http://www.billtuckerstudio.com/blog/Bill%20Tucker%20Martha%20May.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.billtuckerstudio.com/blog/bill_tucker_line.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px; height: 338px;" src="http://www.billtuckerstudio.com/blog/bill_tucker_line.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.billtuckerstudio.com/blog/billtuckercroud_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px; height: 323px;" src="http://www.billtuckerstudio.com/blog/billtuckercroud_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.billtuckerstudio.com/blog/Bill_tucker_croud.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px; height: 239px;" src="http://www.billtuckerstudio.com/blog/Bill_tucker_croud.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.billtuckerstudio.com/blog/billtucker_signing.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 384px; height: 450px;" src="http://www.billtuckerstudio.com/blog/billtucker_signing.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div><br /></div><div>Napa Behind the Bottle is on display from Nov.2nd through Jan. 7th, daily from 10 a.m to 5 p.m</div><div>at the Vineyard Room at the Robert Mondavi Winery, which is located on the west side of highway 29, just north of Oakville Cross Road in the heart of Napa Valley.<br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3903559889245305246-4082464568057541659?l=billtuckerstudio.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bill Tucker Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13095519697824396914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903559889245305246.post-43847739790887203942008-11-02T12:00:00.000-08:002010-10-24T17:58:50.912-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.billtuckerstudio.com/blog/Bill%20Tucker%20cover.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 340px; height: 400px;" src="http://www.billtuckerstudio.com/blog/Bill%20Tucker%20cover.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://www.billtuckerstudio.com/press/Tuckerpress.html">http://www.BillTuckerStudio.com/press/Tuckerpress.html</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Book now available online</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://www.napabehindthebottle.com/store.php">Buy it Here!</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://www.napabehindthebottle.com">NapaBehindtheBottle.com</a></span></div><br /><div><div><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3903559889245305246-4384773979088720394?l=billtuckerstudio.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bill Tucker Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13095519697824396914noreply@blogger.com0