New feature film shot at Malvedos

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"Dominic Symington welcomes members of the cast and film director, Ruben Alves (centre) to the Museu do Douro."

Dominic looks rather worried that the very happy lady is about to drop that large bottle of Six Grapes....

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djewesbury wrote:Dominic looks rather worried that the very happy lady is about to drop that large bottle of Six Grapes....
Given the way she is holding it, I suspect it is an empty display bottle. She does not appear to be supporting the weight of the bottle with her palms, just her fingers, which doesn't seem realistic for what appears to be at least a 6L bottle. Possible, yes. Normal for a quick picture, no.
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Given the way she is holding it, I suspect it is an empty display bottle. She does not appear to be supporting the weight of the bottle with her palms, just her fingers, which doesn't seem realistic for what appears to be at least a 6L bottle. Possible, yes. Normal for a quick picture, no.
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She might have made some effort to pretend it was full...
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I disagree. I think there's enough evidence of strain to suggest that this was full. We can't see her thumbs. And the pads of her palms appear to be in contact with the ....

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djewesbury wrote:I disagree. I think there's enough evidence of strain to suggest that this was full. We can't see her thumbs. And the pads of her palms appear to be in contact with the ....

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There's additional evidence that should be considered....

a) no visible selo - one would expect to see one if it were full of port

b) maximum size for a ruby reserve without prior IVDP approval is 150cl (i think....) - how likely is it that special approval was sought for a bottle of 6 Grapes?
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I think it is abundantly clear that the red-faced chap who is using her shoulders for support had already drunk the contents of the bottle before this picture was taken.
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DRT wrote:I think it is abundantly clear that the red-faced chap who is using her shoulders for support had already drunk the contents of the bottle before this picture was taken.
... and he appears to be about to steal her necklace.
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... and he appears to be about to steal her necklace
And is she thinking: "dans vos rêves, papy.." ?
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PhilW wrote:
DRT wrote:I think it is abundantly clear that the red-faced chap who is using her shoulders for support had already drunk the contents of the bottle before this picture was taken.
... and he appears to be about to steal her necklace.
And Dom is about to spring into action and stop the drunk guy from stealing said necklace. Lol
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