Grape pickers dance while treading grapes in a traditional stone tank at Quinta do Vesuvio vineyard, Sept. 19, near the village of Foz Coa, northern Portugal. After spending the day picking grapes on the slopes of the Douro Valley, in the evening the workers tread the grapes to be used in the production of Port wine. Port wine sales have been falling steadily since the turn of the century, jeopardizing the livelihoods and way of life of thousands of people along the Douro Valley. Picture received Oct. 23.

Chinese authorities inspect thousands of bottles of smuggled wine that were seized at a customs check point in south China's Shenzhen municipality on May 31.

The 121 ft. restored wooden sailing freighter 'Irene', originally built in 1907, passes under Tower Bridge in central London on Wednesday, May 17. The freighter was completing the final leg of its journey from Bordeaux to London, carrying a cargo of 9,000 bottles of specially made claret, ahead of an auction in aid of the Macmillan cancer charity.