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1997: Le Prix du Champagne Lanson Noble Cuvée Award for investigations into Champagne for the Millennium investment scams

2001: Le Prix Champagne Lanson Ivory Award for investdrinks.org

2011: Vindic d'Or MMXI – 'Meilleur blog anti-1855'

2011: Robert M. Parker, Jnr: ‘This blogger...’:

2012: Born Digital Wine Awards: No Pay No Jay – best investigative wine story

2012: International Wine Challenge – Personality of the Year Award




Monday 1 June 2009

La Rosée and a Touraine sunset

2008 La Rosée, AC Touraine Jean-François Merieau

Delicious glass of the rosé from Jean-François Merieau (Bois Vaudons, Saint-Julien-de-Chédon). Made from Pineau d'Aunis, it has a characteristic hint of pepper before the red fruits, especially strawberry and raspberry kick in. It has been opened the day before when apparently it was rather tight and severe. Clearly a bit of air had worked wonders!


Later on quite a dramatic sunset@Les Bergers, Epeigné-les-Bois ...........


..... then a rather unsettled sky. The weather forecast for Indre-et-Loire, however, is good until Friday. To be followed by a very wet Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

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