Awards and citations:


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




Tuesday 29 September 2009

Scenes from Sancerre, 2009 vintage

Picking Sauvignon Blanc
Still brillant weather in Sancerre. Having problems connecting to the internet. Hopefully resolved soon. In the meantime, here are some pictures of the harvest in and around Sancerre.

Picking in a vineyard just below Sancerre

Picking grapes below Sancerre





Emptying grapes into the hod


Fouassier sorting Pinot Noir


Fouassier Pinot Noir (above and below)




Fouassier Jean Michel trying to phone and sort grapes at the same time













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