Concentrating mainly but not exclusively on the Loire's vineyards, its vignerons and their wines along with places to eat and stay. Also covers some recently published wine books – not just from Loire. Regional Chair for Loire @Decanter's World Wine Awards since its inception. Winner of the 2009 Wine Blog Trophy (journalist category) Salon des Vins de Loire. I have a large and expanding library of photos, particularly from the Loire – places, producers, vineyards etc. European.
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'
2012: Born Digital Wine Awards: No Pay No Jay – best investigative wine story
2012: International Wine Challenge – Personality of the Year Award
7 comments:
Lovely pictures, Jim. The swimming pool calls for a SPLASH and I love the colours of the vineyard slope on the next one. Still, did you behave so badly in Nov. 1996 that you were not allowed back there in between, or was it just a conflict between the exquisite Tuscan taste and your latest shirt?
Might have been the shirt, Luc, but actually have been back since a couple of times. It was just a question of sorting out pictures yesterday. A task, incidentally, that is far from complete.
6.22 am : well well well !
“ A tusk, incidentully, thut is fur from complete.”
You, u fun of Fleetwood Muc us well?
It was actually 7.22 comments are set on UK time but I'm in the Loire.
I admire you the more for it: must be rather cold in the middle of a stream at that time of day!
A more interesting comment – I hope. I drank my last bottle of Olga Raffault’s Champ Chenin 1989 two days ago. It was a little past its best, with an acidic finish of a definitely volatile type (cork OK though). But the nose was very complex, honey-like and exotic (mango, pineapple, maracuja) and you had a formidably pleasant oxydation (almost sherryish) at first. So, if any of you still possess that wine, my recommendation would be: ad fundum!
'I admire you the more for it: must be rather cold in the middle of a stream at that time of day!'
Sometimes I worry about you, Luc...
And so does my Mum, Jim; so does my Mum !
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