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, 1 March 2011

Chinon: videos of an original tasting last November

The recently restored Château de Chinon

Message from the agency that arranged the event:

'Le 21 novembre dernier, les vins de Chinon vous invitaient à la Nouvelle Ève pour une dégustation originale par les sens et l’esprit.

L’esprit, parce que pour l’occasion, des slameurs et comédiens s’étaient associés pour faire vivre l’univers riche de Chinon.

Si vous l’avez manquée, nous vous invitons à une session de rattrapage en découvrant les vidéos de cette dégustation par l’esprit au lien suivant : http://www.youtube.com/user/VinsdeChinon#p/u/0/0eySr50iL_A'

There are seven videos in all.

3rd March:
See Michel Smith's view of these videos here on Les 5 du Vin. I have to agree that the videos were not very compelling viewing. Presumbably due to criticism, it would appear that the videos are now not open to general viewing. Surely a rather curious retreat – either the agency and the Syndicat de Chinon thought that these videos had value or they did not. 

1 comment:

Gites Loire said...

The Château looks like it's come straight out of a fairytale! Loire really is a fantastic region isn't it?

Looking forward to reading more from you.