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
6 comments:
From anon:
Well, I'm sure you knew before we did Jim, but all of Head office have been told we'll be made redundant on Tuesday
Anon. Thanks sorry to hear this. No I hadn't heard before. Good luck in finding a new job.
That's it. Finished for all of us. I still can't believe this is the end of Oddbins. The end of an era. I'm really going to miss everyone I've worked with over the past decade. Good luck to Paul, Sarah, Luke, Tom, Jan, Jeannette, Emma, Simon, Cat, Eithne, Cal, Jim, Ayo and everyone else at H.O. losing their jobs.
And all the best to those packing up their shops over the next few days. It's been a pleasure.
Oddnonymous
Much dismay at the new wines arriving at the remaining Oddbins/Whittalls stores this week - not even cheap and cheerful lines, but everpriced and nasty ones. The kind of stuff you see in newsagents, only worse. How much does Whittalls know (or care) about what Oddbins stood for?
Oddbins staff aren't the types to be robotically on-message with this range either - if they think the wines are shit, they're not going to lie to their customers. Grateful as I am for keeping my job, I fear there's going to be a major culture-clash between EFB and the Oddbins staff they've taken on.
[overpriced, not everpriced]
as I previously wrote
Oddbins
RIP
1963-2011
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