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




Monday 6 February 2012

Salon des Vins de Loire 2012: pics from Bergerie, Ogereau, Pierre-Bise tasting


 Chilly, snowy scenes at Domaine de la Bergerie: 4.2.12  (above and below)


Old vine Chenin Blanc@La Bergerie: over 100 years old (above and below)


Old vine Chenin: an example of provinage

 Vincent Ogereau (above and below)



Claude Papin (Château Pierre-Bise)

Yves Guégniard  (Domaine de la Bergerie) 


 Joëlle Papin@La Table de la Bergerie

Marie-Yannick Guégniard@la Table de la Bergerie

Crémant de Loire rosé: Domaine de la Bergerie

 Langoustine with pied de la porc: brilliant dish from David Guitton@La Table de la Bergerie 















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