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1997: Le Prix du Champagne Lanson Noble Cuvée Award for investigations into Champagne for the Millennium investment scams

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2011: Vindic d'Or MMXI – 'Meilleur blog anti-1855'

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2012: Born Digital Wine Awards: No Pay No Jay – best investigative wine story

2012: International Wine Challenge – Personality of the Year Award




Wednesday 27 March 2013

Loire – some photos of the lightly misty river yesterday

The bridge at Langeais – the pillars are original but the bridge had to be replaced 
after it was bombed in 1944

We headed down the Loire yesterday to Anjou where I have a tasting of Savennières today. It was a fine but slightly misty March day.



 Note the strong current under the bridge – swimming is banned here

 Langeais: upstream from the bridge


Langeais: downstream from the bridge

A vine in the Layon - as in Touraine the buds are still tight shut, although trees and shrubs are further advanced into Spring as you travel westwards

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