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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'

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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




Friday 29 November 2013

A few harvest photos: 2010 and 2012 around Sancerre


View of Château de Tracy from slopes to east of Sancerre (2012)

A few fairly random photos from a short sorting out session: 

 Dessiccated grapes (2012)

 Joseph Mellot winery to east of town of Sancerre (2012)

 Vincent Pinard with his team of pickers

Slopes to south east of Sancerre (2012) 

Early autumn colours@Bué (2010)

New installation near Chavignol but not sure – identification please?

2 comments:

Bruno said...

Le last photo is the new place where goat cheese is made at the entrance of the village of CHAVIGNOL.

Bruno

Jim's Loire said...

Many thanks Bruno. I thought it might be the new fromagerie. Taken from the road down from Amigny. Santé Jim!