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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'

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 3 December 2013

Swiss Wine hosts CWW Christmas party



 

Last night the Swiss Ambassador, His Excellency Dominik Furgler, his wife Hayam, the Swiss Embassy team, wine writer Chandra Kurt and Swiss Wine did the Circle of Wine Writers proud with a wonderful Christmas party at the Ambassador's stylish residence in Bryanston Square (London W1).

Some photos from last night: 

His Excellency  Dominik Furgler


Hayam Furgler 

Steven Spurrier, president of the CWW, and the Ambassador

Gilles Besse (Swiss Wine Promotion) with Chandra Kurt
Chandra played in a big role in organising the wine producers 
who showed their wines 


 Steven Spurrier, Hayam Furgler, Dominik Furgler and Chandra Kurt


 At the beginning...

 
The producers 



 Tasting getting underway



 Table decorations







 Stefan, who also did much to organise the party, with Chandra Kurt


 The Decanter team: Chris Mercer, Patrick Grabham, Amy Wislocki and Tina Gellie



Alison Mann, Emma Wellings PR

 Zoran Velkoski, Macedonia


 Simon Hoggart, wine correspondent: Spectator and 
the Guardian's veteran parliamentary sketch writer, Steve Bell, 
one of the UK's finest and sharpest cartoonists@the Guardian



Another set to be posted.



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