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




Showing posts with label 2012 Loire Wine Bloggers Trophy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2012 Loire Wine Bloggers Trophy. Show all posts

Monday, 13 February 2012

2012 Wine Blog Trophy@Salon des Vins de Loire on YouTube

Winners: Ludovic Ragot (Café de la Promenade, Bourgueil) and David Cobbold (Les 5 du Vin)

The final of the 2012 Wine Blog Trophy is now on YouTube here. In mid-June Les 5 du Vin will be staying for a few days at Café de la Promenade at the invitation of the Bourgueil producers to taste the wines of Bourgueil and Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil and visit the vineyard.  

Monday, 16 January 2012

2012 Wine Blog Trophy – Salon des Vins de Loire: last votes!

Café de la Promenade, Bourgueil – two blog posts in the competition


Voting closes tomorrow (Tuesday 17th January) at 18h (l’heure française). You can cast your vote here.

Although the top five look to be decided, there is certainly still time for positions to change with just eleven votes between the top two candidates. The top 5 blogs receive points: 5 for 1st, 4 for 2nd etc. These are in addition to the points awarded by the jury.

Latest standings for the 13 blog posts entered (09.00h Monday 16th January)

David Cobbold – Les 5 du Vin: La Promenade, Bourgueil: 344 votes

Sophie Senty – Vinsinthecity: L’harmonie des vins – Lyon: 333 votes

Alain Fourgeot – Fou-rgeot-de-vin.com: Le Tocsin, Bourges: 148 votes

Eva Robineau – Oenos: Le Sffleur de Ballons, Paris: 101 votes

Antonin Iommi-Amunategui: Vindicateur: Le Verre Volé, Paris: 91 votes

Lincoln Siliakus – Terre de Vins http://www.terredevins.com: The Loire: what pretext could be better: 38 votes

Marc Massot – Vins, Boissons et gastronomie de Loire: Resto-Bar à vins du Musée de la Sommellerie, Sainte Gemmes sur Loire: 18 votes

Michel Tolmer – Glouguele, Le Café de la Promenade, Bourgueil: 17 votes

Christian Bétourné – Littinéraires Viniques: Auberge du Val de Vienne, Sazilly: 11 votes

Benjamin Poussardin – Les aventures de Binbin Foudevin: Wee-An, Lyon: 11 votes

Anne-Victoire Monrozier – Miss Vicky Wine – La Wine Touch: Septime, Paris: 8 votes

Patrick Macault: Bourgogne Wineblog: domaine-des-deux-moulins: 6 votes

Ambroise Chambertin – Anthocyanes: Bar Lieu dit Vin, Hendaye: 3 votes