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 Alfama. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alfama. Show all posts

Monday, 23 July 2012

Lisbon and surroundings: a few scenes



  
Reflections of washing in the Alfama

Small turtles in the jardim da Estrela (above and below)


Chaos on the streets of Lisbon!

 Spreading chaos through Lisbon 

Glimpse of the Barro Alto from Graça

 A Beetle in Porto Brandão



Saturday, 3 March 2012

Some images of Lisbon including Contra Campo and a Finkus' cap

 An old TV van parked or abandoned near Principe Real

View from Graça across to Amoreiras  

 Blue house over there yonder – Central Lisbon 

 View towards Botanical Gardens and Rato

 Floral house in the Alfama 


São Vicente de Fora


 Man in market by São Vicente de Fora (above and below)



His Master's Voice 

 RIIA or RITA in need of repair – Alfama
 
 Rua do Loureiro, Alfama


 Restaurante Morgadinha de Alfama (friendly, good value and French spoken)

 Restaurante Morgadinha de Alfama: menu 


 The singing fish, Alfama

Steps in the Alfama 

Greve Geral 

Demonstration near Rossio

A Finkus' cap displayed in hat shop on Rossio Square in Central Lisbon

Reflections in a bookshop – Campo de Ourique 

Bookshop in Campo de Ourique


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On Les 5 du Vin Alexandre Truffer is our third Saturday guest. He explores the origins of the grape variety Humagne here.