Saint-Bacchus: photo memory from the 1990s

For a number of years during the 1990s I was invited by the Comité  des Vins du Roussillon to judge and attend their Saint-Bacchus event, which was organised by Christine Ontivero. This photo of the group (above) has appeared on Facebook this evening.

Saint-Bacchus 1994 – Jim with Tim Atkin and Giles MacDonogh

Première Fête des Vieux Cépages: Trilla – 21 Juillet

The Première Fête des Vieux Cépages will be held this Saturday in Trilla, a very pretty village high up in the hills of Roussillon. This first edition is being organised by the well known German wine writer, André Dominé, who has lived in Trilla for many years. The Vieux Cépages is part of Trilla's 4th edition of its annual fête.   

Details here and here on Facebook.

Entrance to Trilla

André Dominé in Montpellier January 2012

Michel Smith (Les 5 du Vin) will be showing a range of Carignans

Taking notes...

Trying out a new scanner...

 Saint-Bacchus: Jim, Christine Ontivèro, Michel Smith and André Dominé

Saint-Bacchus: Liz Morcom MW, Lisa Barnard, Jim, Tim Johnston, Giles MacDonogh, Tim Atkin and Anthony Rose

 

Saint-Bacchus (another year): includes Myriam Huet, Olivier Poussier, Stephen Brook, Tim Atkin

 

Circle of Wine Writers tasting: John  Livingstone-Learmonth, unknown, Alastair Mackenzie, Lilyane Weston, Charlotte Lessing, Pamela Vandyke Price, John McNerney (behind)