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 Jo Simon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jo Simon. Show all posts

Sunday, 30 October 2011

The Wine Gang sell out@Vinopolis

Reflecting and tasting 



Some more photos from yesterday's sell out event@Vinopolis. Over 600 tickets sold I gather.

 Some of the crowd (above and below)


Crowd with besuited Anthony Rose capturing the scene

Anthony Rose: I could do with three hands here – I'm sure Charmaine said just point and shoot...!

 And the light fell on Peter McCrombie MW...


The Saint Mont effect!!
Pouring....


Another part of the crowd


David Cox: New Zealand Wine

Nick Room: Waitrose


A gangster: Jane Parkinson


Another gangster: David Williams

Then he spots the paparazzi!!!

A gangster@work: Jo Simon pouring for the Michel Chapoutier master class


The gangster's godfather – Tom Cannavan opts for something stronger!