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 La Seigneurie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label La Seigneurie. Show all posts

Monday, 28 March 2016

Photos from four recent producer visits – Beaujardin, Lacour, Bonnelière and La Seigneurie



Cellier de Beaujardin, Bléré


 Kevin Vigné: responsable commercial 



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Vincent Lacour,  Saint Georges sur Cher


 Vincent Lacour 

 Vineyard on thin soil overlooking the Cher Valley 


Jacques Lacour 


Jacques pruning young vines 

 Raechel Waugh

The recently built, functional winery 

A vigneron knows ......


Domaine de la Bonnelière: Anthony and Cedric Bonneau, Saumur-Champigny

 Cédric Bonneau

 Les Poyeux, Chacé
(above and below)



Anthony Bonneau


Anthony and Cédric with Les Poyeux

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La Seigneurie, Alban Foucher

 La Seigneurie vines by Saumur's hospital

 Very stony soil 



 Alban Foucher, La Seigneurie


 View from La Seigneurie, Saumur 

The recently built winery opened in 2014 
not far from Saumur's hospital