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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'

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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 Laguardia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Laguardia. Show all posts

Friday, 1 November 2013

#DWCC13 #DWCC: And some more images from Laguardia (Rioja)


Laguardia, a watering hole on The Ignatian Way, a 650 km pilgrimage route, and a brief stopping place on our Sunday trip.

 One of the many narrow streets (CRM)


 Old boots in bronze, by Koko Rico (CRM)


Old bags in bronze, by Koko Rico (CRM)

 Church of Santa Maria (CRM)

Church window (CRM)

Ironwork on the bell tower (CRM)

 Street sign (CRM)

 Doorways (CRM)
(above and below)



Heraldic crest (CRM)

 Old town bell (CRM)

 View through one of the gateways (CRM)

View of vineyards from the town wall (CRM)

 A splash of colour outside the greengrocer's (CRM)

1.15pm: time to be back on the bus! (CRM)


Photos by and posted by CRM.

#DWCC13 #DWWC: Sunday photos from Laguardia (Rioja)


Snaps from the half hour that we had to explore the attractive old town of Laguardia.

 Café El Portico

 Various bags 


















Wednesday, 30 October 2013

#DWCC13: some photos from the Sunday trip to 3 wineries

 The colours of autumn

Last Sunday CRM and I were in the DWCC13 group that visited three Rioja bodegas – LAN, BAIGORRI and Marqués de Riscal. Our day also included a brief visit to the old town of Laguardia

View from LAN towards the mountains


@LAN (above and below)


 
Tourists@the Cathedral!

Street in Laguardia

Lost a pair of shoes?

Two musicians in Laguardia

View over autumnal vines from Laguardia

Entrance to BAIGORRI

End of sorting table@BAIGORRI

Gravity winery@BAIGORRI


Ewan Murray (The Wine Society UK)



Marqués de Riscal hotel (above and below)