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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'

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 Margaret River. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Margaret River. Show all posts

Friday, 8 April 2011

Oddbins: top lawyers acting as consultants + geeky quiz


'Squire Sanders Hammonds wins advisory role on Oddbins administration
Squire Sanders Hammonds has picked up a lead role acting for Deloitte on the administration of struggling wine retailer Oddbins.

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2010 Semillon Sauvignon Blanc, miles from nowhere


Geeky Friday afternoon quiz
This 2010 Semillon Sauvignon Blanc (£7.99) from Margaret River and made by miles from nowhere is a new arrival in Oddbins. Apparently it came in a couple of weeks ago and is a line the chain has not stocked before. The suggestion that Oddbins' staff have nicknamed it far from solvent is probably only an ugly rumour from a misplaced source.

What's unusual about about the labelling of this wine?