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




Saturday, 26 May 2012

Dirk Niepoort's great Port tasting for CWW@LIWTF

1977 Garrafeira with Dirk Niepoort 

Some photos from Dirk Niepoort's great Port presentation to the CWW@The London International Wine Trade Fair.

Angela Reddin (CWW) and Dirk


 Dirk Niepoort (above and below)



 John Salvi: Master of Water 

Keith Grainger

 Marisa D'Vari

Neil Fairlamb


Jacky Blot@Paris + Bruno Curassier: Portes Ouvertes – le 9 et 10 juin


Jacky Blot in his cellars@Montlouis 


Le samedi le 2 et le dimanche le 3, Jacky Blot – Domaine de la Taille aux Loups (Montlouis and Vouvray) and Domaine de la Butte (Bourgueil) will be at Salon de la Revue du Vin de France, Palais Brongniart, Place de la Bourse.  

Patrimoine, Bruno Curassier, Domaine de la Grange, Bléré



Les 09 et 10 juin 2012 : CAVES OUVERTES de 10 heures à 19 heures, au Domaine de la Grange, Bléré

Friday, 25 May 2012

Clos du Porteau@St Martin le Beau: 28th May


As part of the celebrations of au pique nique chez le vigneron, Isabelle and Aynard Clermont Tonnerre will be celebrating acquiring a domaine in Montlouis by hosting a pique nique on the Monday 28th May at Le Boulay, which is north of Saint Martin le Beau on the road to the aquarium.  Further details from ayn.clermont@wanadoo.fr