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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




Saturday 27 June 2009

Photos of Chinon and Crissay-sur-Manse: December 2008

Here are a few photos of Chinon and Crissay-sur-Manse taken on 23rd December 2008, which I have just got round to sorting out. Both places can be wonderfully photogenic, especially when the light is sharp and clear.

Chinon

The recently restored château

The Château de Chinon and the Clos des Capucins to the west


Clos des Capucins (on the left) on top of the hill

The gatehouse to the château

Vienne, old Chinon and the château


Crissay-sur-Manse

The village and its church



Crissay – the château

2 comments:

Jean said...

Lovely pictures of Chinon, still my favourtie place in France. Also a fabulous sky, what a treat in winter.

Jim's Loire said...

Thanks Jean – enjoy your visit to southern Touraine in early July.