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




Sunday 16 March 2014

Bourgueil invades Tours for 12th time – some photos (more added)

A sign of the red army – Breton Division – on Le Boulevard Heurteloup


 Preparing food for the Breton Division and their visitors


Le Maestro de Rillons and Rillettes

Starting to cook the next batch of rillons

Jean-François Mabileau

Maëva Mabileau

Fabrice Métry, La Galette Bourgueilloise



"Something I knocked up earlier to show my new Belgian 
neighbour that I, too, can cook!!"

Philippe Boucard (Lamé Delisle Boucard)


 Le Puy lentils slow cooked in Bourgueil 
with a touch of cinnamon (above and below)
 



 Leaders of the invading army – Guillaume Lapaque 
and Stéphanie Riocreux (Mayoress de Benais) 
discussing surrender terms with Jean Germain 
(closest to the lens) over a snack lunch!

A hairy moment!  – Jean-Jack Martin and Jacky Blot 
plus a local journalist 

Pink – the other colour of Bourgueil

Further posts to follow

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