tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456611623448834500.post2840658548394315440..comments2023-12-18T15:03:52.326+00:00Comments on Jim's Loire: Campogate: 'Not an official Wine Advocate trip, it's a freelance' Campo claimsCRMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12356808627188214016noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456611623448834500.post-42957040174807984762011-12-09T21:51:22.229+00:002011-12-09T21:51:22.229+00:00Cada cerdo llega a su San MartinCada cerdo llega a su San MartinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456611623448834500.post-69212946454468639282011-12-09T16:47:57.487+00:002011-12-09T16:47:57.487+00:00Frank. Many thanks but due credit must go to Harol...Frank. Many thanks but due credit must go to Harold Heckle who obtained the emails and to Vincent Pousson who published the initial email from Asevin on Facebook back on 26th October.<br /><br />Best wishes<br /><br />JimJim's Loirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06696024920441263899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456611623448834500.post-23660275122457663382011-12-09T10:34:21.372+00:002011-12-09T10:34:21.372+00:00Wow, if this wasn't the sad truth one could re...Wow, if this wasn't the sad truth one could really see this as a serial crime novel - and I'm already curious for the next episode.<br />Great peace of investigative journalism, well done Jim!Frank Kämmer MShttp://www.frank-kaemmer.denoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456611623448834500.post-37826539368293974682011-12-09T00:25:31.489+00:002011-12-09T00:25:31.489+00:00Thanks Anon. Campo's first known twitter on th...Thanks Anon. Campo's first known twitter on this particular hole set the scene for what was to come: ‘I haven’t talked to Jumilla’Jim's Loirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06696024920441263899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456611623448834500.post-60021328004408355452011-12-09T00:03:41.929+00:002011-12-09T00:03:41.929+00:00There's an old adage that says that when you&#...There's an old adage that says that when you've dug yourself into a hole it's time to stop digging. Sr. Campo obviously never learned that lesson. He does make for great hilarity because every time he issues a staement it makes things smell even more fishy. Great work, Mr. Budd, great work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456611623448834500.post-74220659909977375872011-12-08T21:25:02.263+00:002011-12-08T21:25:02.263+00:00Anon: 'With Mr Campo, nothing is really what i...Anon: 'With Mr Campo, nothing is really what it seems...<br />Is he for real?'<br /><br />A very good question but it is what makes Señor Campo an interesting character – searching for grains of truth amongst the fiction.Jim's Loirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06696024920441263899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456611623448834500.post-20074670979680644632011-12-08T21:21:36.531+00:002011-12-08T21:21:36.531+00:00Thanks Ian. Campo reminds me somewhat of winemaker...Thanks Ian. Campo reminds me somewhat of winemaker Hugh Ryman, who I followed during the 90s when his business was falling apart.<br /><br />Campo makes absurd assertions or claims that he ought to realise can be checked. Possibly he believes that his charm and ability to convince people will see him through. <br /><br />Campo has claimed that his daughter saw something on Facebook that suggested her father had done 'a bad thing'. This claim then changed to an anonymous phone call answered by his daughter. Did Campo perhaps tweak the story thinking a phone call would have more impact and generate more sympathy than something seen on Facebook? <br /><br />Unfortunately for Miller his acceptance that Campo arranged for him 'free-lance speaking engagements' quite separate from the Wine Advocate raises a host of new questions.Jim's Loirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06696024920441263899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456611623448834500.post-48444710537491177132011-12-08T21:10:31.596+00:002011-12-08T21:10:31.596+00:00Not a tennis player, but a coach; not a doctor but...Not a tennis player, but a coach; not a doctor but a medical student...<br />Not the first Spanish MW, but the first one searched by Interpol...<br />Not a journalist, but a PR with a Spanish press card...<br />With Mr Campo, nothing is really what it seems...<br />Is he for real?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456611623448834500.post-12140918417600354512011-12-08T20:24:54.097+00:002011-12-08T20:24:54.097+00:00You'd think that if they'd make up a new e...You'd think that if they'd make up a new excuse, they'd check the previous trail to ensure it didn't contradict their previous comments.<br /><br />Hilarious reading and a real insight, alebit not a pretty one for the story it tells. Not just a huge embarassment for Parker & Miller, but also for the Spanish wine industry.Ian Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456611623448834500.post-90904567851328804222011-12-08T18:48:23.596+00:002011-12-08T18:48:23.596+00:00Will 'arranging free-lance speaking engagement...Will 'arranging free-lance speaking engagements' ever be as well used as the expression Ugandan discussions?Jim's Loirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06696024920441263899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456611623448834500.post-67568707569830281412011-12-08T18:33:50.141+00:002011-12-08T18:33:50.141+00:00Justin. Yes really liked the video. The only time ...Justin. Yes really liked the video. The only time I score wines is at a magazine tasting or at a wine competition.Jim's Loirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06696024920441263899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456611623448834500.post-14804685885121880332011-12-08T18:16:38.833+00:002011-12-08T18:16:38.833+00:00Personally, I think Finkus is right. WineFuture is...Personally, I think Finkus is right. WineFuture is pointless...Justin Robertsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456611623448834500.post-70064336113260495982011-12-08T18:10:48.899+00:002011-12-08T18:10:48.899+00:00Anon. I agree parts of this story are hilarious. U...Anon. I agree parts of this story are hilarious. Unfortunately too many in Spain took him too seriously, although he did pull of the coup of holding WineFuture Rioja while on the Interpol wanted list.<br /><br />Recently he has managed to trouser substantial sums for organising Jay Miller's 'free-lance speaking engagements', which in the case of the conference/masterclass in Valencia appears to have upset some of the producers who now feel short changed.Jim's Loirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06696024920441263899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456611623448834500.post-2793650759497662922011-12-08T18:01:17.269+00:002011-12-08T18:01:17.269+00:00This Pancho Campo guy is a riot! How is it that a...This Pancho Campo guy is a riot! How is it that anybody in Spain took or takes him seriously? Too much!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456611623448834500.post-69497963154623029692011-12-08T16:41:07.511+00:002011-12-08T16:41:07.511+00:00Thanks Gerry. I would suggest that with Jay Miller...Thanks Gerry. I would suggest that with Jay Miller's reported statement that Campo organised some 'free-lance speaking engagements' does move the story along.Jim's Loirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06696024920441263899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456611623448834500.post-4337433723474205682011-12-08T16:25:43.680+00:002011-12-08T16:25:43.680+00:00"The real issue we need to talk about is a si..."The real issue we need to talk about is a simple one. How can we continue support a wine industry that allows for a Pancho to be born?"<br /><br />"Look, I’m not trying to be snarky. Oh wait, I am. Jim Budd, I like you, but seriously get over Pancho. I think your wife might be missing you; the affair has lasted too long. You exposed something corrupt, and great, we’re all looking now, but please go back to being a wine writer!" -- quotes from Ryan Opaz column today on his Catavino blog, Hey, ho! Please let Pancho go! ~ Time for some wine drinking. http://catavino.net/hey-ho-please-let-pancho-go-time-for-some-wine-drinking/#comments<br /><br />"Gerry Daweshttp://www.gerrydawesspain.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456611623448834500.post-66464045791335829832011-12-08T16:19:35.272+00:002011-12-08T16:19:35.272+00:00Yeh, freelancing, like this tasting in Navarra, wh...Yeh, freelancing, like this tasting in Navarra, where The Wine Advocate's importance is being promoted. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd2HCjJ93MsGerry Daweshttp://www.gerrydawesspain.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456611623448834500.post-87460777818585404102011-12-08T11:02:00.045+00:002011-12-08T11:02:00.045+00:00Finkus. Thanks. You'd be much mire entertainin...Finkus. Thanks. You'd be much mire entertaining than Campo was in Valencia!Jim's Loirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06696024920441263899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456611623448834500.post-25707438842285283272011-12-08T10:44:17.975+00:002011-12-08T10:44:17.975+00:00Heck, if they're willing to pay so much to hea...Heck, if they're willing to pay so much to hear someone go bla bla bla for two hours, I'll do it for half the price... but I charge extra for video ;0)<br /><br />Once again, Jim... great work. FYI: Your feed has been the first one I've been looking for every morning the past weeks and it's reassuring to see that great work is rewarded in the end.Finkus Bripphttp://www.wineontherocks.comnoreply@blogger.com