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




Showing posts with label #Riojabuzz. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #Riojabuzz. Show all posts

Friday, 1 November 2013

#DWCC13 #DWCC : extra photos from bodegas visits on Sunday – Bodegas LAN

Central nave in Bodegas LAN


Last Sunday we had three good visits in Rioja to Bodegas LAN, BAIGORRI and Marqués de Riscal.

Bodegas LAN 



 Style of the light is much older than the bodegas

 A fishnet of barrels!



 
 
 Maria Barúa González: winemaker@LAN


 Oscar Quevedo concentrating

Is Per Karlsson praying?




 


#DWCC13 #DWCC: And some more images from Laguardia (Rioja)


Laguardia, a watering hole on The Ignatian Way, a 650 km pilgrimage route, and a brief stopping place on our Sunday trip.

 One of the many narrow streets (CRM)


 Old boots in bronze, by Koko Rico (CRM)


Old bags in bronze, by Koko Rico (CRM)

 Church of Santa Maria (CRM)

Church window (CRM)

Ironwork on the bell tower (CRM)

 Street sign (CRM)

 Doorways (CRM)
(above and below)



Heraldic crest (CRM)

 Old town bell (CRM)

 View through one of the gateways (CRM)

View of vineyards from the town wall (CRM)

 A splash of colour outside the greengrocer's (CRM)

1.15pm: time to be back on the bus! (CRM)


Photos by and posted by CRM.

#DWCC13 #DWWC: Sunday photos from Laguardia (Rioja)


Snaps from the half hour that we had to explore the attractive old town of Laguardia.

 Café El Portico

 Various bags