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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'

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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 Fréd Niger Van Herck. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fréd Niger Van Herck. Show all posts

Saturday, 5 September 2015

2015 Loire – getting ready for the off!

Picking in Sancerre September 2009

Not long before picking gets underway and may already have done so for Chardonnay for sparkling wines in the Saumur area.

 The Luneau family celebrating their 2014 Muscadet harvest 

Pierre-Marie listens to his wines ....

In the Pays Nantais Marie Chartier-Luneau (Domaine Luneau-Papin) says that picking will start in the middle of this coming week. Their close neighbour Fréd Niger Van Herck (Domaine de l'Ecu) will be starting on Wednesday. 

Fréd@MillesiméBio 2013

Jean-Pierre Chevallier (Château de Villeneuve) August 2005 

Jean-Pierre Chevallier (Château de Villeneuve) expects to start picking his Chenin around 21st September. As of yesterday the grapes are at 9.8% potential alcohol with 6.8 acidity.  

Jim's Loire welcomes news from Loire producers on the 2015 vintage – whether you have started or when you expect start. Merci beaucoup d'avance.