Is Pancho Campo's Chrand Management part of NATO?

The logo for Charade Management (aka Chrand Management) or NATO?

The logo for Charade Management (aka Chrand Management) or NATO?

Might Pancho Campo's new Charade Management (aka Chrand Management) be a part of NATO? Unlikely as this may seem the logos of the two organisations do appear to share a certain resemblance...!

   

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A page on The Wine Academy of Spain website awaiting an update: 

'El Profesorado

El programa educativo y de catas está dirigido por Pancho Campo, fundador de The Wine Academy y el primer español en conseguir el prestigioso título de Master of Wine en 2008*. Pancho ha realizado catas y colaborado con los principales expertos mundiales como Robert Parker o Jancis Robinson y ha formado a sumilleres, bodegas y profesionales de más de 30 países.'

The Wine Academy es una división de CHRAND Management, empresa especializada en el diseño y organización de eventos deportivos, musicales y del vino. CHRAND Management ha organizado eventos con Al Gore, Kofi Annan, Francis Ford Coppola, Sting, Pink Floyd, Enrique Iglesias, Stefan Edberg, Andre Agassi y muchos otros famosos. www.chrand.es'

'The Faculty

Pancho Campo, founder of The Wine Academy and the first Spaniard* to obtain the prestigious degree of Master of Wine, has designed the educational programme. Pancho has conducted tastings and collaborated with the most important wine experts such as Robert Parker o Jancis Robinson. He has also trained sommeliers, winemakers and professionals in more than 30 countries.

The Wine Academy is a division of CHRAND Management, which specializes in the design, development, and organization of sporting, music, gastronomic, and wine-related events. CHRAND Management has organized events with Al Gore, Kofi Annan, Francis Ford Coppola, Sting, Pink Floyd, Enrique Iglesias, Stefan Edberg, Andre Agassi and many other celebrities.'

*The first Chilean born/Spanish MW to have felt obliged to resign from the Institute of Masters of Wine.   

Olly Smith and white Loires@Majestic tasting

A surprised Olly Smith

Today Majestic (Wine Warehouse) held their Summer tasting in Central London showing a 150 wines. These included a small selection of 2011 Loire dry whites. All of the wines will have been relatively recently bottled, so it is quite likely that they will take on more weight over the next two or three months.     

2011 Château du Cléray, Haute Culture Sauvion, Muscadet Sèvre et Maine sur lie

Now owned by Grands Chais de France, although the wines are still made by Pierre Sauvion. This has good crisp, lemony fruit, although it currently lacks a little weight and length in the finish but may fill out a bit with more time. £8.99 a bottle – £7.99 if you buy two bottles. 

 2011 Pouilly-Fumé 'Les Cascadelles' Caves de Pouilly-sur-Loire

Attractively lively citric character with weight and length, this confirms the good impression the 2011 Pouilly-Fumés made during the Decanter World Wine Awards last week. £10.99 per bottle. Buy two bottles for £9.99 a bottle. 

 2011 Les Baudrières, Sancerre, Dominique Baud

Grassy and grapefruit with some weight of fruit but lacks a little precision in the finish. £10.99 for a screwcapped bottle. £8.99 for each bottle if you buy two bottles (24.4-11.06) and £9.99 if you buy two bottles (12.6-3.9). 

  

 2011 Vieilles Vignes, Sancerre, Domaine Paul Cherrier, Verdigny 

This old vine Sancerre was certainly the best of the dry white Loires being shown at this tasting with lively grassy, citric flavours with some mineral character in a longish finish. £12.99 a bottle – £11.99 each when buying two bottles. 

Olly Smith   

Pancho Campo's Charade Management: fast sports cars and the Green Economy!

This morning the Facebook page of Charade Management (aka Chrand Management) has an interesting tweeted blend of the 'green economy' – 'exciting trip to Barcelona on Monday to work on the Green Economy Summit' – and the offer of a test drive of 'one of the fastest sports cars in the market'. Apparently Al Gore has been invited to this conference on 19th-20th October 'on how to improve the economy based on sustainability, ren. energy, etc.'  If Gore accepts Pancho Campo's kind invitation to the Green Conference, will he be offered the chance of a test drive? 

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Article and post by Vincent Pousson

Jumillagate: la fin du nettoyage de printemps

Pas de communiqué officiel* pour l'instant, juste une phrase laconique du critique Tim Atkin sur Twitter: "Pancho Campo has resigned from the Institute of Masters of Wine." Donc, c'est fait. Ce lui qui faisait la pluie et le beau temps dans le Mondovino espagnol a démissionné. Mais avait-il vraiment le choix? 

Posted 3.5.12. Lire la suite ici.

Pancho Campo in front of 'Climate Change' – his red Ferrari

Tweet: Want to learn how sustainable development can improve the economy? October 19th & 20th in Barcelona with Al Gore, Juan Verde' etc.

Pancho Campo, l'ange déchu du système Robert Parker

La Revue du Vin de France has a piece here by Vincent Pousson on how Campogate started and on Campo's resignation ('the fallen angel'). The article features Campo standing in front of his Ferrari. Vincent is the journalist who first broke the story.


Also: Herve Lalau (Chroniques Vineuses) on the Fall of the House of Campo here.