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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




Friday 16 July 2010

First Concours International for Sauvignon Blanc, Bordeaux: 25th-26th June

  Sauvignon Blanc@Château de Tracy vintage 2008


25 et 26 juin 2010 Concours Mondial Sauvignon
This first Concours was run under the aegis of the Concours Mondial, which is based in Brussels. Several hundred Sauvignon Blancs from all over the world were judged.  

Here are a list of selected medal winners from the Loire. Except for the wooded Sauvignon examples I have chosen only those that got a gold medal. Also in each category I have listed the trophy winner whether they came from the Loire or not.  


Sauvignon non-boisé (no wood) less than 12 Euros 

Trophée Spécial
Michel Laurent 2009 (France) Sancerre Blanc

Médailles d'Or 
Château de Vallagon Touraine Sauvignon 2008 (France) Touraine Blanc
Cuvée Fleur de Lys 2009 (France) Touraine Blanc
Domaine de Bellevue Sauvignon Blanc 2009 (France) Touraine
Domaine de la Bergeonnière Sauvignon 2009 (France) Touraine Blanc
Domaine de la Girardière 2009 (France) Touraine
Domaine de la Gitonnière Touraine Sauvignon 2008 (France) Touraine Blanc
Domaine Jacky Marteau Sauvignon 2009 (France) Touraine Blanc
Famille Bougrier 2009 (France) Touraine Blanc
Les Grenettes Sauvignon Blanc 2009 (France) Touraine Blanc
Les Hauts Lieux Domaine Guenault 2009 (France) Touraine Blanc

Domaine de la Perrière 2009 (France) Sancerre Blanc
Domaine Roland Tissier & Fils 2009 (France) Sancerre Blanc


Sauvignon non boisé – more than 12 euros

Trophée Spécial
Casa Marín Sauvignon Blanc Cipresses Vineyard 2009 (Chili)
 
Médailles d'Or
Domaine du Pré Baron, L'Elégante 2009 (France) Touraine Blanc
La Comtesse 2008, Gérard Boulay  (France) Sancerre Blanc

Sauvignon boisé 

Trophée Spécial   
Château Penin 2009 (France) Bordeaux Blanc
Rose de Sigoulès 2009 (France) Bergerac sec

Médaille d'Argent
Mégalithe 2008, Domaine de la Perriere (France) Sancerre Blanc


2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Jim, I was fortunate to taste the wines from Casa Marín with the owner last year here in Alberta. Wonderful wines but at a price. But then this is AB-land!

Jim's Loire said...

Bob. I haven't tasted them. I'll have to look out for them.