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




Saturday 17 March 2012

2011 André Simon Awards – some more photos


 Julian Cotterell (chairman of the awards) setting the scene for the 2011 presentation

Before the awards ...


Luis Guterriéz

 Jésus Barquín: "anyone seen Luis?"

 John Avery MW (above and below)*


 Jon Wyand: don't you zoom in on my tie!

 Sarah Jane Evans 

Sam Harrop MW (Authentic Wine)


**: 21st March: very sorry to learn that John Avery MW suffered a serious heart attack today. Best wishes for a speedy and full recovery.

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