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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'

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 19 September 2015

#2015Loire – more torrential rain (18.9) dampens hopes of great vintage


Driving back from Montlouis late yesterday afternoon in torrential rain. On Facebook Lamé Delisle Boucard (Bourgueil) report that 87mm of rain fell there from last Sunday. By Thursday it was 65mm, so a further 22mm fell yesterday. Happily they are reporting that their Cabernet Franc still looks very healthy. 




Street in Epeigné-les-Bois turns into a stream
(above and below)

Rushing water 

Thankfully the weather now seems more settled: this afternoon we had just blue sky and sunshine. Apart from some rain forecast on Tuesday next week is looking promising for the moment. 

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