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




Sunday 15 November 2015

France and Lebanon: memories of happier times

Chavignol and Sancerre in December 

Following the deadly ISIS attacks in Beirut and then in Paris here are a few photos that bring back happier memories:   
 Smoke across the landscape around Chavignol

 Répas des rétraites: Epeigné-les-Bois

 Finishing a randonnée@Epeigné-les-Bois

 Epeigné-les-Bois: band @the inauguration of Le Lézard Vert
(above and below)



 June: Laurent Herlin & Xavier Courant @Café de la Promenade

 The extraordinary temple of Baalbek: Lebanon 
(above and below)


Beirut: newly married couple @Lebanese wedding

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