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 21 May 2016

Netta – 92 years young + tea on the Strathspey Railway

 Netta celebrating her 92nd birthday 
on 20th May 2016 
(above and below) 

the Birthday Cake

Photos of Netta Macintyre's 92nd birthday (Netta@92) – Netta is Carole, my partner's mother. Also photos from today's family tea on the Strathspey Railway.  





 The Strathspey Railway: Aviemore to Broomhill


 E.V. Cooper Engineer

Engine was built in Swindon in 1952



The controls  

 Hanging the lantern on the front 



 Netta and her daughter Anne 




















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