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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 26 September 2009

More harvest scenes and news around Touraine

24 September 2009

La Tesnière, Pouillé: pickers enjoying a game of boules during the lunchtime pause

Domaine Thierry Delaunay: Pineau d'Aunis: its bunches are found higher on the vine than most other varieties

Domaine Thierry Delaunay: harvesting Pineau d'Aunis

Joël Delaunay now in semi-retirement but still helping his son Thierry out

Another shot of the elegant Pascal Potaire


25 September 2009
On the way back from Quincy dropped into see Jacky Preys in Meunes. Jacky has 75ha – part in AC Touraine and part in Valançay. He is delighted with the harvest, although he still has about half yet to pick, especially his vineyards in Mareuil-sur-Cher. Small volume but of high quality. We tasted 2009s from a number of tanks and there was certainly impressive weight and flavour there including his well known Fie Gris (also called Sauvignon Gris or Sauvignon Rose).


Jacky Preys delighted with 2009

Jacky assessing his 2009 Vieilles Vignes Sauvignon Blanc from silex (flint)

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