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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'

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2012: Born Digital Wine Awards: No Pay No Jay – best investigative wine story

2012: International Wine Challenge – Personality of the Year Award




Friday 4 February 2011

Soirée@Bouvet-Ladubay and the mystery executive unveiled

 Photo display projected onto wall of the entrance 

Taille Princesse white and rosé on ice


Last Monday I was at a special soirée organised by Bouvet-Ladubay at their premises in Saint-Florent Saint Hilaire, which is just to the west of Saumur and the historical centre of sparkling wine production in Saumur. The evening starting with a glass or two of Taille Princess, white and rosé. This sparkling wine was created by actor Gérard Depardieu, who owns Château de Tigné in the Layon, and Patrice Monmousseau, the president directeur-general of Bouvet and this week's mystery man.


We then moved through the cellars where we were entertained by a series of trapeze, tight rope etc. performers before moving onto dinner. During dinner we were joined by the band that had played earlier on in the evening. Patrice 'Miles' Monmousseau was breifly content with conducting using a knife before grabbing a trumpet and joining in.






Other members of the band:



Blow hard!
Serious business this music!

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