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




Thursday 9 June 2011

Translayon 2011: some photos from Day One

True grit and ready for the off...

Cléré-sur-Loire: walkers gathering


Horse and traps, too


L'eglise@Cléré

A few words from the Mayor of Cléré before the start

The Layon@Cléré-sur-Layon




Château de Passavant (above and below)




Lake@Passavant

One of the riders

2 comments:

Aurélien said...

Nice pics Jim!!!!! Hope you didn't suffer too much from the heat and we'll see you back in the Layon Valley!!!!

Jim's Loire said...

Many thanks Aurélien. I visit the Layon at least twice a year and intend to continue to visit the region.