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 4 September 2014

2014 Bourgueillotherapie fast approaches + exhibition of Bourgueil and St Nic photos

Jim and the shirt that will be auctioned to raise money on 
Sunday afternoon (14th September) for La Croix Rouge 

It is only just over a week before the start of the 2014 edition of Bourgueillotherapie (Saturday 13th – Sunday 14th September) organised by Sébastien David, Ludo and Sophie Ragot – a unique blend of art and wine coming together to raise money for charity. Every year a different charity or charities are chosen. This year it is the turn of La Croix Rouge.

The following vignerons from Bourgueil/Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil are participating in 2014:

Gérald Vallée
Sébastien David, patrimoinesd.canalblog.com
Fréderic Mabileau, www.fredericmabileau.com
Xavier Amirault, www.domaineamirault.com
Laurent  Herlin, www.laurentherlin.com
Domaine de la Chevalerie, www.domainedelachevalerie.fr
Domaine Pierre et Catherine Breton, www.domainebreton.net
Domaine Georget ,
Domaine du Rochouard, www.domainedurochouard.com
Château Minière, www.chateaudeminiere.com
Xavier Courant, www.loubliee.fr
Les Frères Nau

This will be our third consecutive Bourgueillotherapie and, as well as putting up a shirt for auction, I will have a small exhibition of photos at the Café de la Promenade with the profits going to La Croix Rouge. The majority will be portraits of producers and am calling it 'de nicolas à patrice' as there will be photos from Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil to Saint-Patrice.

Today we have been busy making our selection. Here are a few that are likely to feature: 


Xavier Courant
    
Joël Taluau in June 2012
Sadly Joël died of a heart attack 
almost exactly a year later 

Ludovic Ragot

Les Caves 

One that almost certainly won't make the cut!
June 2013: revelry@Café de la Promenade as nightfalls..

 

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