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 3 October 2015

#2015Loire – Clos Chossay, Epeigné-les-Bois 'Grand Cru' Vin de France



The elite team of pickers head to the vines.
The weather was still a little damp
but rain had stopped sometime earlier
so the helicopters to dry the fruit
were stood down
 
Netting to protect the best of the grapes from predatory birds


Le Patron gives his instructions 

Treasured grapes lovingly harvested  





Colour co-ordinated expertise....

Lifting the netting 
Checking grape maturity
Completely focused vendangeurs 


Pickers motors parked on road outside

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