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




Friday 8 June 2012

Vitiloire 2012: some more photos and comment

Jean-Paul Robert of Château de Suronde, Quarts de Chaume


As I explained in a previous post about last weekend's Vitiloire, I did not taste many wines here because it was so hot (30˚C). I did, however, taste three wines – 2006 Anjou Blanc, 2010 Coteaux du Layon and 2005 Quarts de Chaume – from Château de Suronde in the Quarts de Chaume. I particularly liked the rich and concentrated 2005 while the Anjou Blanc had good texture. 

Jean-Paul Robert bought Surone in 2004 from Francis Poirel. "We continue to work in the same way as Francis," Jean Paul told me.   




Sébastien Vaillant, Valençay

Denis Gambier, Domaine des Ouches, Bourgueil 

Thomas Gambier, Domaine des Ouches, Bourgueil 

David Vignon, Château du Breuil, Beaulieu-sur-Layon


Frédéric Hardouin, Chinon 

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