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DWWA judge profile: Steven Spurrier, Chairman Emeritus
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Steven Spurrier is the Decanter World Wine Awards Chairman Emeritus. Steven Spurrier As of the Decanter World Wine Awards 2017, Steven Spurrier is DWWA Chairman Emeritus. Decanter’s consultant editor Steven Spurrier joined the wine trade in London...
Vincent Carême: 2012 Update
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In February this year I met up with Tania Carême to taste through the latest releases from this domaine. I was of course expecting to see Vincent as well, but having recently broken a bone in his foot - I can't remember how, although I'm sure Tania must...
Awards Main
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WineAlign organizes two annual wine awards. National Wine Awards of Canada The National Wine Awards of Canada (NWAC) held annually in June is only open to wines grown and produced in Canada. The goal of ‘The Nationals’ is...
Grape success for South Africa at Decanter World Wine Awards
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Aletia Upstairs spent an evening in high society at the Decanter World Wine Awards, a lavish London ceremony where South Africa took joint second place of countries awarded international trophies, along with Spain and Chile.
China’s Wines Gaining Recognition
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The Decanter World Wine Awards is a prestigious annual event that celebrates and rewards the best wines from around the world. With many thousands of entries, this is the world’s largest international wine competition. The wines are judged by experts...

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Jacky Blot – one the Loire’s greatest vignerons – died on Monday

(This post was originally published on Les 5 du Vin on 16th May 2023) Jacky in the Taille aux Loups cellars in Husseau – all the wines were fermented in wood During the harvest Jacky was always in the vineyard at the sorting table. I am still in...
Farewell Guy Bossard

(This post was originally published on Les 5 du Vin on Sunday 14th May 2023) I was very sorry to learn overnight (13th-14th May 2023) that Guy Bossard (Domaine de l’Ecu, Pays Nantais) had died. Guy passed away on Friday 12 May aged 72. Guy was a major...
Farewell inspirational Catherine Roussel @ Clos Roche Blanche

September 2014: Catherine at the start of the last vintage We were very sad to hear late yesterday afternoon that Catherine Roussel, the inspirational owner of the Clos Roche Blanche in the Cher Valley had died. Catherine along with Didier Barouillet...
Brief sortie to Anjou in late October

Magnificent autumn colours from the Quarts de Chaume and way into the distance Also a reminder of how high parts of Q de C are before it plunges down to the Layon Heavily laden Chaume Also demonstrates Chenin's variable ripening making it suitable for...
Ivan Massonnat buys Domaine de Beauséjour (AOP Chinon) – a second ambitious wine project

Ivan Massonnat Domaine de Beauséjour, Panzoult October 2010 On Friday 15th October 2021 Ivan Massonnat realised a vinous dream that predates his Belargus project in Anjou when he signed the contract to purchase Domaine de Beauséjour (Appellation Chinon...

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Jim's Loire

Concentrating mainly but not exclusively on the Loire's vineyards, its vignerons and their wines along with places to eat and stay. Also covers some recently published wine books – not just from Loire...
Jim's Loire: May 2015

I spent the day at Vitiloire in the centre of Tours. This year there were 158 Loire producers from the Pays Nantais to Saint-Pourçain showing their wines. Once again this year there was a very friendl...

Jim's Loire: June 2015

(Epeigné-les-Bois) Very sad and sorry to hear that Pierrot Brinet, one of Epeigné-les-Bois' great characters, died suddenly yesterday morning. Pierrot had a great zest for life and sense of fun. He...