10 Rue des Moulins, Paris: office block that houses 1855
Story on decanter.com here.
10 Rue des Moulins
Name plaque in covered courtway
Archive for October 2011
2011 Cabernet Franc@Château du Petit Thouars
Sébastien du Petit Thouars
A brief visit to Château du Petit Thouars on Wednesday to see the Cabernet Franc just before it was harvested yesterday. The grapes, which will be machine harvested, looked in good condition. Any rotten or poor grapes have been removed by the picking machine passes. Their vineyard at Saint Germain sur Vienne has a cooler climate than the nearby Chinon appellation, so the grapes ripen a little later.
As well as looking forward to a good harvest in 2011, Sébastien is hopeful that the Chinonais will accept their request to be included in the Chinon appellation. The Chinonais are due to vote on the request next year but at the dinner during La Verticale du Chinon (15th September 2011) Jean-Max Manceaux, president if the syndicat, seemed to be positive about their application, which concerns only some 50 hectares with the same clay limestone soil as found in the appellation vineyards on the south bank of the Vienne.
This small area of AC Touraine vineyard is being orphaned by the jihadists of AC Touraine in the Cher Valley, who intend to outlaw 100% Cabernet Franc and 100% Chenin from the Touraine appellation.
More 2011 Cabernet Franc
Strategically placed ad for Caveprivée in La Revue du Vin de France October 2011 in middle of article on internet retailers
Denis Saverot on RVF forum yesterday: 'Rappelons enfin que La RVF ne reçoit aucune ressource publicitaire de 1855.com, la dernière pub de ce site dans nos colonnes datant de l’année 2008.'
Excuse me Denis – isn't Caveprivée now part of 1855?
Interesting to see that Denis Saverot, directeur de la redaction of RVF, reacted this evening to the barrage criticism that the Revue du Vins de France bench test on the best internet retailer has understandably provoked.
Unfortunately Monsieur Saverot has forgotten the first principle of how to deal with bad publicity – when in a hole stop digging.
Instead M. Saverot has made his extraordinary decision to promote 1855 as one of the RVF’s prize winning sites and one of the 'most reliable' which is even more inexplicable.
In his response Saverot points out that RVF has criticised and exposed the business practices of 1855 since December 2005 ‘nous avons été les premiers à mettre en doute son modèle économique’.
Also: ‘Comme l’a démontré notre collaborateur Jérôme Baudouin, l’argent des nouveaux clients de 1855.com sert en réalité à acheter les vins commandés en primeurs dans les millésimes précédents…’ Baudouin describes a system perfected by Charles Ponzi back in the 1920s.
Knowing this shocking history how could a responsible and long established magazine such as Revue du Vins de France trumpet 1855 as among the 'most reliable' and 'best internet retail merchant sites'?
The house is a contemporary interpretation of a traditional courtyard house, laid out around a central green courtyard with a double height stair and entry area forming the focal point of the project. The L-shaped plan creates open spaces which encourage natural ventilation and offer resident’s views over the courtyard to the verandah, roof gardens and beyond. Lushly planted roof gardens surround the house and add to the effect that nature is evident in every part of the house. The large roof above the courtyard creates an indoor and outdoor space leading to the gardens and swimming pool which wraps around two sides of the house. The tangga house hopefully gives the owners the opportunity to live in harmony and comfort with nature, in singapores hot tropical climate.
Designed by Guz Architects
via: recave
A big single-family house designed by architecture studio, A-cero on the outskirts of Madrid, Spain.
via: recave
