Fabrice Leglatin (overall winner) with MarcVanhellemont 


 The three winners (L-R: Olivier, Fabrice and David plus chief judge Marc Vanhellemont) pose

The three prizes for the 2011 edition of the Loire Wine Bloggers' Trophy (promoted by InterLoire) were presented at a brief ceremony at the Salon des Vins de Loire on Monday 31st January. Congratulations to the three winners: Fabrice Leglatin (Vinsurvin), David Cobbold (morethanjustwine) and Olivier Lebaron (terredevins). 

 
Overall winner: Fabrice Leglatin – seeking inspiration?

Catégorie « Dégustation Loire »

Fabrice LEGLATIN

Blog : Vinsurvin

Post : http://vinsurvin-blog.com/?p=6996

î 1^er  

 

 while David Cobbold may have found inspiration...

Catégorie « Destination Loire »

David COBBOLD

Blog: More than Just Wine

Post : http://morethanjustwine.blogspot.com/2011/01/down-loire-to-nantes.html

î 2ème

Olivier Lebaron

 

Catégorie « Rencontre Loire »

Olivier LEBARON

Blog: Showviniste

Post : http://terredevins.com/blogs/showviniste/les-vins-naturels/la-loire-reve-de-lunotte-vin-naturel-de-touraine/î 3ème

Anne-Sophie Lerouge (InterLoire) introducing the awards

Marc Vanhellemont introduces the overall winner

Benôit Tarlant (Champagne blogger) with Fabrice

The awards attracted the world's press (above and below)

Miss Vicky Wine

 

Three of Les 5 du Vin in Tuscany: Marc Vanhellemont, Hervé Lalau and ...

See the Tuscan posts from the trio on Les 5 du Vin site.

Jim on Tuesday

Hervé on Wednesday
Marc on Friday

Marc Vanhellemont: Belgian wine journalist and member of Les 5 du Vin

Marc as a child

Hervé Lalau invites...

Sagi Cooper



René van Hoof

Zuzanna Foffova: always taking notes

Evelyne Malnic


Eleonora Scholes

Arising from a serendipitous meeting over a glass of Pierre-Jacques Druet's Bourgueil Rosé at lunch in the press room at the Salon des Vins de Loire on Tuesday, five of us decided to launch a bi-lingual, cooperative blog: Les 5 du Vin

The five are: 

Jacques Berthomeau

Jacques also has his own blog, which he started in 2005. He won the Loire section in the 2010 Wine Bloggers Trophy

Hervé Lalau

Hervé also has his own blog, which he started in November 2007. It has attracted nearly 400,000 visitors and won the award for the best writing in the 2010 Wine Bloggers Trophy. 

Michel Smith 

Michel is a well-known wine and food journalist based in the Roussillon. He writes for a number of French magazines but is a virgin blogger.

Marc Vanhellemont 

Marc is a well known wine journalist based in Belgium, writing for a number of French and Belgian titles. Like Michel, he is a virgin blogger.

 

Jim Budd

Each of the five contributors will make at least one posting a week: Jacques on Monday, Jim – Tuesday, Hervé – Wednesday, Michel – Thursday and Marc – Friday.