Michel au boulot@Salon des Vins de Loire 2009

Super series of photos from the 2011 edition of Vinexpo by Michel here on Les 5 du Vin.

Whatever reservations one may have about organic viticulture and the way it is promoted it must be a more sane approach than the use of 100% weedkiller destroying a vineyard's biodiversity

This week there are two complementary posts on Les 5 du Vin on organic wine. Firstly on Monday David Cobbold wrote about what annoyed him about organic wine. Then, today, Michel Smith posed 15 questions on organic wine here.

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 Saint-Bacchus: Jim, Christine Ontivèro, Michel Smith and André Dominé

Saint-Bacchus: Liz Morcom MW, Lisa Barnard, Jim, Tim Johnston, Giles MacDonogh, Tim Atkin and Anthony Rose

 

Saint-Bacchus (another year): includes Myriam Huet, Olivier Poussier, Stephen Brook, Tim Atkin

 

Circle of Wine Writers tasting: John  Livingstone-Learmonth, unknown, Alastair Mackenzie, Lilyane Weston, Charlotte Lessing, Pamela Vandyke Price, John McNerney (behind)