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Week in pictures
The Ryder Cup, Jarvis Cocker live and Business Card Snap were just some of the activities the drinks business team enjoyed over the past week. See what else we’ve been up to here.
Victory! Europe’s vice captain Thomas Bjorn sprays Moët & Chandon Champagne on the balcony of the clubhouse following Europe’s success at the 2010 Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor Resort.
Tasting in the Rioja Alavesa sunshine with Hermanos Frías del Val.
The Viura harvest gets underway at Agrigola Labastida in Rioja Alavesa.
The winning jockey of the Bollinger Series, Simon Walker, picks up his prize at Ascot.
The chapel dedicated to St Thomas at Clos St Thomas in Lebanon. The chapel is named after the Touma family, who began planting their vineyards in the Bekaa Valley in 1990.
Elie Maamari, export manager for Ksara in Lebanon, shows off the good level on a bottle from the 1918 vintage, stored in the perfect conditions of the winery’s 2km cave network discovered by the Jesuits in 1912.
Maverick winemaker Carlos Fernández Gómez of Agricola Labastida oversees the start of his 2010 harvest.
Sue Harris from Westbury Communications and Robert Boutflower cross swords in an ultra-competitive game of Business Card Snap – the latest craze to hit the wine trade.
db‘s Alan Lodge comes over all Tennessee at the Jack Daniel’s Birthday Gig at the Clapham Grand.
(l-r) Richard Hawley, legendary Tennessee guitarist Duane Eddy and Jarvis Cocker entertain the crowd at the Clapham Grand gig, which was attended only by specially-invited guests and competition winners.
Brit Award winner Ellie Goulding opened the show with a powerful performance
db‘s Alan Lodge and Waitrose wine marketing manager Anne Jones enjoy the gig as the whiskey continues to flow.
Simon Leschallas, representing Champagne Bollinger, presents trophy to Tom Garner, the winning jockey of the Bollinger Race at Ascot, alongside the owner of his horse, Mr PJ Cave.
MEA: the wine trade’s favourite airline. db‘s Gabby Savage joins captain George Azar in the cockpit for take off from Lebanon.
Francesca Planeta discusses her Sicilian 2000 Chardonnay during a dinner at Mayfair restaurant Hush.
A punishing tasting schedule in Rioja Alavesa gets the better of Robert Boutflower.
Tim Atkin MW peruses the wares at the Sainsbury’s Winter Tasting at the Delfina Gallery in London.
The pictures on the walls of the Delfina Gallery during the tasting depicted various people involved in the production of Sainsbury’s Taste The Difference range.
Back from the dead: the drinks business team were delighted to enjoy a tasting of the recently-relaunched Glen Garioch single malt whisky range. From left-right: Founders Reserve, 12 Year Old, 1991 vintage edition.
The Whisky Show 2010 is fast approaching and db enjoyed a preview tasting event at Rules, London’s oldest restaurant.
A number of special edition Balvenie releases were on show at the tasting, including the Single Barrel 15 Year Old and the Doublewood editions.
l-r: Victor Lanson (marketing controller for Piper-Heidsieck), William Derby (CEO of York Racecourse), Nick Fazackerley (general manager at York Racecourse) and Lesley Graham from Channel 4 show The Morning Line pose as the Overall Excellence Award at the National Racecourse Catering Awards is presented to York Racecourse.
And finally, we’re not sure if Mark Zuckerberg and his lawyers know about this pub on Rue Monot in Beirut, or is Facebook branching out?
db, 08.10.2010