Week in pictures

The trade parties with db, we visit Beaujolais and get festive with Phipps in our latest pictorial round-up of seven days in the drinks industry.

 

 

 

 

 

The drinks business team enjoy a huddle as the drinks trade partied at the new London Cocktail Club in Goodge Steet to say farewell to our departing deputy editor Jane Parkinson, who leaves these shores shortly to emabark on winemaking adventures in Australia. (l-r) Rupert Millar, Jane Parkinson, Patrick Schmitt, Alan Lodge, Gabby Savage.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wherever there’s a dancefloor, you can guarantee the Cox brothers will rule it. Here’s Michael getting his funk on at Jane’s leaving do.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pol Roger’s Helen Chesshire gets down with Michael.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

db‘s Gabby Savage shows off her moves, sort of.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As the night wears on, it all starts to get a bit emotional. Here’s Jane and Helen Chesshire feeling the love.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

db‘s sub editor Tania Sansom enjoys a Cox sandwich between David and Michael.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Michael then seizes his chance to enjoy some Tania magic on the dancefloor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

db editor Patrick Schmitt didn’t want us to publish this picture, but here it is anyway.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rachel Child of Proven PR and db‘s Tania Sansom take to the mic. It was just a shame that a) it wasn’t plugged in and b) it wasn’t a karaoke party.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pol Roger’s Helen Chesshire and Lottie West of Relish PR enjoy the party.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

db‘s David Hennelly looking cool(ish).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

db‘s Jane Parkinson and Alan Lodge probably thought they looked a little cooler that they really did when this picture was taken.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Joseph and db editor Patrick Schmitt attempt to hold a civilised conversation amid the madness.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(l-r) Victoria Johns of Pike PR, db‘s Alan Lodge and Jane Parkinson, wine broadcaster Joe Wadsack.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proven PR’s Rachel Child and db pair Tania Sansom and Gabby Savage get down.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PR girls Kate Sarginson of Webber Shandwick cosies up to Relish’s Naomi Broadfoot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ain’t no party like a db party: (l-r) Alan Lodge, Mile Budimir, Jane Parkinson, Tania Sansom.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wine broadcaster Oz Clarke popped in to enjoy the party and catch up with Jane.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With the departure of the snow and ice, the way was clear for db‘s editorial assistant Rupert Millar to jet off to Beaujolais to be greeted…by mist and drizzle; seen here from the Madone de Fleurie.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One of the region’s most famous landmarks, the windmill in the cru of Moulin-a-Vent.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Westbury’s Alexandra Gerolami faces up to the 58 wines – five from each of Beaujolais’ appellations, although St Amour only had three – selected for a tasting on the first day. Tough as it was after a 4am start at least it wasn’t the 240 submitted by producers eager to show off their 2009 vintage.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Half-way there…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rupert’s top 12, "if he had to choose".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tasting a barrel sample of the 2010 vintage with Jean-Louis Dutraive in the cellar of the Domaine de Grand Cour in Fleurie.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before tasting some more delicious 2009s, complete with characteristically rustic French bread and sausage.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dorset’s top scallop-diver Darren Brown shows Lucy Shaw – db‘s latest recruit from January 2011 – how to fillet fish at the Phipps PR Christmas party.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phipps PR’s Sara Evans schools Charles Metcalfe in cocktail creation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before he’s unleashed on the oysters 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customers sample Marks & Spencer’s own-label Champagne at the store on Southwark Street, London.

db, 10.12.2010