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Week in pictures
Andrew Strauss! The Chilean President! Claudia Winkleman! Gareth Groves! They’re all here in our latest pictorial round-up of seven days in the drinks industry.
Michael Cox is made a Commander of the Order of Merit of Chile by His Excellency TomaÌs Muller, Chilean Ambassador to Great Britain.
Michael Cox, Commander of the Order of Merit of Chile, addresses the crowd at Vintner’s Hall in London.
Sebastian Pinera, the President of Chile, still basking in the success of the incredible rescue of 33 trapped Chilean miners, congratulates Cox on recieving his award.
Victoria Johns, of Pike PR, sets her sights on becoming Chile’s First Lady.
England cricket captain Andrew Strauss signs a Methuselah of Moët & Chandon Champagne to enter into the Fine Wine Fair’s Help for Heroes auction.
db‘s Marinel FitzSimons grabs her chance to be snapped with Strauss as he takes a break from the nets.
Pablo de Simon of Valserrano shows off his vineyards in Rioja Alavesa.
The view over Rioja Alavesa from the Baigorri winery.
The ultra-modern Baigorri winery in Rioja.
Iain Thurgar of the Oxford Wine Company takes a breather in a recliner on the observation deck at the Baigorri winery.
The Bond villain-esque interior of the Baigorri winery.
Showing off the state-of-the-art winemaking techniques at the Baigorri winery.
A moving bridge allows winemakers to travel across the winery and do remontage by gravity.
A scale model of the winery, which is set into a hillside.
Tom Dabi, assistant manager of the Open House, with Lilli Murdoch, manager of The Ancient Mariner, celebrate the launch of Brighton Best, a new beer from Sussex brewery W J King, which launched last week in 13 Brighton pubs.
Claudia Winkleman, a favourite of db editor Patrick Schmitt, makes him jealous by posing with another man at the inaugural Chambord Rendezvous at CafeÌ de Paris. The decadent party was organised to thank the drinks trade industry for their continual support of the brand over the years.
Gerard Basset, his wife Nina and son Romane celebrate recieving the accolade of World’s Best Sommellier with award sponsors Moët et Chandon at Hotel TerraVina in Hampshire, UK.
Gareth Groves, communications manager at Bibendum Wine, takes multi-tasking to a new level as he tweets, tastes and takes notes as a guinea pig in an experiment by Naked Wines at the European Wine Blogger’s Conference in Vienna.
Team Scotland emerge victorious in the People’s Choice award at the 42 Below Cocktail World Cup UK final. Dressed in lycra morph suits, the trio dished up a twist on the Fish House Punch, served in a fish tank complete with rubber duck.
Team West London’s Zdanek Kastanek of Quo Vadis, Andy Mill from the London Cocktail Club and Glenn Morgan from LAB triumph overall in the 42 Below Cocktail World Cup UK final.
Colleagues at Virgin Wines and Virgin Money battle it out over the card tables in a charity poker tournament which raised more than £1,000 for the charity Virgin Unite.
Co-organiser Lee Albin presents James Harvey with the winning trophy.
The winner and runners up in nationwide UK cocktail competition The Luxardo Challenge, left to right:
Shiv Lal from Leicester, winner Tom Walker from Newcastle, Matteo Luxardo, Gareth Evans from Nottingham.
Is it a girl? Is it a slug? No! It’s a slug-girl cake in a coffee house window in Vienna.
db, 25.10.2010