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The French photographer captured his subject resting against the side of the vat after completing the arduous task. ‘This beautifully lit and framed image encapsulates the dedication, the sheer physical hard work involved in making wine – no glamour here,’ said Caroline Kenyon, the founder of the awards ceremony. ‘There’s so much character in the subject’s face – weary but triumphant, she knows it’s a tough job well done.’ Gaudillère had already won the ‘People’ sub-category of the Errazuriz Win ...

I started to write my thoughts on the vintage as the dust settled from the annual primeur’s week (or month in my case) and when my teeth and lips had finally lost their purple hue – an unsightly image I documented once on Instagram. This year more than 7,000 eager wine tasters were welcomed onto the red carpets of various historic châteaux buildings, past manicured gardens and into beautifully decorated tasting rooms to taste the new batch of baby wines before tucking into lavish spreads, often ...

The gang made off with 18 bottles of Petrus 2000 and two bottles of Champagne in the alleged scam, according to the merchant. Detectives arrested two men and a woman, who are said to be of Serbian origin, but they have not yet been able to recover the wines. The alleged gang members are due to go on trial next month. The unnamed wine merchant, who is based in Hauts-de-Seine, told Le Parisien that he was approached by a prospective buyer in February. The buyer claimed to be a middleman working fo ...