Awards and citations:


1997: Le Prix du Champagne Lanson Noble Cuvée Award for investigations into Champagne for the Millennium investment scams

2001: Le Prix Champagne Lanson Ivory Award for investdrinks.org

2011: Vindic d'Or MMXI – 'Meilleur blog anti-1855'

2011: Robert M. Parker, Jnr: ‘This blogger...’:

2012: Born Digital Wine Awards: No Pay No Jay – best investigative wine story

2012: International Wine Challenge – Personality of the Year Award




Sunday 1 January 2017

Newtonmore celebrates – faces in the crowd


 Reflections in the Braeriach Hotel



Crowds gathering at The Glen Hotel at the southern end of the village of Newtonmore waiting for the piper to lead the procession down Main Street.










 The dog days of 2016....







The procession

 The piper sets off from The Glen Hotel


 Awaiting the procession's approach 

 


 The other procession approaching from the North 
starting from the Balavil Hotel
(above and below)




Two pipers combined ready to head out to the Golf Course 
for the countdown to the 2017


On the golf course: 



Off-duty piper














 The first seconds of 2017

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