The International Wine Challenge Merchant Awards has been a routine fixture in the Yapp calendar for many a year and we're also now acclimatised to the summer slot in July for the ceremony having moved from later in the year.     It's always good fun to be part of the proceedings and digging out […]

With temperatures nudging 30°C we had to don black tie last Thursday and head off to the Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane for the 30th anniversary of the International Wine Challenge. Having been nominated for four Specialist Merchant Awards – Loire, Regional France, Southwest of England and Rhône as well as the prestigious ‘Wine […]

I was privileged enough to have been invited by our transport company Geodis to attend the annual International Wine Challenge 2011 Awards dinner at London Hilton Park Lane Hotel a first time for me to attend an event like this. When I initially received the invitation and noticed the dress code was 'Black Tie' a […]