This week in pictures saw The Organic & Vegan Masters take place in London, Louis Thomas at Claridges, and Douglas Blyde in France and the Connaught. The Organic & Vegan Masters The Great Scotland Yard Hotel hosted the db Global Wine Masters competition’s Organic and Vegan Masters on Thursday. A team of illustrious judges including db editor-in-chief Patrick Schmitt MWtasted a collection of outstanding wines. Claridge’s Louis Thomas ventured to Claridge’s to feast on a foie gras and oxtail stuffed pithivier served alongside a bottle of very agreeable Ridge Lytton Spring 2011 (82% Zinfandel, 16% Petite Sirah and 2% Carignan), sourced from Claridge’s own wine shop. Champagne Telmont For the France launch of their organic cuvée, Champagne Telmont chose the humble setting of a Parisian greengrocer rather than a multi-Michelin-starred eatery. Bottles of Réserve de la Terre, made from recycled glass, were chilled in flower pots rather than ice buckets. The expression shuns herbicides, synthetic pesticides, synthetic fungicides, and synthetic fertilisers, while also avoiding gift boxes and the use of air freight. Ahead of Earth Day, the UK launch will take place on 15 April at Saatchi Gallery, coinciding with a private view of Extraction / Abstraction by Edward Burtynsky, an artist who has captured how humankind has shaped the landscape of the planet. X MUSE To The Connaught, where Scottish heritage barley vodka brand, X MUSE united 10 “Muses”, arguably titans of the bartending industry, with their nominated bartenders. The latter will
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