Sunday, April 7, 2013

Domaine Jones blanc 2012


This time last week I made the heart breaking discovery that vandals had opened the taps of my two tanks of Domaine Jones blanc 2012 stupidly and maliciously letting my entire production of white wine flow away into the gutter.

The wine was planned to be bottled next week and was already reserved for my customers across Europe and in the United States.

For many of you this will be the first you have heard of the tradegy, but for those of you who have already heard the news I would like to thank you for all the messages of support and offers of help that I have received. These days news travels fast via Facebook and Twitter and it is heartwarming to have the loyalty and support of my customers, friends and journalists who find acts of this nature inexcusable and mindless.

Il y a une semaine j'ai découvert que mes deux cuves de blanc Domaine Jones avaient été vidées par des inconnus.  J'ai ainsi perdu toute ma production de vin blanc 2012.  Ce vin était pré vendu à  mes clients en Europe et aux Etats Unis.

Pour beaucoup cette page dans mon blog sera la première fois que vous apprenez cette catastrophe.  Pour ceux qui sont déjà au courant je vous remercie de vos messages de soutien et de vos offres d'aide.  Avec Facebook et Twitter les nouvelles sont allez très vite et cela fait chaud au coeur d'avoir le soutien des clients, des amis et des journalistes qui trouvent ces actes impardonnable. 

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