Tis the season for Bordeaux, the beautifully complex wine that collectors vie to get a single bottleof. In fact, a bottle of 1787 Chateau Lafite became the most expensive wine ever in 1985 when it sold for $210,000 at Christie’s.
The reason for this? Bordeaux completely embraces the concept of terroir: the idea that wines taste of their place. You can taste history in every single bottle of Bordeaux.
The weather is vital in Bordeaux, because these wines taste like their place and it’s that soil and weather that makes the ultimate grape. Each year, the Bordeaux region prays for serious sunshine, …read more

According to the Telegraph, France is changing it’s ways and now allows certain wine production techniques that were previously more than just a petite faux pas:
The changes are part of a five-year “modernisation plan” approved by President Nicolas Sarkozy and his government this week, with the aim of grabbing a bigger share of the world market. While France still leads the £14 billion world wine market in value, with 35 per cent compared with 25 per cent for the New World, it is no longer the number one exporter. Italy and Spain have higher figures.
Not surprisingly, money is at the …read more