Dispatches from France
Hot off the wires from France (maybe one day soon, I’ll do a longer piece on the state of play in France…):
Bordeaux has retained a PR firm and opened a US press office. The Bordelais CIVB, which comprises growers and negociants, hopes to prop up sales in what is soon to be the largest market for wine consumption.
Good weather may also help Bordeaux wines this year as the Pomerol harvest is “impeccable,” reports Decanter.
But heavy rains have put vineyards underwater in the Languedoc. Hopefully it is not as bad as the 2002 Rhone, which was largely a write-off vintage, but some Minervois vineyards are under 18 cm of water. Perhaps the story on old and new styles in Languedoc wines in the NY Times yesterday will provide some solace growers there.
