France, divided
In Bordeaux:
“Prices of the 2005 Bordeaux vintage are likely to be stratospheric – in some cases 300% up on last year – experts reckon. The quality of the vintage is considered so extraordinary that excitement reached fever pitch almost before the grapes were off the vines.” (Decanter)
While in Languedoc:
“On Wednesday Mrs Montosson and thousands of other winemakers will take to the streets of southern France to highlight a crisis they claim is driving them into crippling debt – and, in some tragic cases, suicide.” (Telegraph)
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Note: if you’re in Chicago on 3/25, consider finding out more about these issues in a one-day class I will be offering at the University of Chicago entitled “A Tale of Two Regions: Bordeaux and Languedoc.” And don’t worry, there’s a tasting component too!
