How the primeurs circus ends
Thursday, 17 April 2008
After my series of videos showing the media hard at work during Bordeaux primeurs week, I thought you might be interested to see how it all ends. The Union des Grands Crus organises a farewell lunch. (They also organise a welcome dinner – indeed dinners every night – but Julia and I are too dull and weak to allow ourselves to participate in them. Who'd forego a salad in their hotel room for dinner at a wine château? All in a good cause, I can assure you.)
Anyway, even Julia and I allow ourselves a modest glass and crumb to...
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