Category: History
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The return of claret: when Bordeaux rediscovers an old English word
Claret does not refer to a grape variety or an appellation. It is an English word, born from the wine-making history of Bordeaux, which is resurfacing today in an unexpected form.
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The 1855 classification guide
Drawn up at the request of Napoleon III for the Paris World's Fair, it still shapes our understanding of the grands crus of the Médoc today.