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How the primeurs circus ends
17 Apr 2008 by JR
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 mark the end of our hard work at the tasting tables. And here is this year's final lunch, at Dutch-owned...

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