It’s 10.30am and I’m sipping my first glass of Bordeaux. Spittoons are available but the silky merlot and cabernet sauvignon blend that dances down my throat is too good to waste – even if it is still breakfast time.
Bordeaux wine is, after all, the French region’s proudest export. Even King Charles made sure he came to the city during one of his first state visits to France as monarch in September 2023.
