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The latest happenings in Bordeaux wine, from wine writer and Bordeaux resident Jane Anson. Follow me on Twitter @newbordeaux or my news stories from Bordeaux on www.decanter.com

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Bordeaux In The News
Interesting stories on Bordeaux around the web:

Diageo abandoning Bordeaux - follow up story
Hong Kong toy factory owner with 5,000 bottle cellar (27/11/09)
Demand for Mouton begins to catch up with Lafite (23/11/09)
Napoleon's Josephine kept a cellar of Bordeaux (24/11/09)
Bordeaux prices in US at risk of a 'bloodbath' (7/11/09)
The Bordeaux Ecole du Vin in India (13/11/09)
New wine cultural centre for Bordeaux (12/11/09)
New website set up for Bordeaux wine promotion (15/11/09)

A Hint of Hype; How wine experts fare against a coin toss (14/11/09)

New Peter Mayle book 'light-hearted romp through Bordeaux (17/11/09)

Highlights / Top Offers

Wine of the Week

Chateau La Connivence, Pomerol 2008

RECENT ADDITIONS
Best of Wine Tourism: Bordeaux 2010 Winners
Wines to Try: Icon Whites
Profile: Chateau Cos d'Estournel
Profile: Chateau Belgrave
Profile: Chateau Rauzan Segla
Profiles: Grand Corbin Despagne
Profiles: Chateau la Pointe

Innovations: Bordeaux in Photos
Profile: Chateau Pavie
Profile: Haut Bailly
Rose wines updated
Michelin-starred restaurants in Bordeaux
Migrant Workers in the Vineyard
Profile: Jean Christophe Mau

Key Dates...
En Primeurs 2009 run from 29 March to 2 April 2010
VinExpo Hong Kong from 25-26-27 May 2010

Countdown to the Primeurs
How did the 2009 vintage shape up?

Profile: Anthony Barton
One of Bordeaux's most popular figures dispenses some wisdom

Bordeaux-Burgundy Swap
What happens when two winemakers from these iconic regions swap places?

Le Pin
A profile of the legendary Pomerol estate

Jacques Boissenot
Wine consultant to four out of the five First Growths...

Chateau Ausone
Currently the highest priced wine in Bordeaux, what makes this so sought after?

Cult White Wines
From Aile d'Argent to Laville Haut Brion, the icon whites of Bordeaux.

Bordeaux 2008
Tasting notes from the primeurs

Kina Lillet
This classic Bordelais aperitif was an essential ingredient in Ian Fleming's Casino Royale martini....

Jean Charles Cazes
A profile of the new director of Chateau Lynch Bages, fifth classified growth in Pauillac.

Bordeaux on the Web
Author Evelyne Resnick looks at some of the best and worst examples of Bordeaux 2.0.

Saint Emilion Classification
With the 2006 classification now finally cancelled, a look at what happened when... and what might happen next.