Journey to Bordeaux 1989 followed by Journey in Champagne 1990 | Jean-Paul Kauffmann

Often impenetrable, Bordeaux is a wine that one must learn; it plays on revelation. How does the extravagance of Sauternes, the sensual restraint of Saint-Julien and Pauillac, the carnal spirit of Pomerol and Saint-Émilion reveal themselves? In Bordeaux, one must possess the keys to open the doors of the grand châteaux, whose organization and refinement are worthy of 19th-century novels. Equally paradoxical is champagne, a wine of celebration and luxury, originally crafted in a chilly climate by a Jansenist, Dom Pérignon. Jean-Paul Kauffmann invites us on a journey through this miraculous wine as well.