Here’s another pearl of wisdom written by someone far wiser than myself on the topic of French wine.

If French wine consumption has dropped by half since the 1960s, I can’t imagine what it was like prior to this point in time (seriously imbibed, if lunch on Sunday was anything to go by…)

French Window’s fantastic post also brought back memories of drinking in Russia. Wine is not so commonly consumed there, so it’s not usual to have a corkscrew handy… but never fear! Russian resourcefulness will prevail!

At a BBQ? Got a butcher’s knife? Consider yourself armed with a bottle-opener (and I’m not talking about pushing the cork in - oh no - the whole neck of the bottle gets removed in one fell swoop!)