Am Claret, will travel
What is the only non-European wine choice on "Desert Island Discs"? And what does it have to do with Claret?
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For almost eighty years one of the most loved radio programmes in Britain has been Desert Island Discs. Guests are asked to choose eight recordings as well as a book and a luxury item to keep them company on the desert island. People regularly choose wine as a luxury. They regularly choose Bordeaux. But in 2003 the American singer Gene Pitney took eight…
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