The 17th July

Today marks a very special day in the history of Claret

The 17th July 1453. It's one of the most important days in wine. At least in Bordeaux wine. That was the day of the battle of Castillon. It was a vicious battle. And a horrific defeat. A brave knight slain under his fallen horse as thousands of his men died around him. And it was also the end of the Hundred Years War. And the end England’s three-century…