Gavin Quinney's Bordeaux Blog » Oz and James http://www.gavinquinney.com A subtle blend of vinegrower, wine producer, wine critic, collector and geek. Sat, 22 May 2010 10:28:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Oz and James visit Château Bauduc http://www.gavinquinney.com/2009/02/10/oz-and-james-visit-chateau-bauduc/ http://www.gavinquinney.com/2009/02/10/oz-and-james-visit-chateau-bauduc/#comments Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:54:43 +0000 GQ http://www.gavinquinney.com/?p=284 As Oz Clarke and James May prepare to wrap up their third series on BBC2 (Tuesdays, 8pm), here is their very first Big Wine Adventure pitstop back in August 2006.

‘How was your trip?’ I asked. ‘You’re the first living people we’ve seen’ was James’s first dejected remark to us, after their long drive south to Bordeaux. Their Wine Adventure had begun.

In hindsight, it would have been better not to mention the price of a bottle as it dates very quickly. £6.50? These were the heady days when the exchange rate was 1.47 euros to the pound, and UK duty on a bottle was a lot less.

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You can also do this on YouTube by clicking on the video window above. While we’re on the subject of YouTube, it’s difficult not to laugh at this clip from a more recent episode.


Fair to say that by this stage in their relationship, they were letting their hair down.

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