BBC: The vines on the rolling hills around Chateauneuf-du-Pape are still bare as Baptiste Grangeon walks up the perfectly straight rows.
He inspects each one, tying some tidily with twine to ensure the vines grow straight and strong.
The 28-year-old is the third generation of his family to tend the valuable family vineyards, which produce up to 100,000 bottles a year.
But, he says with a sigh, doing business in France is getting harder every year, amid a tangle of bureaucracy, red tape and high taxes. Sarkozy puts wine country in ferment by Caroline Wyatt
Mark Alexander
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I do not know enough yet about Sarkozy to toot his horn, but what the BBC, of all things, says bouys me. So much I would love to see France take the lead in throwing off the yokes, chains, and social opium of socialism. Then perhaps we could say, First France, then Germany, then England, and tomorrow the rest of the world--and not mean fascism, as did the originator of that slogan.
Got my name back.
Got my name back
Glad to hear it Sir Henry. To be lost and adrift without a name...not a fate I would wish upon any poor soul, but of course, being such a rogue, (likable or otherwise), as your namesake implies, then are you not inextricably bound to many an adventure or even, misadventure?
George:
I think Sarkozy could be very good for France. He's got fire in his belly!
Congratulations, Sir Henry!
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