We reported a few weeks back on the Paris-Roubaix cycle race which is next to be run on Sunday 9 April 2006. For a real taste of what this arduous race is all about see Max Wooldridge's article on the Independent on Sunday
Also in the Independent Harriet O'Brien tells you where to shop for Lingerie in Paris as one of her European City break recommendations.Antony Rose in the Independent recommends a classy Corbieres from the Languedoc (Aude) for the weekend (great for grills!).
Over at the Guardian/Observer Victoria Moore enthuses about a Sauvignon du Haut Poitou drunk in a shot glass. Jane McQuitty in the Times recommends a couple of well-priced Bordeaux reds, and on the subject of screwcap wines recommends a red and white Bordeaux and an exceedingly good Beaujolais.
In the Telegraph
Jonathan Ray gives a useful introduction to Burgundy, explaining why there is so much variation in style, whilst Anthony Peregrine looks at Paris through the prism of Dan Brown's book "The Da Vinci Code"
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