h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

In the summer every other year there is the Bordeaux Wine Festival.

For comparatively few Euros you can buy the kit at the kiosk. The kit comprised of a wine glass with the festival logo on it, in a holder with a strap that went around my neck and a book of vouchers. My brother-and-sister-in-law were both regulars and introduced me to some of the tricks that people use to get to have more booze that you are supposed to be entitled to.

The festival takes place on the riverbank. Each booth from each of the vineyards gives away samples of their wares. They do this by pouring a taste into your wine glass which may or may not have been hanging round your neck.

Dotted along the pathway are water fountains where you can wash your glass so that you don't contaminate one wine with another. At each booth you should hand in a voucher with their name on it so that you only get one sample from each place.

"Don't tear out the voucher," said my brother-in-law. "Hand them the whole book"

Sure enough when handed the whole book many busy vintners didn't want to flick through to find their own voucher and tear it out and you ended up leaving with a sample in your glass and the voucher still intact.

By the end of the day we needed physical support to stop us falling in the river.

There is also a food fair which provides nourishment for the weary drinker with a wide range of cuisines from around the world and luckily very few fast-food offerings.

I thoroughly recommend it.

Thanks Vestboy! will add this in, more or less verbatim.

Never been to this festival yet.

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You're welcome! I hope you enjoy it when you do get there.