Arguably the world„¢s most historically celebrated wine region, Bordeaux has been defined in the popular imagination by the luxury stereotypes of its exclusive “first growth chi¢teaux, which produce some of today„¢s most highly-coveted (and therefore prohibitively expensive) wines.

But beyond this fai§ade of wealth, far from the corporate winery owners who jet around town in their Porsches and Lamborghinis, there lies another Bordeaux.