The Ban Des Vendages de la Jurade de Saint Emilion was held on Sunday 19th September. This event is held every year and signals the beginning of grape picking season in all the major chateaux in the region.
The Jurade are a secular body established by King John of England and France in 1199. The members of the Jurade continue to wear the distinctive red robes. From the top of the King's tower in St Emilion, the jury officially announces the start of the season and then a procession winds its way through the narrow cobblestone streets of St Emilion.
This year the event was watched by over 30,000 onlookers and I attended the official wine tasting with Regis Moro, the general consensus this year is the vintage will be small but good, an enjoyable afternoon was had by all.
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