Every September in the Médoc region of France, a peninsula located on the Gironde estuary north of Bordeaux, a marathon is held which introduces the runners to some of the finest wines in the world....
The winter of 1999 was the coldest, rainiest, most miserable of winters. Or, it could be that it was the first winter I spent so much time outdoors. There was no cheating. Bonnie was on a mission. I...