Bordeaux is the name of the world`s largest quality wine producing region. Bigger by far than Australia, it still has over eight thousand growers and is a microcosm of the modern western economy. Five percent of growers are extraordinarily wealthy and often have successful businesses in other fields, while much of the rest is on the edge of bankruptcy, with shrinking markets for their classically styled, traditional and inexpensive wines. Other Bordeaux is shorthand for all the non fashionable bits, including Entre-Deux-Mers. (CW 11/01/12)