A Chinese visitor tastes some wine during the annual Bordeaux wine futures market

A Chinese visitor tastes some wine during the annual Bordeaux wine futures market in March 2010 at the Grand Pontet castle in Saint-Emilion, western France. As Bordeaux rolls up the red carpets following a week of non-stop tastings that officially launched the futures campaign, many are anticipating a desperately needed economic turnaround.  (AFP/File/Patrick Bernard)