Petrus wine comes back to France after a trip in space(1/3)

Philippe Darriet, Director of the Oenology Research Unit Institute of Vines, Science and Wine (ISVV) opens an "anonymised" bottle of Petrus before being blindly presented for comparaison tasting, at the University of Bordeaux Institut des Sciences de la Vigne et du Vin (Institute of Vine & Wine Science) in Villenave-d'Ornon, on the outskirts of Bordeaux, southwestern France, on March 1, 2021.(Photo/Agencies)

It has come back from afar after a trip in the extreme conditions of space: in Bordeaux, bottles of Petrus and vine shoots are analysed by researchers who are developing an experiment on micro-gravity, the accelerating potential of more agriculture "resilient" on earth.

Mayor of Bordeaux Pierre Hurmic tastes wine from "anonymised" bottles of Petrus including one that went in space, at the University of Bordeaux Institut des Sciences de la Vigne et du Vin (ISVV - Institute of Vine & Wine Science) in Villenave-d'Ornon, on the outskirts of Bordeaux, southwestern France, on March 1, 2021.(Photo/Agencies)

It has come back from afar after a trip in the extreme conditions of space: in Bordeaux, bottles of Petrus and vine shoots are analysed by researchers who are developing an experiment on micro-gravity, the accelerating potential of more agriculture "resilient" on earth.

This photograph taken on March 1, 2021, shows glasses of wine from "anonymised" bottles of Petrus including one that went in space, are displayed prior to a blind tasting at the University of Bordeaux Institut des Sciences de la Vigne et du Vin (ISVV - Institute of Vine & Wine Science) in Villenave-d'Ornon, on the outskirts of Bordeaux, southwestern France.(Photo/Agencies)

It has come back from afar after a trip in the extreme conditions of space: in Bordeaux, bottles of Petrus and vine shoots are analysed by researchers who are developing an experiment on micro-gravity, the accelerating potential of more agriculture "resilient" on earth.