Wines from 2000

• Bordeaux. A great year across the board, on both banks, after a warm, dry summer.
• Burgundy. Charming reds that were approachable early. The whites are stronger.
• Champagne. A good year, released as a vintage by several major houses.
• Port. A generally declared year: almost all the major Port houses released a vintage Port.

Also in 2000: The first draft of the human genome is presented.