Pictured above: Alastair MacBrayne toasts another great Bordeaux wine

French wine, once considered the world's finest, has taken a bit of a battering by the "new kids on the block" over the past few years. 

Wines from Australia, New Zealand and several South American countries have put the squeeze on France's wine sales as well has giving its reputation a bit of a knock.

Now a Warwickshire wine expert and an award-winning village pub plan to show that France is staging something of a comeback - particularly in its famous Bordeaux region.

An evening of French food and Bordeaux wine tasting is to be held at The Peacock in Oxhill on Wednesday October 27 with Alastair MacBrayne of the Warwick-based Dorjes Wine Company providing the expert guidance.

"It isn't that the French stopped producing good wine, it is that other countries started matching them on quality while actually beating them on price.

"But, as always with wines, there are great ones out there at the right price - it's just knowing where to look," explains Alastair. "I think the wines I've selected for the evening will open people's to what France has to offer."

Food for the evening will be provided by The Peacock's award-winning chef Yvonne Hamlett, who is promising a meal packed with Gallic flavour and flair.

Tickets for the evening are £29.50. For further information visit call 01295 688060.