Gordon Ramsay hasn't caused a riot yet but serving English wine in France could trigger one. Photo / Getty Images
Gordon Ramsay is risking upsetting the French by serving English wines in Bordeaux.
The chef will include a range of sparkling wines from Kent, Hampshire and Cornwall on a "mainly from Bordeaux" list at Pressoir d'Argent in the Grand Hotel of Bordeaux, in the city's central square. The food will
also include nods to British produce, including Scottish venison served with local foie gras.
Ramsay caused a stir last weekend with his new restaurant on the same Bordeaux square as Philippe Etchebest, of Cauchemar en Cuisine, a French version of Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares.
The Scottish chef, who also runs a restaurant in Versailles, has said his aim is to "wake up classic French cuisine", which he said had become an "immobile monument".
"We had to include English sparkling wine," Ramsay told Decanter, adding tentatively: "We haven't had a riot yet."
