I'm in Bordeaux, having come here with my wife to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary, and the smoke from the Gironde wildfire has reached the city -- our hotel room smells like a bonfire and there's ash in the air outside our window. But from what I can find out from Googling etc that is due to winds blowing in our direction from the west where the fire is raging, not because it's reached the outskirts of the city. It seems to be tracking the Cap Ferret peninsula and coastal pine forests, not moving toward the city. We're due to return to London tomorrow, but if the airport is closed and the fire is creeping closer to the city I hope there's an opportunity to help. Bordeaux is a beautiful city (a UNESCO world heritage site) and the left bank of the Gironde -- the same side as the fire -- is home to the best vineyards in the world.

Has anyone seen any stories about the threat posed by the wildfires in the Bordeaux region to the local wine industry? I know the fires haven't yet reached the vineyards on the left and right bank of the Gironde, but how great is the risk that they will? And how great is the risk that the grapes will suffer from 'smoke taint' even if the fires don't reach the vineyards?

Two people have been arrested on suspicion of arson as firefighters battled to prevent the spread of wildfires near Bordeaux, the local administration responsible for the area said

French authorities order nearly 4,000 people evacuated from tourist sites on France’s Atlantic coast as returning heat threatens firefighters’ fragile hold on a vast wildfire west of Bordeaux.

"With this kind of situation, we never get all the necessary resources." Mayor of Cestas Jérôme Steffe tells @SkyYaldaHakim as firefighters race to stop the wildfires spreading into Bordeaux. 🔗