History of French wine of Aquitaine and the future King Henry II of England brought a large portion of southwest France under English rule. When Henry's son John inherited the English crown, he sought to curry favor among the Gascons by bestowing upon them many privileges-the most notable of which was an exemption among Bordeaux merchants from the Grand Coutume export tax. With this exemption and favored treatment in London, Bordeaux wine became the cheapest wine in the London market and gained immense popularity among the English, who call it claret. For over the next 300 years much of Gascony, particular Bordeaux, benefited by
Chantal Claret Chantal Claret Chantal Claret Euringer (born February 21, 1982), known as Chantal Claret, is an American singer/songwriter. She is best known as the lead singer for the rock and power pop band Morningwood. Claret was born on February 21, 1982 in Berkeley, California, the daughter of art collectors, Foster and his Romanian-born wife Monique (1947–2004). She primarily grew up in New York City, but has also lived in Texas. As a teenager, Claret was a promoter for several clubs in New York City. Prior to meeting Pedro Yanowitz and starting Morningwood with him, Claret says she was attending film school