BBCNEWS Meet The Author June 29, 2017
Festival in Northern Spain nothing unusual there, you might say. Except this one has a rather unusual twist. Its called la battalla del vino, or the battle of the wine, in which visitors hurl the good stuff at each other. According to local legend, it has been taking place since the 13th century, and was originally to demarcate the border between two towns. The organisers say a range of weapons are allowed including buckets, wineskins, hose sprays or anything else which can launch thousands of litres of wine over the crowd. Now its time for this weeks meet the author. The irish writer paula mc...