The former Libourne race-course, located within the Pomerol appellation of Bordeaux, has begun its conversion to vineyard land, eighteen months after its closure was first mooted. The land, which had held three to four races per year for over a century, has now been sold off, and 13 hectares of vines will be added to AOC Pomerol, taking it from 780 to 793 hectares. Vineyard land is rare in this sought-after appellation, and only six winemakers were successful in their bids, which was governed by the national land-registry agency SAFER.