Not Your Average Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc
Loire Valley sauvignon blancs are unlike their British Columbia, California, and southern hemisphere counterparts. All have similar components, but they are put together very differently.
French Wine
Bar Cart: The Natural Wine to Convert Conventional Wine Drinkers
Anders Frederik Steen and Anne Bruun Blauert, the Danish couple making poetically named wines in the Ardèche region of France, in many ways epitomize the natural wine movement.
The Versatility and Depth of the Wines of Beaujolais
For decades, the wines of Beaujolais have been both flaunted before the wine-drinking public and kept such a low profile they were little known beyond a coterie of serious wine-lovers.
How the French Revolution Was a Turning Point in French Wine
It’s very unlikely that Marie Antoinette told the French peasantry to eat cake when the grain crop failed in 1789 and left them without bread. But the revolutionaries who later toppled her and King Louis XVI were determined to provide France’s citizens with more than bread: ample supplies of affordable, good-quality wine. In doing so, they laid the foundations for the place of wine in French culture for years to come.
The Weird and Wonderful Wines of Jura
Vin jaune, the yellow wine from France, will be your next obsession.
The Jura region and its wines are small but mighty, and Vin jaune, the yellow wine from France, will be your next obsession.
The Jura Wines of Domaine Baud Génération 9
Domaine Baud Génération 9 is one of the go-ahead wineries, led by a younger generation, that is transforming the face of wine.
Vitalie Taittinger on Taking Over Her Family’s Iconic Champagne House
Vitalie Taittinger took over the business two months before COVID-19 disrupted lives everywhere—and also disrupted patterns of wine consumption.
The Weirdest Wine Policy Ever
Drink more wine, the French government urged its citizens.
What’s the Deal With Rosé Wine’s Rise in Popularity?
There’s no doubt that rosé wines have come of age. But why now?
