Burgundy France Of the Burgundy wine tours I have taken I can think of no more pleasant excursion than a slow drive through the Côte de Nuits, just fifteen miles of the Burgundy region, from Fixin just outside Dijon, to Nuits St. Georges. It is pleasant, rolling countryside, with vineyards ...

Since I was in Paris for a few days, I really wanted to share some time with one of our guides based there.   Mary has been leading wine tours in France for wine professionals and enthusiasts for many years: in Champagne, the Loire and Rhône Valleys, Languedoc and Provence. Fully bilingual ...

Food and Wine Pairing Like a Pro Which wine tastes best with pork chops in a maple glaze? Does rosemary-marinated grilled halibut invite red or white wine? Are there also great food pairings for beer, spirits, cocktails, coffee and tea? To answer these questions and thousands more, the web site ...

Paris Wine Bars, Restaurants, and Romance This year, Valentine’s Day has inspired me to think about when I was living in Paris with my now husband. It was a great time, we lived in the heart of Paris and I could walk to my job in the Marias district. Paris is the most romantic city […]

Giving the Gift of Wine Here’s a great list of suggested wines as gifts for the holidays, with different price points to match your budget.  This very informative gift list is written by Sheri Sauter Morano, Spokesperson for Wines of France. While out running the other day, my friend Jill ...

Natalie MacLean gives a fresh perspective on breaking the rules when pairing wine and food. You really can drink wine with just about anything, according to a new web site devoted to food and wine pairings. Zinfandel with your Tex-Mex? Not a problem. A little Chardonnay with your fried chicken ...

Fake Wines: How Bordeaux Producers are Beating Imposters In recent years winemakers have been paying increased attention to wine bottles. Why? to better protect against fake wines. As the value of Bordeaux’s top wines continue to rise so does the danger of counterfeiting. This leads the ...

Chateau du Trignon: Gigondas Wines I only had a half day to spend with Olivier visiting estates, so I knew that we had to maximize our time together. I wanted to get two distinct impressions of terroir in the Southern Rhone Valley, and Olivier set up visits and tastings at Chateau de Trignon ...

To help introduce French white wines and champagnes, the French Embassy on October 4 hosted a Taste of France showcase of wine, spirits and fine foods, with informative cultural and travel highlights also featured. The presenters were very knowledgeable, patiently answering queries from experts ...

Bordeaux Wine Region- Day Two Post written by Jeremy Howard Our second day in the Bordeaux wine region started with a trip north to St Estephe and the unclassified Chateau Haut-Marbuzet. This winery, which dominates the tiny hamlet of Marbuzet, is something of an enigma.  It sits on the same ...

Wine Tasting: Why do we taste wine instead of just drinking it? To better appreciate its qualities, to assess whether the wine is drinkable (like when the waiter pours a little of the wine you ordered into your glass for you to taste at a restaurant), and to be able to identify typical aromas ...