Overlooking the beautiful Mediterranean countryside, the vineyards of Languedoc were the first planted in France around 600 BC. In addition to this long experience, they today constitute the largest wine producing region in the world. Read the rest of this entry »

The Rhone Valley is now the second leading French wine producing region by volume for appellation d’origine contrôlée (AOC) wines, after Bordeaux. Some wines, like those of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, “have absolutely no rival in the world” as said Robert Parker. If the Rhone Valley is a great wine region, is also here that winegrowing and History have become intimately linked. Read the rest of this entry »

Champagne is so famous throughout the world that we sometimes forget its origin. Of course, as its name suggests, champagne comes only from Champagne…. If Champagne is today the noblest sparkling wine, its history, linked to the monarchy and the history of the city of Rheims, was also the wine of kings. Read the rest of this entry »

Burgundy prides itself on the high quality and finesse of its wines. But the pleasure to be found in a great Burgundy comes at a certain price To the scarcity of Burgundy wines (some growers making only a few dozen cases per year) must be added the complexity of a fragmented region where each lot expresses particular nuances. Read the rest of this entry »

Bordeaux is without a doubt the world’s wine capital. The region’s roads are a succession of castles possessing legendary names. More than anywhere else, here wine is omnipresent, shaping the cities, the region and history. Read the rest of this entry »