The French wine industry has a celebrated word called "terroir", which ... the master of wine (MW), is also sniffy. "The notion of cross-country blending for wine isn't something I find outrageous in ...

France is one of the biggest producers of wine in the world, but if you talk to a vintner there, they'll likely get excited about just a few hectares of vines. That's because French wine is ...

DRINKERS in the world’s biggest wine-producing country now prefer beer. Sales of lagers and ales for at-home consumption in France have overtaken wine for the first time. Beer represented 45 per ...

The orchard at the end of Madsen Lane in Sebastopol looks feral. Its apple trees, planted in the 1950s, are sparse; the gaping yards between them make it clear that many have died. Woodpeckers have ...

Lana Bortolot covers the intersection of wine, business and culture. No surprise that the country most associated with wine history has a few museums dedicated to the topic. Beaune and Bordeaux ...

On 10 February, the international wine guide Star Wine List will award Gold Stars to the best wine lists of France for the second time, with an awards ...