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Here is a third installment of notes on the 2018 and 2017 vintages from the Côte d'Or....

With its instantly recognizable label and international presence, Moët & Chandon’s cuvée Dom Pérignon is one of Champagne’s most powerful brands. And while the house declines to discuss production volume,...

Out of the gate, many of the 2017s possess bags of perfume, freshness and vivacity. We have not seen this caliber of medium-bodied, bright, cheery, delicately styled Bordeaux wines in...

While all of Roederer’s wines are worthy of attention, none better-exemplify everything that makes this Champagne house so exciting than its emblematic bottlings, Cristal and Cristal Rosé, and it is...

Studying the impressive gold-enameled ram etching on a bottle of Château Mouton Rothschild 2000 recalls for me the Greek myth of Jason and the Argonauts and this hero’s quest to...

I’ve kept our annual Sauternes en primeur report separate from the report published last week on the 2018 Bordeaux reds and dry whites. This decision is somewhat based on tradition...

As the wines of the Côte d’Or’s most glamorous communes command seemingly ever-higher prices, there has never been a timelier moment to explore the Côte Chalonnaise and the less famous...

Even after various European Union initiatives, the sprawling Languedoc still includes vast areas of vineyard acreage. And while at one time, the purpose of these vineyards was to simply satisfy...

I have a husband who is into extreme sports. Sky diving, bungy jumping, diving ship wrecks, mountain climbing, speed boats, zip lines over jungles, motor racing—you name it. Me, not...

The 2015 vintage came as a relief for the Bordelais whose “Vintage of the Century” banners were getting a bit dusty, locked away in the cupboard since 2010. In retrospect,...