The two bottles in question, one white and one red, would be illegal in France because they are made from a blend of French ...

Delicious well structured wines for winter meals - from Auvergne, Burgundy, Beaujolais and the sub Bordeaux regions of Castillon, Bourg and Entre-Deux-Mers.

Think Bordeaux means blowing the budget? Think again – the world’s most famous wine region has plenty of affordable gems, and ...

Ranking just behind Italy and Spain, France is the world’s third-largest producer of wine. The country has nearly every variety of wine imaginable, whether red, white, or rosé. Indeed ...

Winemaker Maxime Chapoutier would be arrested if he tried to sell two of his newest wines in his native France. "There would likely be outrage about these wines in France, and that would be a good ...

While exploring France's famous wine regions, stop by the world's largest wine museum, where you'll find immersive ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

From public drunkenness to the legal drinking age, via workplace drinks and restrictions for hunters – what does the law say ...

(“Dry January” in French is, incidentally, “le dry January”, which itself betokens a lack of intellectual effort.) Wine has long been central daily life in France, but consumption rates ...

In the wine world, the term is often a descriptor of wine from Southwestern France, especially the Languedoc, Provence, and the Southern Rhône. Garrigue is shorthand for the herbaceous and peppery ...

Wine Press by Ken Ross appears each week online on Monday on MassLive and in print in Thursday’s Weekend section.