Yet until a hundred years ago or so, Sauternes had a historic place as a “first course” wine. Why the change? One key reason is that a century ago, weather conditions were cooler. Grapes did not ripen ...

Among well-heeled wine lovers, there are food pairings that are more or less unimpeachable, combinations that improve what you’re eating and drinking in a way that’s so special or unique, people ...

PARIS (Reuters Life!) - For many people, the sweet white Sauternes wine is served at the start of a dinner with 'foie gras' goose liver or at the end of the meal with dessert. But for Berenice Lurton, ...

Sauternes, for those who even know what it is, has developed a bit of an unfavourable reputation in recent years. A sweet white wine made in the Bordeaux region of the same name, Sauternes was once a ...

This file picture taken on October 22, 2014 in the Chateau Doisy Daene in Barsac, near Bordeaux, southwestern France shows grapes covered by botrytis cinerea, a bacterium which concentrates noble ...

Every year, I try to come up with something new to say about what to drink with your turkey dinner. For the past few holidays, I’ve been quite entranced with rosé – and I still am. But I’ve recently ...

There were two rabbits on the kitchen table, drinking sirop de grenadine from a glass and sending letter tiles scuttling across the Scrabble board. By the fireplace, a policeman and an oil dealer were ...

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Born there in 1960, Bernard has spent his entire life in the region -- and has worked in the wine industry since 1978 when he opened a small wine shop. In 1983, he took over the operations at Domaine ...