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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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