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French Wine

An Unexpected Place For A Wine Tasting

The Huffington Post | Erin Ruberry | Posted 04.25.2013 | DC

WASHINGTON -- Frequent Amtrak riders love to complain about spotty Wi-Fi, occasional breakdowns and passengers who talk loudly into cellphones. But wh...

Fine Whine? Billionaire Cries Foul In Vintage Sale

AP | LARRY NEUMEISTER | Posted 03.29.2013 | Business

NEW YORK -- As experts can testify, super sleuths in the wine business must study the cork, glass, sediment, wrapping, labels and how full a bottle of...

French Now Drink Just One Glass Of Wine Per Day, Survey Finds

Agence France Presse | | Posted 01.28.2013 | World

French wine consumption has fallen to a new low with the average adult now consuming the equivalent of barely a glass a day, the latest edition of a m...

Wine Stash Found In Abandoned Home Could Be Worth Millions

Posted 11.09.2012 | Home

Nearly 10,000 bottles of what Chinese police believe to be faux Chateau Lafite Rothschild red wine has been found in an abandoned house in Wenzhou, Zh...

Little Wine Makes For Big Whines

AP | RAF CASERT | Posted 12.17.2012 | Business

BRUSSELS (AP) — Winemaker Cherie Spriggs had watched the bad weather over southern England's vineyards all season long. It just wasn't good enough f...

French Want To Keep Out 'Chateau'-Labeled Wines From U.S.

AP | RAF CASERT | Posted 11.24.2012 | Home

BRUSSELS — Drinking a Bordeaux wine from a `'chateau" is as French as swigging Kentucky bourbon is American. But now tempers are flaring across...

What's The Difference Between $3 Wine And $1,500 Wine? Sometimes Just The Label

Zester Daily | Posted 11.10.2012 | Taste
Zester Daily

The quality of bargain wines is better than ever. Not everything out there is great, but much is outstanding.

The Big Wedding Decision Brad And Angie Have Already Made

Posted 08.28.2012 | Weddings

Pink Floyd is rumored to be making an appearance at Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's upcoming wedding. But don't expect the pair to waltz around the ...

A Sparkling Innovation From Champagne's Most Prestigious Producer

David Rosengarten | Posted 09.18.2012 | Home
David Rosengarten

Krug has implemented an "ID Code" system, which is intended to send the message that even Brut Champagne, lacking a vintage on the label, can and should be expected to age beautifully.

PHOTOS: Is This The Best Wine Ever?

Oz Clarke | Posted 08.28.2012 | Books
Oz Clarke

So Bordeaux was my first tasting. And my first great wine. And my next. And my next. And my next. Châteaux Léoville-Barton '62, Montrose '61, Beychevelle '61, Langoa-Barton '53, Haut-Bailly '55, Lynch-Bages '55, all begged or borrowed from richer and older wine lovers than me.

New French Law Requires WHAT?

Caren Osten Gerszberg | Posted 05.08.2012 | Women
Caren Osten Gerszberg

On my next trip to France, I'll not only think twice about taking the wheel after a picnic, but I'll also be blowing into a Breathalyzer to be certain my blood alcohol level is within the legal limit.

Top U.S. Grad Students Get Competitive... Over Wine

Regina Varolli | Posted 04.09.2012 | Home
Regina Varolli

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Chinese Start To Embrace Wine, But Remain Finicky Consumers

AP | By KELVIN CHAN | Posted 01.07.2012 | Home

HONG KONG -- As growth slows in their traditional markets, wine makers from around the world are eager to tap demand in China but industry players say...

Joe Dressner: The Passing of a Legendary Wine Importer

Brad Haskel | Posted 11.27.2011 | Home
Brad Haskel

Joe Dressner, a top wine importer, and one of the leading voices for non-manipulated or "un-spoofulated" wines, has recently passed away from brain cancer at the age of 60.

French Winemakers Use Satellites To 'Spy' On Own Crop

Le Monde/Worldcrunch | Claude Courtois | Posted 10.10.2011 | World

A month before harvest begins in Bordeaux, a new technology is being used that takes incredibly detailed images from 800 kilometers above to allow win...

The Big Man Behind the Little Wine Company

Brad Haskel | Posted 08.21.2011 | Home
Brad Haskel

In a city as competitive as New York, small wine distributors flood the marketplace. At first glance, this situation may seem counter-intuitive to the distribution consolidation that has taken place around the United States.

France's Bordeaux Wines Threatened by Global Warming

Telegraph | Allan Hall | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

The steady rise in global temperatures is threatening vineyards around Bordeaux that produce some of the most esteemed and expensive wines on earth....

Is French Food Culture Fading?

Reuters | Daniel Bases | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Signs of decay in French food and wine have been apparent for decades but there could be a saving grace, from of all things...

Three Places to Find the Wine Deal

Brad Haskel | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Brad Haskel

When people ask me where I look to find the best values in wine, I hesitate. But I am reminded of a quote from the old time baseball player Wee Willie Keeler: "You gotta hit 'em where they ain't."

World Wine Consumption Falls For First Time In Years

AP | GREG KELLER | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

PARIS — Shun that bottle and save your euros: That's what French and Italians are saying as the recession cuts into wine consumption in traditio...

Beaujolais: The Wild One

Molly Laas | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Molly Laas

The annual launch of Beaujolais Nouveau is one of several vin de premeur launches in France, or the bottling and quaffing of this year's grapes in the form of a wine that has barely had time to ferment.

US Wine Overtakes France

Daily Telegraph | Adam Lechmere | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

It should be cause for celebration. California produces some of the most finest, long-lived (and expensive) wine in the world. In 1976 - and again in ...