September Wine Reviews: From the Dazzling Côte d’Azur to the Chaos of La Rentrée
The final sips of summer 2025. The term “la rentrée” was initially created to refer to that time of year ...
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August Wine Reviews: The Best Chablis for Lobster Rolls and A Last-Minute Escape to Provence
The summer I turned French – by taking almost the entire month of August off (albeit accidentally). Maine’s been on ...
July Wine Reviews: A Delightful Vouvray and Renewed Love for Cru Beaujolais
If we can’t have another trip to Bordeaux, at least we have wine. Oh, July. Sticky, sweltering, bipolar July. The ...
Travel Guide to the Bordeaux Wine Region
Why a region on the verge of rennaissance should be at the top of your list to visit next. I ...
June Wine Reviews: Magic in Bordeaux and 2 Captivating Champagnes
As it turns out, Bordeaux is home to some of my favorite wines. A week before leaving for France, I ...
How to Spend One Perfect Day in Chablis
Because I’m always looking for off-the-beaten track adventures. Chablis might possibly be French wine country’s best-kept secret. Tucked away next ...
May Wine Reviews: A Marathon Wine Dinner and a Stellar Natural Wine From the Languedoc
Plus: a blind tasting I epically failed. May was my busiest wine tasting month to date, with over 50 wines ...
10 Great Books for Foodie Francophiles
Especially for those like me who aren’t often easily pulled into reading. Growing up, I was a picky leisure reader. ...
April Wine Reviews: An Outstanding Chenin Blanc, A Nostalgic Champagne
A busy April with much to celebrate. I have a love/hate relationship with April. It’s always extraordinarily bustling and overwhelming ...
A Francophile in Central Otago
And why you should get your hands on their Pinot Noir. A few years ago, on advice (and quite frankly, ...