Cédric, with his hipster heartthrob good looks (sorry girls, he’s married) had just moved into his new winery and cellar in Landreville when Pascaline and I stopped in... read more →
LE CLOWN BAR Right after the attacks, I was in a somber and nearly empty Paris. As it happened, so were a few friends. With a sense... read more →
The first time I went to Burgundy I was so damned scared. It was in January 2006 and I didn’t know anything about wine... read more →
In February, on the way to Burgundy, Pascaline Lepeltier and I made a pit... read more →
Within a few minutes of driving into the Vouette & Sorbée winery, Bertrand Gautherot greeted me with, “You’ll have to stay for lunch. I talk a... read more →
The dirty little secret of Paris travel is the inevitability of the one terrible meal. To minimize the damage, I stick to my favorites among the... read more →
Last February, our little train of pilgrims, Sev, Bryan, Pascaline, Deirdre, Caleb and I were banging off our snowy boots waiting for Pierre Overnoy to... read more →
My first clue that M. van Berg was an independent thinker was the mezuzah on his door. It takes a brave man to declare his... read more →
How are those 2011s that are just starting to trickle into the market? What shall we buy? Any talented discount shopper knows the rules: browse Barneys,... read more →
The Dive Bouteille, the Vin Expo for the rest of us, has just ended its 14th edition. Now held in the tuffeau caves beneath the... read more →