So, how did a nice Japanese boy like Hirotake... read more →
Nicolas Joly started one of the most influential tasting associations in the world—the biodynamic Renaissance des Appellations—but he also... read more →
A few years ago friends were taking me out to dinner in Paris. We went to Coinstot Vino and I thought I had ordered the Domaine Prieuré... read more →
In February, on the way to Burgundy, Pascaline Lepeltier and I made a pit... read more →
Tucked into the Aube, the southern-most bit of Champagne, sits Montgueux. This hill is a chalk outcropping—an island of chardonnay in... 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 →
Brand Bordeaux realizes they have lost two generations of sommeliers. And they want them back. They want the business back. They want the love back. But can... read more →
Last June, for the very first time I visited Alsace. I dropped my bag in Colmar and zipped up north to Nothalten, on the upper ribbon of... read more →