France
Champagne’s Wine Growers Protest French Taxes
Monday November the 5th saw its share of protests, most notably in London where hordes of Guy Fawkes and one Russel Brand were seen protesting in front of Parliament. In…
- story: Janet Lee
Once Again, France Is the World’s Largest Wine Producer
Climate change is hitting wine producers hard worldwide; meanwhile France's wine yield is on the rise (along with Germany, South Africa and New Zealand). Of the world's 271 million hectoliters of…
- story: Janet Lee
Meet the Next Generation of France’s Wine Pros
A fresh crop of French wine lovers are turning the idea the stodgy sommelier on its head, according to one Reuters report. The players themselves, though, could not be more diverse. First, there's…
- story: Stephen Praetorius
Winemaker Accused of Looting Archaeological Site
On today’s ridiculous news, The Telegraph reports that a French wine producer has been accused of illegally excavating historic sites to satisfy his lifelong aspirations as an archaeologist. Although the name…
- story: Daniel Yeom
Hospital in France to Open a Wine Bar
A hospital in southwestern France plans on opening a wine bar for terminally ill patients to improve their quality of life, according to France 24. The bar will host supervised wine…
- story: Daniel Yeom
So Typical: Navigating a New World of Wine Diversity
Recent upheavals in wine—style wars, climate change and the rise of lesser-known grapes—have ushered in a wealth of new tastes that are challenging the way we buy, drink and learn…
- story: Jennifer Fiedler
- illustration: Mark Harris
France Protests Wine-Centric Internet Suffixes
The French government is challenging the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers’ decision to allow new internet suffixes .wine and .vin, according to Dr. Vino. This is in order to…
- story: Daniel Yeom
Sex, Sexism and the Natural Wine Label
Images of naked women and references to everything from ejaculation to getting a woman drunk and into bed have become increasingly common on French natural wine labels. Why? Rémy Charest…
- story: Rémy Charest
- illustration: James Carpenter
Finding Terroir in the Water of Life
Eau de vie has long been considered a rustic peasant spirit unworthy of serious consideration. But a handful of small, progressive producers are showing that these fruit brandies are capable…
- story: Tess Bryant
- photo: Carley Botolin
Coupe d’État: The Rise and Fall of the Champagne Flute
What the evolution of Champagne's drinking vessel—from coupe to flute to wine glass—says, not only about how the wine has changed, but how we, the drinkers, have changed.
- story: Regan Hofmann
- illustration: James Carpenter
