Francophiles carry the romantic notion that everyday French living includes champagne-soaked lunches, Burgundy dinners and cognac nightcaps galore. The fact is, drinking is on the decline in France according to…
Olivier Cousin, a biodynamic winemaker in the Anjou appleation of France is facing a 5,000 euro fine for labeling wine outside of A.O.C. regulations. After choosing not to bottle under…
Over the last several decades, what drove the style of many wines was a quest for immediacy. The public wanted wines that would blow them away (nearly literally) on first…
France’s Ministry of Agriculture is prosecuting organic winemakers who refuse to use pesticides. The New York Times reports that a producer in Burgundy is facing six months in prison and…
Today is Beaujolais Nouveau Day. The Telegraph breaks down the Beaujolais Nouveau tradition with a list of important historical facts (and a photo of Japanese people swimming in a pool…
Few, if any, spirits importers are more concerned with the little guy than Nicolas Palazzi, the owner of Paul-Marie Spirits (PM Spirits). He's built his business on trying to expose…
M.F.K. Fisher’s lesser-known musings on wine and its indelible link to living well.
(n.) An anise-flavored liqueur developed by Pernod as a replacement for absinthe, which was banned in France in 1919 for its supposed hallucinogenic properties. The formula for pastis borrows many…
(n.) Historically made from tart-sweet pomegranate juice and sugar, grenadine is perhaps the most enduring in the category of concentrated fruit syrups that were popular cocktail ingredients in the late…
(n.) A French brand of orange-flavored liqueur used in mixed drinks, served neat as a digestif or used as an ingredient in desserts (most famously, flambéed in Crepes Suzette). Created…
