French wine
Beyond Beaujolais: Nine Gamay Producers to Seek Out
A quick guide to France’s alt-regions for gamay, and the producers worth seeking out.
It’s Time to Go Beyond Beaujolais for Our Gamay Fix
Beaujolais isn’t the only region in France that can satisfy the wine world’s insatiable appetite for gamay.
- story: Jon Bonné
- illustration: Maria Hergueta
How Anjou Became the Capital of Natural Wine
Over the past 15 years, Anjou has emerged as the heart of France’s natural wine movement. Jon Bonné on the wines and winemakers that sparked revolution in this Loire Valley…
- story: Jon Bonné
- illustration: Maria Hergueta
The Search for Greatness in Saint-Joseph Syrah
As top appellations in the northern Rhône grow prohibitively expensive, winemakers have turned their attentions to less anointed sites, like Saint-Joseph.
- story: Jon Bonné
- illustration: Maria Hergueta
Daily News: Whiskey from Bagels, Burgundy’s High-Tech Hail Shield
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: - A British wine boom is on the horizon as 1 million new vines have been planted this year.…
- story: Chloe Frechette
How Saumur Became a Loire Valley Powerhouse
In recent years, Saumur has become something of an anomaly within the Loire Valley, consistently making wines more ambitious than history has dictated. Jon Bonné on the future of the…
- story: Jon Bonné
- illustration: Maria Hergueta
Meet the Who’s Who of Wine Cool
Among America’s most progressive wine lists, which producers act as universal touchstones? Megan Krigbaum surveys dozens to come up with a shortlist of the who’s who of wine cool.
- story: Megan Krigbaum
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Can Northern Rhône Syrah Survive the Spotlight?
Both Côte-Rôtie and Cornas have entered the spotlight after decades in the shadows. Jon Bonné considers how the rush of fame has affected these regions, and what it signals for…
- story: Jon Bonné
- illustration: Yoonhwa Jang
The Northern Rhône Producers to Know Right Now
As both Côte-Rôtie and Cornas grapple with the fame they've garnered over the last few decades, producers in both places have emerged as both standard bearers and symbols of the…
- story: Jon Bonné
- photo: Jon Bonné
The Wine Stories That Will Shape 2017
From talking truth about natural wine to California’s newest up-and-comers to worries over labor and immigration, Jon Bonné lays out the wine stories that will make a difference in 2017.
- story: Jon Bonné
- illustration: Yoonhwa Jang
