What's Going On in the World of French Wines

I get a lot of questions here on the blog about how to locate specific wines. One of the most common is what to do when you have found a wine on vacation in France, but now can’t locate it once you are home. Unfortunately, sometimes finding a wine you’ve fallen in love with is a little like trying to find the owner of the glass slipper left on the stairs at the stroke of midnight.

Why is finding a long-lost love so challenging? Well, first off, while there is plenty of wine made around the world, there isn’t an unlimited supply of every wine label produced. Certain wineries might produce millions …

In this video, Master of Wine Sheri Sauter Morano explains how to safely open a bottle of sparkling wine.

This has been a bit of a busy week. Wednesday was the Satellite Media Tour for Wines of France and so I spent most of the day in a studio in New York doing tv and radio interviews. I got to talk about French wines with folks from all over the US, and it was quite a lot of fun. It was also an interesting way to spend Bastille Day!

There were two main themes that I discussed during my interviews – the first was some thoughts on summer entertaining ideas and the second had …

While I was in Bordeaux, I had the opportunity to do a short interview with my friend, Juliet Bruce-Jones who is also a fellow Master of Wine. Juliet is originally from England, but a few years ago she and her family moved to the South of France. After spending some time in the Languedoc recently, I have to admit, I am a bit jealous. That part of France is exceptionally beautiful and there is tons to see, do, eat and drink. I decided to ask Juliet to share a little bit with you about the Languedoc and what she does there. Should you ever decide to plan a trip to that part …

Well, it took me a day longer than expected to get home (it’s a long story involving a nine hour delay in Charles de Gaulle airport), but I am finally back in North Carolina and getting caught up on email, work and, of course, laundry!  And if you have posted a comment or emailed me a question, don’t worry – I will be responding to you very shortly – I had some email issues while I was abroad but now that I am home things have been resolved.

When I last posted to the site, I think it was right before my last day in France when we …