What's Going On in the World of French Wines

Recently a reader sent in the following question to the blog:

Should you always pair regional cuisine with a wine from that same region? I made a great Mexican dish last night– could I have served it with a French wine?

I wanted to share my answer to this question in a blog post because I think that this highlights an important issue about food and wine pairing that confuses a lot of people.

In general, when it comes to matching a wine to a dish, it is rare to make a mistake when you pair wines and food of the same region together. Traditionally this had to do with the fact that …

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

The summer in between my junior and senior years of college, I spent several weeks in Belgium on an art history study abroad program. It just so happened, that while I was there, my aunt and uncle and their two little boys were visiting France on vacation. Since train travel is so easy in Europe, one weekend I headed down to Rheims (Reims in French), a major city in the Champagne region.

Cindy and Jon, my aunt and uncle, are passionate travelers and so we spent the day exploring the beautiful city of Rheims. We toured the fantastic Notre-Dame de Reims (the …