(More on the wine below.) As Bordeaux aficionados know, of the thousands of estates in this revered French region, only four chateaux earned the status of First Growth in the historic Classification ...

It’s hard to believe but selling too much wine under ... who requested the classification ahead of the 1855 Exposition Universelle de Paris, where France’s best Bordeaux wines were to be ...

An index of the 10 most recent vintages of five top Bordeaux producers compiled by wine exchange Liv-ex has declined almost 27 per cent in sterling terms in the two years to March. The system ...

Vivace is my re-imagining of a white Bordeaux wine in my style requiring a higher percentage of Semillon — higher than the 75% that the regulations allow me to still call it Sauvignon Blanc.

Then, Lagrange was proclaimed as a Third Classified Growth in the official 1855 classification. Last ... These included hiring Marcel Ducasse (who graduated from the Bordeaux Institute of Oenology), ...

wine is made at a variety of quality levels and prices, so there really is something for everyone. We’re often asked to explain the Bordeaux Classification of 1855 and we remind those asking ...

Alongside Mouton Rothschild, Lafite was one of five Châteaux awarded Premier Cru (‘First Growth’) status in the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855 – initially, a ranking system intended to ...

Discover the Bordeaux region's wines on this full-day ... specializing in 'Grand Cru Classé', an official wine classification declared by Emperor Napoleon III in 1855. You'll taste the wines of the ...

Companies, including Yacht de Bordeaux, offer a glass of wine and a cannelé along the way. Most sailings end near the Pont d’Aquitaine, with a gleaming view of the Cité du Vin. Those who ...

Its escutcheon—a profusion of noble coronets, intrepid lions and soaring eagles—is carved in stone amidst the proudest vineyards of Bordeaux ... revise its official 1855 wine classification ...

The city of Bordeaux, in the heart of France's famous wine community, is the epitome of French elegance, while preserving a rich history with viticulture at the centre. Renowned for its vineyards ...

Loïc Pasquet pulls up in a dirt-splattered gray utility van and jumps out to greet us. He points to the sodden ground covered with sticks, stones, grass, and clumps of weeds and tells us about ...