having ventured deep into the ancient undulating landscape where the Romans planted France’s first vineyards — a lush corner ...

And in a way, it is. If there’s one name you need to know when it comes to the modern face of Languedoc wine, it’s his. Jean-Claude took over the family’s tiny Domaine in the early 2000s ...

Last fall we attended a wine party in Quarante, a charming hamlet in the Languedoc region of southern France. The village was tiny. The house was anything but, with three stories, six bedrooms, a pool ...

The country has eleven major wine regions ranging from the Languedoc in the south to Champagne in the north, and laws governing wine production, honed over centuries, can differ from region to region.

Contemporary Portuguese reds from native grape varieties such as Touriga Nacional and Alfrocheira in the Alentejo and Douro are often spicy and piquant with a lighter edge. As a result, they are great ...

So unashamed was I in my ignorance that I felt no twinge of embarrassment when, having ventured deep into the ancient undulating landscape where the Romans planted France’s first vineyards — a lush ...