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Book Review: "Mille Vignes, Penser le Vin de Demain," by Pascaline Lepeltier

This groundbreaking book by Pascaline Lepeltier is a deeply personal exploration of the relationship between the land, the vine and the wine....

Yohan Castaing • 24 Nov 2023

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Bordeaux in 2023: The State of the Art

This essay offers an extensive personal overview of Bordeaux’s state of the art in 2023, informed by 15 weeks of visits to over 500 châteaux over the last calendar year....

William Kelley • 08 Mar 2023

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France: Up From the Cellar 28

While I taste and review thousands of young wines throughout the year, it’s older bottles that I most often reach for at home. This installment reflects a year’s domestic drinking....

William Kelley • 27 Feb 2022

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France, Northern Rhône: Laissez les Bons Temps Rouler!

My focus in this report is on bottled wines, mostly from the excellent 2018 vintage. Let the good times roll!...

Joe Czerwinski • 21 May 2021

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France, Beaujolais: A Second Installment of 2018 Reviews

This small report includes some tasting notes of recently released wines....

William Kelley • 20 May 2021

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France, Southern Rhône: Noteworthy New Releases

This short report is highlighted by reviews of two producers from Gigondas: Domaine Saint Damien and Domaine des Bosquets....

Joe Czerwinski • 20 May 2021

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Best of Bordeaux 2019 En Primeurs: The 20 Top-Scoring Wines

Your definitive list of the 20 wines that received the highest scores of all 2019 Bordeaux En Primeur wine reviews and ratings thus far....

RP Digital • 02 Jul 2020

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France, Champagne: Cédric Bouchard – Champagne’s Reclusive Revolutionary

Cédric Bouchard works with the lowest yields in Champagne and fashions some of the region’s greatest wines from vineyards that no one had ever heard of....

William Kelley • 07 May 2020

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France, Bordeaux: The 2017s in Bottle

Out of the gate, many of the 2017s possess bags of perfume, freshness and vivacity. We have not seen this caliber of medium-bodied, bright, cheery, delicately styled Bordeaux wines in...

Lisa Perrotti-Brown • 16 Mar 2020

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Au Fil du Zinc – Chablis

This restaurant in Chablis is a true find....

William Kelley • 19 Jul 2019

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