France, Burgundy: High Density, High Definition – A Vertical Tasting with Olivier Lamy

In the Côte d’Or, Lamy is producing some of contemporary Burgundy’s most exciting wines from his experimental plantings of high-density Chardonnay....

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France, Southwest: How a Swiss-Made Dream Became True in the Perigord

The Perigord is not one of my regions, but the wines of Château Monestier La Tour deserve to be noticed—they are excellent and also very good value for money....

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France: 100 Cool French Rosés for a Hot Northern Hemisphere Summer

Hot weather and outdoor cooking go together like salads and rosé, hamburgers and rosé, grilled chicken and rosé....

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Reviewers’ Favorites 2022: William Kelley

Taking over coverage of Bordeaux has been rich with interest, so I’ve dedicated this year’s “favorites” entirely to the reds and whites of the Gironde. I hope this selection may...

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France, Alsace: Two Great Consecutive Vintages, 2019 and 2020

This report of 602 wines consists mainly of 2020s and 2019s, with some great wines. But you will also find a few 2021s and even some 2017s and 2016s....

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France: Sweet, Brief Farewell to the Loire

My final report on wines from the Loire Valley includes noble sweet wines: two rare Domaine Huet Vouvrays and two Domaine Ogereau Chenins de botrytis....

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France, Bordeaux: The Other Bordeaux – Lesser-Known Estates of the Right Bank, Part 1

This ongoing series is devoted to the forgotten Bordeaux, what we call “the other Bordeaux,” and this report covers the Right Bank, focusing on a few appellations near Saint-Émilion and...

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France: Rosés from the Rhône

Within the Rhône Valley, rosé wines are indisputably led by the dark crimson wines of Tavel, a rosé-only wine appellation d’origine....

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France, Southern Rhône: Châteauneuf du Pape (2020, 2021 & 2022) – Part 2

This smaller report includes wines from producers such as Château Rayas, Château de Beaucastel, Château de Vaudieu, Clos St Jean and Domaine de Pégau....

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France, Champagne: Recent and Forthcoming Releases

This installment of new releases from Champagne looks at forthcoming or recently released wines from Champagne’s big houses....

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