Tag: French wine
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Alsace Wine Route Travel Guide: What to See, Taste and Do
Plan your Alsace Wine Route journey: the best villages, wines to taste, food to try and practical tips for driving France’s most scenic route.
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Paris Has a Working Vineyard and Almost Nobody Knows It Exists
Hidden in the backstreets of Montmartre, the Clos Montmartre is a real working vineyard in the heart of Paris — planted in 1933 to stop developers, and still producing wine today.
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The Wine Scandal That Changed How Every Bottle in the World Is Labelled
How a wave of wine fraud across early 20th-century France sparked riots, forced a law, and created the appellation system now copied by every wine-producing country on earth.
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The Underground World That Makes Every Bottle of Champagne Possible
Beneath the elegant boulevard of Épernay, more than 100 million bottles of Champagne sleep in the dark. Here is the hidden world — and the extraordinary history — that makes every bottle possible.
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The Burgundy Harvest Week That No Travel Guide Ever Describes
Every autumn, Burgundy’s wine villages transform for the vendange — a harvest week of early mornings, shared meals, and rituals that most visitors never get to witness.
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What Really Happens in Bordeaux When the Harvest Season Begins
Every September, Bordeaux transforms as the harvest begins. Here’s what really happens when tens of thousands of workers descend on France’s wine country.
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The Burgundy Ritual That Happens Before a Single Grape Is Picked
Every autumn in Burgundy, before the harvest begins, winemakers walk their neighbour’s rows as carefully as their own. This is the unwritten ritual that has shaped the world’s greatest wine region.
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Why Every Bottle of Champagne Spends Years in the Dark Underground
Beneath the chalk hills of northeast France, 300 million bottles of Champagne sleep in ancient Roman tunnels. Here is what really happens underground — and why it matters.