Languedoc-Rousillon (France): 528,000 acres or about 37 Manhattans. New York, NY: Newspaper Enterprise Association, Inc., Recently, someone asked me, “so just how big is Burgundy, say, compared to Manhattan?&# Excellent question! all sources appear after the jump.). Romanee-Conti (DRC) vineyard: 4.4 1966: 305. MORE >>

It had a vague cinnamon aroma that I associate with carbonic fermentation, and texturally it felt like high quality Beaujolais to me, but one with a little bottle age. Some one said it was a Cabernet Franc. Sounded plausible, but it didn't remind me of the Cabernet Francs that I know from the Loire. It's possible, anyway. MORE >>

Even the most jaded journalist can always learn something new, and of course new associations can always be made. our flight arrived too late for this, so arrived in time to hear Frances Mayes, author of "Every Day in Tuscany: Seasons of an Italian Life" speak about her book. Thursday - today - was also very dynamic. MORE >>

Born in Cognac in the same house where his father was born, and raised in Bordeaux, it would have been easy for him to continue his family’s wine tradition in France. His family has owned vineyard property in France since the late 1600s. Due to the similarities of several of his favorite wine regions in France, it was California’s. MORE >>

He marketed one of his wines as “Anjou Pur Breton,” which somehow made it past the authorities for several years despite containing a place name and a grape name (Breton is a local name for Cabernet Franc). His transgression? Goofing around with names. The decision of how to proceed now lies with a prosecutor in Angers. MORE >>