After working as a nuclear scientist, Texier turned to wine, making his first in Burgundy. Tags: American wine French wine wine picks While Merlot’s fall from grace can be traced to one line in the movie Sideways , the fall of Syrah has been more difficult to track. alcohol. The $16 price tag helped too. Then we tried the J. MORE >>

When I asked winemaker Roli Velich of the Moric winery which grape was the most apt comparison for Blaufränkisch, he suggested no fewer than three: pinot noir from Burgundy, Syrah from the Northern Rhone and Nebbiolo from Piedmont. Tags: wine picks Adding insult to injury, the asking price at the winery was only 20 schillings (about 1.50 MORE >>

That is, unless one is in Burgundy where the chic restaurant Ma Cuisine is built on the grounds of a former royal stable, and the very warm and welcoming home of negociant Becky Wasserman -- in a charming village outside the city -- was originally built to shelter animals hundreds of years ago. Burgundy is a complex region to understand. MORE >>

It’s no secret in Burgundy and beyond that Faiveley has been on a roll. And when the family company holds a jaw-dropping 300 acres of vineyards in Burgundy, including 25 acres of Grand Cru, and makes wine across 18 different appellations, the pressure ratchets up even further. French wine wine picksHe grew up in Nuits-St.-Georges MORE >>

And there is no conceivable scenario in which I would say to these people that I do some work for but don't know well, "Hey, give me the wine list and I'll pick something." The host will pick and that's that. Tags: Domaine de L'Arlot Trips cocktails Burgundy I love traveling, but I don't love traveling for work. Georges emerged. MORE >>