So Monday morning, myself and another MW student were picked up at the hotel AXA so generously secured for us by the very handsome and charming technical manager, Cedric Loiseau. The Languedoc, located in the south of France, borders the Mediterranean between the Pyrenees and the Rhone Valley. Visiting Mas Belles Eaux. MORE >>

So Monday morning, myself and another MW student were picked up at the hotel AXA so generously secured for us by the very handsome and charming technical manager, Cedric Loiseau. The Languedoc, located in the south of France, borders the Mediterranean between the Pyrenees and the Rhone Valley. you can see it here. The Winery. MORE >>

For 'old world' wines I have always enjoyed those from Italy and Spain and paid little attention to wines from France. So, on my last wine shopping spree I picked up a bottle of E.Guigal Gigondas 2007 ( $24 ) Gigondas is situated right under the rugged, rocky range of the Dentelles de Montmirail. Aromas were awesome. Gigondas French MORE >>

Today the French insurance company AXA owns several wineries which produce the world’s most exquisite wine, such as Chateau Pichon Longueville, Chateau Suduiraut, Chateau Petit-Village, Chateau Belles Eaux, and two other properties outside France, Disznoko in Tokai and Quinta do Noval in Portugal. “A French insurance company owns a Chateau?” MORE >>

Picking a wine that will work with a turkey dinner can be tricky, here are six Rosés that will do the job without overpowering the dish: Carpineto Rosato 2007 Bouquet: floral characteristics, particularly rose, acacia and grape flowers; fruity fragrances like apple, currant and sour cherry are evident. MORE >>