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 >>

export 99% of my wine because I'm unknown in France - I don't submit bottles. BG: Wait a minute - no one buys your wine in France? want them to travel the world, and if they want to come back and make wine because they love making wine, then great. This is the final post about my conversation with Jean-Marie Fourrier. Jacques. MORE >>

On my late lunch break I was at an established and well respected upper-west-side wine retailer (when searching for specific Santorini wines, one must be willing to travel from Brooklyn) and a man and woman walked in. Stars of the southwest in France, the Jura!" My ears perked up - of course! wanted to hear this conversation. Again?" MORE >>

Narrating the seminar was Anne Parent of Domaine Parent, a very important producer in France that has been in the Parent family for generations. In my last travels to Beaune in November I ordered wine from Beaune quite a bit, impressed by the flavor profile and value. Yet it was rich, buttery, and racy, with intense acidity. MORE >>

She is something like 65 years old, but in France she's still a leading lady. This is a wine that might show best before it travels over the ocean. I just returned from several days in Champagne! In Peter Liem , I had the finest tour guide imaginable. The French love Sharon Stone. And it was perfect with the food. MORE >>