The Blog "Engaging the Senses" includes thoughts on wine, food, travel and art from James Beard Award-winning writer, WSET educator and travel photographer Lyn Farmer
Isn’t it time we stopped seeing dry rosé as a summertime thing? There is much more to rosé than light, crisp and refreshing wines relegated to the hot months. I think the many styles of rosé offer something at any time of year.
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It’s that season again - Beaujolais Nouveau time and this year, there is an obstacle to its success in addition to wine snobbism
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No country has as diverse an array of great and classic wines as France, so I’m particularly happy to announce a new wine course that explores the wines of France in depth. Read all about it right here!
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Labels advising against drinking wine during pregnancy have been around for years, but a new proposal has French wine producers seeing red.
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There is nothing wrong and everything right about having rosé all year long. Even if you live in a location that has cold winters, there is a place at the table for well-made rosé!
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A battle between biodynamic winemaker Thibault Liger-Belair and French agricultural authorities is likely a precursor of struggles ahead in other countries and other vineyards as well.
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The OIV, the global tabulator of wine production, just listed the world's top grape (and thus, wine) producers. But what does 50 million hectoliters really mean for your Saturday night?
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We hear now and then about someone stealing wine from a restaurant or even a winery, but some innovative thieves in France's Rhône Valley took wine theft to a new level, and hijacked the wine "on the hoof" so to speak from Guigal, one of the region's most admired producers....
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The hot August sun, humid breezes off the Atlantic Ocean and a general summertime malaise has me seeing pink. I love rosé and despite legions of consumers who are still terrified of wines that are not watery white or garnet-red, there's a place for rosé on my table any day. Today's blog post contains three wines worth trying.
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Gerard Bertrand, retired rugby star with a lifelong passion for wine (and the street creds to back it up) talks about not just the vintage of the century but "the best vintage ever" in the South of France. Be forewarned - you will want these wines, but it's good to read up on them first.
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