France

Wines of the week A reassuringly firm and generous red from a legendary Loire producer at a stellar price. Above, Matthieu and Bernard Baudry...

Wines of the week Or Fontanel’s Rancio Sec – two perfect wines for the festive season, one sweet, one dry, both revelations, and incredibly...

Wines of the week A champagne that should be on your radar far beyond the holidays, from €26.50, $39.99, £47.95. Above, Clément Préaux surveys...

Nick on restaurants For Brits in search of French culture, history and cuisine, or just a good rail connection, Lille is the perfect...

Free for all The wines, and other drinks, that brought our critics the most joy, hope, solace and reassurance this year. Sometimes a...

Wine news in 5 Plus, the ASI Best Sommelier for Europe, Africa and the Middle East competition results. Above, finalists Pascaline Lepeltier, Mikk Parre...

Free for all Victoria Mason MW interviews the head of one of the newest wineries in Burgundy. This is the sixth in our...

Wine news in 5 Plus an update on the floods in Spain and reminder of our ongoing 2023 Rhône coverage. Above, the new low-alcohol...

Inside information After a marathon tasting spree from Vienne to Valence, James Lawther finds the challenging vintage light on ageability but rich...

Wine news in 5 And two new wine regions recognised: Beverly, Washington AVA (shown on the image above) and France's new PGI Lorraine, an...

Tasting articles Exploring the lesser-known corners of the wine world, naturally. Above, Patrick Sullivan, producer of an impressive range of Chardonnays in...

Free for all Alice Paillard is the fourth subject to be interviewed by Victoria Mason MW in a series of profiles of some...

Wine news in 5 Plus an update on harvest in France and a reminder to invite some friends over to celebrate Come Over October...

Free for all So why exactly are so many top French wine producers choosing to invest in American wineries? A much shorter version...

Free for all Joséphine Duffau-Lagarrosse is the winemaker at St-Émilion's Château Beauséjour, taking the reins as co-director with Prisca Courtin-Clarins in April 2021...

Travel tips There's no surfing in south-east France, but surfer/philosopher/wine writer Chris Howard finds many other reasons to visit this little-known corner...