Lady Luck has smiled on Burgundy recently, with moderate weather and abundant harvests for four vintages in a row. Sadly, that streak ended this spring, when all of France experienced one of the worst cold Read More ⟶

Legendary winemaker Jean-Bernard Delmas, manager of Château Haut-Brion for over 40 years, once described the much-acclaimed 1982 vintage as his "armchair summer."  Put another way (and invoking the oft-used cliché) "Some years anyone (almost) can make Read More ⟶

With more classified estates than any single appellation in Bordeaux -- including such luminaries as Châteaux Beychevelle, Branaire-Ducru, Ducru-Beaucaillou, and of course the estates of  Léoville (The Lion's Village) Léoville-Barton, Léoville-Las Cases and Léoville-Poyferré -- you Read More ⟶

As we come out of the pandemic and the world beings to reopen, we're seeing renewed energy, innovation and creativity in every sector. In the spirit of that rebirth, we've decided to make a few Read More ⟶

One of the many calamities caused by the recent U.S. Government tariffs on French wine was the near-total loss of product from the Left Bank available to U.S. consumers. Margaux, Pauillac, Saint Julien and Saint-Estèphe appellations Read More ⟶

If you love French wine, the past 18 months have been tough. If you import French wine, it's been devastating. We're referring, of course, to the 25% tariffs on wine set by the U.S. Trade Read More ⟶