In the past, my advice to people interested in visiting Bordeaux was to go somewhere else. Seriously. Not because of the wine, which is great, but because of a less-than-warm welcome at the ...
The day took a bit of a wobble at Margaux. Not, you understand, because I’d been sampling some of Bordeaux’s top-quality tipples after an excellent lunch accompanied by more wine. It was because ...
COMPARED with the grand chateaus of the Médoc, the tiny Domaine du Jaugaret may seem irrelevant. The critics don’t score its wines, it’s barely mentioned in guides, it doesn’t play in the futures game ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the world’s best hotels, restaurants and wine. Five years is a long time in Bordeaux. There are numerous changes in ...
BORDEAUX, France -- For centuries Bordeaux has been the corporate center of French winemaking, known for luscious wines, elegant chateaus and shrewd wine-sellers. Now there's a twist: More consumers ...
Wine Spectator senior editor James Molesworth is in Bordeaux to taste the 2017 vintage, and visiting châteaus. Here are his tasting notes on the newest vintages from Châteaus Margaux, Palmer and ...
Contrary to its image, Bordeaux is not necessarily an old-fashioned, humorless place. Yes, the chateaus that adorn the Médoc landscape connote a sense of stately permanence, just as the corporate ...