Wine can be confusing, especially when it comes to the laws and classifications around it. In the United States, they’re relatively straightforward — we have the American Viticultural Area (AVA) ...

In the year 1855, dozens of châteaux in the Bordeaux region of southwest France were classified according to the quality of wines they produced. Yet few wine lovers know that during that same year, ...

You know what’s overwhelming? Shopping for wine. Any given wine store could carry hundreds of bottles, so how are you supposed to choose? (Hint: It has nothing to do with how pretty the label looks, ...

Bordeaux is the world’s biggest source of top quality wines. But a Bordeaux wine can cost anything from a few dollars or euros to several thousand per bottle. In Bordeaux you can find the ultimate ...

Presently, France recognizes wine as organic (Agriculture Biologique, Nature&Progrès) and biodynamic (Demeter—two levels, and Biodyvin). While here in the U.S. we have our own organic (USDA Organic, ...

The broadening of the fine wine market beyond Bordeaux to not only Burgundy in France, but also Italy, Spain, the U.S., and beyond, is evident in Liv-ex’s latest “classification,” the London-based ...