Bordeaux
Exploring French Wine in Bordeaux: Chateau Visits, Wine Tastings and La Cite Du VinBordeaux, the oldest wine producing region in the world, offers unforgettable experiences to wine lovers. Explore the different wine regions, visit chateaus and enjoy wine tastings!
- Bordeaux 2015 Expected to be a 'Magnificent' Vintage
Winemakers in Bordeaux, cheered by last year's ideal growing conditions, have said they expected 2015 to be a "magnificent" vintage.
- White Bordeaux Demands Close Attention
The last 25 years in wine have been signified by the discovery or rediscovery of regions unknown, obscure or half-forgotten.
- Wines Under Threat as Bordeaux Hit by Rising Temperatures
This summer was a scorcher in France, the second hottest on record. For Bordeaux wine growers, those searing temperatures were the latest reminder that global warming is threatening to upend their world.
- When Good is Better than Great, and Interesting Beats Impressive
A generation ago, a top Bordeaux or Burgundy was an affordable luxury, available to the middle class. The same was true of great wines from California and Italy. But rapid price inflation over the past ...
- Rain, Hail and Drought: Organic French Winemakers Feel the Pinch
"This isn't so much a harvest, as a hunt for grapes," said French winemaker Jean-Jacques Robert, with a rueful laugh as he unloaded grapes still warm from his vineyards around Fuisse in Burgundy.
