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Reading France through its wine
independent media Platform on Wine, Culture and Society Reading France through its wine
Can a natural wine be free of faults? In Vinsobres, in the Rhône Valley, former New York sommelier Victor Taylor is betting on it at Domaine Serre Besson.
Comment acheter un vin aux enchères en France ? Maxime Sanders Thieffry, Wine Specialist chez Sotheby’s, détaille frais, TVA et authenticité.
What is a vineyard sculpture park? Art historian Raphaël Blazy explores how wine and contemporary art meet, from Château La Coste to Ruinart, Pommery and Peyrassol.
Why does a smell bring back a memory? Perfume historian Annick Le Guérer explains the link between smell and wine, and what anosmia reveals.
“Bon Vin” or (Good Wine): behind its cheerful surface, this Épinal print reveals the pleasures, excesses and social codes of working-class France in the 1800s.
Why does one wine cost €1,000 and another €10? Does price affect taste? Bourdieu, Parker, 1855 Classification: how taste, chemistry and prestige make value.
A bottle recommended in seconds is not the same as advice. How artificial intelligence is redrawing the wine industry without replacing it.
How did wine become a status symbol? From the 1855 classification to Bourdieu’s cultural capital, the story of how a bottle turned into a social signal.
Six years under a veil, then a 62cl clavelin: Jura vin jaune is served and chosen like no other white. Château-Chalon, its birthplace, turns ninety.
Beaujolais has no premier cru. In 2023, Fleurie applied to the INAO to classify seven lieux-dits, the first bid to give Gamay a rank of its own.
Why is Provence rosé so pale? From Domaines Ott to Saint-Tropez: how it is made, its grapes, food pairings and prices, and what it says about us.
Is investing in Burgundy wines still a good strategy? Selectively, and over the long term: centuries of terroir, a 34% market correction and climate risks that prices may be overlooking.
Can a natural wine be free of faults? In Vinsobres, in the Rhône Valley, former New York sommelier Victor Taylor is betting on it at Domaine Serre Besson.
Comment acheter un vin aux enchères en France ? Maxime Sanders Thieffry, Wine Specialist chez Sotheby’s, détaille frais, TVA et authenticité.
What is a vineyard sculpture park? Art historian Raphaël Blazy explores how wine and contemporary art meet, from Château La Coste to Ruinart, Pommery and Peyrassol.
Why does a smell bring back a memory? Perfume historian Annick Le Guérer explains the link between smell and wine, and what anosmia reveals.