The Journal
Sauternes AOC, Clos Dady
Clos Dady Sauternes: a botrytised sweet white from Bordeaux, all honey and apricot – for foie gras, blue cheese and dessert, and worth cellaring.
Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé, Château Laroze
Château Laroze, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé: a Merlot-led Right Bank Bordeaux of dark fruit and fine tannins, built to cellar for ten to fifteen years.
Maury AOC, Mas Amiel — Vintage Grenat
Mas Amiel Vintage Grenat, Maury AOC: a Grenache Vin Doux Naturel of dark fruit and cocoa, for chocolate and blue cheese, with the depth to cellar.
How Wine Became a Status Symbol: Taste, Culture and Prestige
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.
How Foreign Hands Built French Terroir: 2,500 Years of Influence
Greeks, Romans, Dutch engineers, Irish exiles, English tastes: how 2,500 years of foreign influence built French wine into the world's most valuable asset class.