The French appellation system (AOC or AOP) is crucial as it guarantees the wine’s origin and adherence to regional production standards. Producer: The name of the wine producer or estate ...

Burgundy and Champagne as well as Rhone Valley and Languedoc to name just a few), and each with their own unique set of rules ...

Here are several examples of both traditional and innovative French bottlings well ... this estimable Haut-Médoc wine is from a château (whose name means “beautiful pebbles”) dating to ...

Unfavourable weather has likely slashed France's 2024 wine harvest by 23 percent compared to the previous year, the agriculture ministry said in an estimate published Friday.