POMEROL, France — The word Bordeaux connotes magnificent châteaus, aristocratic (or at least wealthy or corporate) landowners and wines that occasionally live up to their pretensions. But in the ...

After driving north from the riverside city of Libourne in southwest France, you will see signs pointing right toward the towns of Pomerol and Saint-Émilion, and left to the town of Lalande de Pomerol ...

Consider yourself a wine pro? You don’t know merlot until you’ve tried some of the best examples from its home in Bordeaux. Silky soft and with fleshy, juicy red fruits, merlot has a mixed reputation ...

With 657,300 acres, Merlot is the second most planted grape variety in the world, after Cabernet Sauvignon (link to our grape profile of CS). It is the most planted in France. This should indicate ...

The first chapter in This is wine: its storied place and taste. In the spring of the year 1204, the Fourth Crusade, upon their quest to secure a safe route for pilgrims to the Holy Land, decided it ...

Traditionally wines from Bordeaux have garnered a certain high level of respect, esteem, fame and the price tag that goes along with that. In broad strokes, the Bordeaux Blend, historically referred ...

Wine culture spans the globe, but one place stands out above the rest. Visit here, and you'll have no doubt you're in the ...

They sound the same, have the same prestige – but their taste is very different. Don't confuse Pommard and Pomerol anymore. A Pommard is a red wine from Burgundy, from the Côte de Beaune, and more ...