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Reading France through its wine
independent media Platform on Wine, Culture and Society Reading France through its wine
Why does a smell bring back a memory? Perfume historian Annick Le Guérer explains the link between smell and wine, and what anosmia reveals.
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.
Abandoned vineyards of Languedoc: heritage grape varieties, Muscat à Petits Grains, climate change and the economics of vineyard restoration, with Florence Monferran, historian and former winemaker.
In Burgundy, winegrower Armand Heitz is turning to regenerative agriculture to restore soil health and help his vineyards adapt to climate change.
“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.
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.
Why does a smell bring back a memory? Perfume historian Annick Le Guérer explains the link between smell and wine, and what anosmia reveals.
Abandoned vineyards of Languedoc: heritage grape varieties, Muscat à Petits Grains, climate change and the economics of vineyard restoration, with Florence Monferran, historian and former winemaker.
In Burgundy, winegrower Armand Heitz is turning to regenerative agriculture to restore soil health and help his vineyards adapt to climate change.
Is Paris still a culinary capital? From Les Halles to bouillons, French service to world cuisines, food historian Loïc Bienassis answers.