The world of French wine is dauntingly vast. To learn every aspect of it, you’d need an entire wine shop, and a lifetime as well. Yet drinking wine, from anywhere, without knowing something about the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the world’s best hotels, restaurants and wine. It’s no secret that wine consumption worldwide is flat or declining, not ...

From a French-inspired courtyard in Santa Ynez Valley to two of Napa’s most famous producers, these are the top wineries for merlot on the West Coast. Since merlot is known to adapt and take on the ...

As you may have heard, the Summer Olympics start later this week. And just in case you have been lucky enough to miss the non-stop ads promoting this event for the past few years, the Olympics will be ...

The 47th Vancouver International Wine Festival is fast approaching at a time when much of the wine world is in turmoil. Yet ...