PARIS (Reuters Life!) - For many people, the sweet white Sauternes wine is served at the start of a dinner with 'foie gras' goose liver or at the end of the meal with dessert. But for Berenice Lurton, ...

Yet until a hundred years ago or so, Sauternes had a historic place as a “first course” wine. Why the change? One key reason is that a century ago, weather conditions were cooler. Grapes did not ripen ...

Most of the wine lovers and collectors I know have a tiny corner of their cellars devoted to sweet and fortified wines like Sauternes and Port. Most of the wine lovers and collectors I know have a ...

Sign up to get the best of Boston, every day. Ask me what’s a good meal. Go ahead. My answer: any meal with wine. What’s a great meal? One that pairs a different ...

Every year, I try to come up with something new to say about what to drink with your turkey dinner. For the past few holidays, I’ve been quite entranced with rosé – and I still am. But I’ve recently ...

Among well-heeled wine lovers, there are food pairings that are more or less unimpeachable, combinations that improve what you’re eating and drinking in a way that’s so special or unique, people ...

Born there in 1960, Bernard has spent his entire life in the region -- and has worked in the wine industry since 1978 when he opened a small wine shop. In 1983, he took over the operations at Domaine ...

Sticky, sweet and simply sublime, a Sauternes will bring tears to many wine lovers eyes. The dedication to the wine’s creation can be overbearing, but the end result is one of the purest forms of art.