At this time every year, slow cookers are set up at Christmas market stands and on bistro bars throughout France, perfuming the air with wine warmed with baking spices, cardamom and star anise.
Some of the most interesting wines made in France are labeled Vin de France. Some of that country’s least-notable wines sport that label as well. The Vin de France appellation, aka VDF ...
It has long been suspected that some grape varieties used in modern wine are identical to plants grown hundreds of years ago. JEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Vin jaune is made from late harvest Savagnin ...