Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tom Hyland writes about wine (and sometimes) food from Europe and US. While the very definition of a classic means personifying ...

While most wine lovers and critics would point to Burgundy as the home of the greatest examples of Chardonnay, there are some offerings in California that are world class. As for Riesling, there is a ...

Vicki Denig is a wine and travel journalist who divides her time between New York and Paris. She is a certified wine specialist who has worked in the wine trade since 2013. Sauvignon Blanc is a grape ...

Sauvignon Blanc has a reputation for being unserious. Perhaps that's a great thing. Its lack of complication, its easily appreciated flavors have been the grape's huge win. New Zealand understands ...

About two hours south of Paris, on the eastern end of the Loire Valley, two of the world’s most renowned sauvignon blanc appellations sit just a handful of miles apart. Sancerre and Pouilly-Fume are ...

Learning about the whole of French wines just to find a few new summer refreshers can seem daunting. It's true, most people avoid the French section in the wine shop — not because they don't know ...

Clay Dillow is a Brooklyn-based wine and spirits writer who spends an inordinate amount of time pondering why we drink what we drink. His work has appeared in Fortune, Vinepair, Men’s Journal, Saveur, ...

Sipping a glass of crisp white wine at home, especially after a long workday, is a pleasure many of us can appreciate. When you’re opening a bottle just for yourself, there’s an important balance to ...

For many people, Sancerre has become synonymous with a top-quality, mineral-driven white wine. Sancerre is a controlled appellation — a certification granted to certain French agricultural products — ...

Sancerre is one of the world’s greatest Sauvignon Blanc wines, said Eric Asimov in The New York Times. The mere mention of the name evokes a world of beautiful, luscious white wines produced on the ...