Wine

Well regarded Bordeaux from an exceptional vintage can have long term staying power, in the order of many decades.

Richard Nixon is the only U.S. president with an avid interest in French wine since Thomas Jefferson. He was partial to Chateau Margaux. Read a rarely told anecdote about his encounter with 1961 Chateau Lafite.

An up and coming wine region in Baja California, south of the border from San Diego, delivers a fine first impression.

A priceless collection of thirty year old Heitz Martha's Vineyard Cabernets provokes stories about Joe Heitz, a Napa Valley pioneer.

Cheap American sparklers have the word Champagne on their labels. Isn't that forbidden? "Champagne" is supposed to be reserved for only a specific region of France. How did the Americans get away with it?

Impressions about the 2016 vintage, another great one, from a massive tasting of around 90 labels across the region.