Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lana Bortolot covers the intersection of wine, business and culture. You can go to Bordeaux in search of grandeur, of which you ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Focused on the intersections between culture, wellness and food At the heart of the village of Saint Emilion is a monolithic ...

Famed for its merlots and cabernet sauvignons, Bordeaux’s most prestigious wine appellations are characterized by their position on either the left or right banks—and among the most prominent are the ...

I could quit my job, leave London and move to France to work on a vineyard. My mornings would begin with birdsong and my days ...

Saint-Émilion, with its honey-colored château, narrow cobbled streets and ancient ecclesiastical heritage, has always felt a world away from the grand, Cabernet Sauvignon-dominated vineyards of the ...

The region has a viticultural heritage going back to Roman times and produces some of the world’s most sought after Bordeaux wine. “Wine is the most civilised thing in the world,” wrote Ernest ...

THE LAST TIME I VISITED Klein Constantia, one of South Africa's oldest wine farms, I had a long conversation about baboons. I won't go into the details; suffice to say I hadn't appreciated the havoc a ...