Life & Style. Wine & Spirits

Calvados, named for the Normandy département where it's made from local apples, is the quintessence of cider.

The second in our series on the wines of southwest France: Dordogne to the Pyrenees.

The first of our two-part series on the wines of southwest France starts with the high country.

It's the mellowest moment of a day in France, a delightful interlude between the day's activity and a pleasurable meal: l'heure de l'apéro.

The lovely Graves region in Bordeaux offers high-quality wines that barely dent your finances.

Some of the rarest Cognac in the world owes its existence to the English.

The family whose name is synonymous with great Bordeaux has moved into Champagne.

Sweet wines are the underrated, and often underpriced, stars of the wine firmament.

Carthusian monks in the Chartreuse mountains have been producing the region's namesake alcohol since 1764.

The Grassa clan has transformed Château du Tariquet into France’s largest and most dynamic independent wine producer.