Food and wine in the Alsace region of France that borders the River Rhine are like love and marriage: they complement each other. Separation, according to locals, is almost unthinkable. “In Alsace, it ...

Alsace is so perfect that you sometimes wonder if it’s for real. Well, yes it is. This is not Disneyland although the fairy tale villages along the Alsatian route de vin, the wine road, almost make ...

Every once in a while, I stumble across something that shakes up my preconceived notions about the taste, style and potential of a wine. That, after all, is what fuels a wine lover — the possibility ...

As a follow-up to the last column on the wines of Alsace, France, this week’s “Wine to Try” has been a favorite of mine since I was introduced to the region’s specialties years ago. Quick recap: The ...

What region produces the world’s best white wines to serve with food? Among the candidates are France’s Burgundy and Loire Valley, Carneros in California and Alto Adige in Italy. But my nominee is ...

If the miles of vineyards or the rambling cobblestone streets don’t make you feel like you have just stepped into “Beauty and the Beast,” the old world houses with tiled shingles and timber posts will ...

Alsace, a kind of mini kingdom hemmed in by the Vosges mountains and the Rhine, has absorbed aspects of both French and German cultures. Hardly surprising, since the region has changed hands four ...

A taste of decadent food and delicious wine in a historic region. I distinctly remember a zebra-print couch. Everything was a little kitsch, just the right amount of dingy and gauche. We were on the ...

Every once in a while, I stumble across something that shakes up my preconceived notions about the taste, style, and potential of a wine. That, after all, is what fuels a wine lover – the possibility ...