Pascal Marchand, an aspiring poet from Montreal, arrived in the mythical land of Burgundy to work the harvest at age 21. Enchanted by the region, he settled there and embarked on an unlikely path ...

Whether they have ever tasted a drop of its precious nectar or not, every serious wine lover the world over has heard of Romanée-Conti. This walled grand cru is not just the name of a precious ...

This story is from an installment of The Oeno Files, our weekly insider newsletter to the world of fine wine. Sign up here. Situated on the famed Corton Hill, which sits between the villages of ...

Like water rights or celebrity, the cru system is certainly antiquated, based largely on family names and maps or lists drawn ... Elsewhere, as in Sauternes or Burgundy, Grand wears the gold ...