Bordeaux 2013: Seasons of Change By now you have heard the headlines as 2013 brought a year of wacky weather to Bordeaux: a cold front in the spring, hailstorms in the summer, and rain and rot that rocked the 2013 harvest. But you probably haven’t heard what was happening on the front lines of the

More than Milan: Undiscovered Italian Treasures Culture, cuisine, fashion and finance, Italy’s Milan has it all. After you’ve seen Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper, experienced the La Scala opera house, and overindulged in designers, we invite you to take your travels even further and go beyond Milan. When you sashay beyond the catwalk you

Wine Tasting Tips with MS Tim Gaiser: How to tell if a wine is bad Ever open up a bottle of wine and wonder why it has that not so fresh feeling? Ever served a bottle of wine to your family and friends that you probably should have ditched down the drain? Well we sat

Bordeaux Wine: On the Front lines of the Grapevines Last year, over three million tourists traveled to France with more than 700,000 of them making a grape escape to the Bordeaux wine region. Most people will live their entire life and never get a chance to travel to the world’s most well known wine region.

The Best of Bordeaux Wine for Under $50 Bucks Many people think of Bordeaux wine as out of reach. At a recent wine tasting of the Merlot driven red wine appellation of Saint-Émilion, I learned the wines from the Bordeaux’s Right Bank are elegant, balanced, and pleasing on the palate and the pocketbook. Over 30

Falling in Love with Franciacorta ‘Tis the season for Sparkling Wine. Now is the time when wine enthusiasts around the world are looking to bust out the bubbly and celebrate the holiday season. If you want to ring in the new year in style then we suggest you fill your flute (or wine glass) with