Recipe of the Month: Cold Stone Greenery

Eat light and stay cool this summer with this chilled English pea-and-fava-bean soup with Dungeness crab salad from Eric Bauer, executive chef at Veladora in Rancho Santa Fe, California.

Bordeaux’s Best Whites

  Bordeaux is a region of blended wines, producing styles that have influenced many of the world’s wine producers.

What's the Story of Sauvignon Blanc

Sauvignon blanc is a green grape variety which originating from the Bordeaux region of France.

The grape gets it name from the French word sauvage ("wild") and blanc ("white") due to its early origins as an indigenous grape in western France.

Bordeaux Wine the "King of Wine"

Bordeaux wine has long been known for its extraordinary wines for decades and has been deemed the “King of wines”.

French Wine Facts

Despite a labeling system that is often confusing to many outside of France, French wine still gives the greatest pleasure of any wine producing region. The style of French wine echoes that of the French themselves—elegant, well-dressed, showing an appreciation for the good things of life but never to excess. French wines go best with food, never overpowering either in flavor or in alcohol, always well-mannered, often beautiful.