Pibarnon's amphitheater vineyards : an example of audacious landscaping (pic 2004)Categories : Terroir, bulldozers and miscellaneous.... There's a debate going on here and there about what is included in the concept of terroir : we know that it...

Emmanuel Horiot in front of the double-basket Marmonier press (1956)Les Riceys, Aube (Champagne) Here is one of the littlest-known rosé still wine with ancient roots : the Rosé des Riceys. You'll have a hard time finding a bottle of Rosé...

Ambassador David Bruce being knighted in Burgundy (1951 - source USIS)A couple years ago, I wrote a story (Wine Oblivion) about the post-war period which saw the cold war unfold, the then-disastrous economic situation of Burgundy and the nascent use...

Bikers with an attitude at the door of the Biker's ClubDonetsk (Donbass) - drink beer, listen to music, nothing else If young people do like to have a beer together in public parks in Donetsk like elsewhere in Ukraine, that...

Supporters at the new Donetsk stadiumDonetsk, Donbass (Ukraine) In Ukraine like in Russia, drinking in the street is not automaticly associated with disorderly conduct, it's a tradition in a region which never had many pubs or bars and where the...