https://travelsandtannins.com/tags/france/Recent content in France on Travels & TanninsHugoen-us2026 Travels & Tannins. All rights reserved.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/the-rh%C3%B4ne-valley-c%C3%B4te-r%C3%B4tie-cornas-and-the-northern-rhone-for-serious-wine-drinkers/Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/the-rh%C3%B4ne-valley-c%C3%B4te-r%C3%B4tie-cornas-and-the-northern-rhone-for-serious-wine-drinkers/The Northern Rhône produces some of France's most serious Syrah and the most underrated white wines in the country. The region is small and most of it is on a single road.https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/alsace-grand-cru-wine-and-the-case-for-serious-riesling/Sun, 12 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/alsace-grand-cru-wine-and-the-case-for-serious-riesling/Alsace is France's most German region, makes the world's most underrated Riesling, and is ignored by exactly the wine drinkers who should care about it most.https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/three-days-in-burgundy-a-non-luxury-itinerary/Mon, 22 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/three-days-in-burgundy-a-non-luxury-itinerary/Burgundy is expensive. But the region also has village wines that are genuinely excellent and small hotels that don't require a hedge fund to book.https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/cote-de-nuits-burgundy-guide/Thu, 05 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/cote-de-nuits-burgundy-guide/The Cote de Nuits is 20km long and contains 24 of the world's most important vineyards. Understanding it takes two days and a willingness to be overwhelmed.https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/loire-valley-chenin-cabernet-franc/Thu, 30 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/loire-valley-chenin-cabernet-franc/The Loire Valley produces some of the world's most food-friendly wine and receives some of the world's least attention. This is a region worth understanding.https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/champagne-and-food-beyond-brunch/Fri, 10 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/champagne-and-food-beyond-brunch/Champagne is wasted at brunch. It's at its most extraordinary with food that most people don't think to pair it with — and at its worst with the eggs Benedict you've been planning.https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/bordeaux-vs-burgundy-comparison/Sat, 20 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/bordeaux-vs-burgundy-comparison/Bordeaux and Burgundy make wine from the same grape and arrive at entirely different conclusions. The argument between them is the argument about what wine is for.