Using “super” as an adjective, as in super smart, is super common in everyday writing and conversation. There’s data to support this notion. Use started increasing in the 1930s. It took off in the 1970s and surged by 500% into commonplace status from 1994 to 2012.  The term Super Tuscan was way ...

When is the Best Time to Open Your Special Wine? Many wine lovers have a good supply of wines that they enjoy drinking on a regular basis. One thinks of Chablis, for example, or Chateauneuf du Pape. Some fine Sauvignon Blanc wines from the Loire Valley, and some half bottles of Sauternes, give ...

Why Travel To Paris Is A Great Idea Now August is a peculiar month to visit Paris. While there’s no shortage of visitors to Paris in August, most of the locals disappear for les grandes vacances, a month-long vacation. The city can therefore feel a bit like a shadow of itself. You’ll find ...

Montalcino is one of six breathtaking medieval hill towns dotting the Tuscan horizon. The towers of their 13th-century fortezzas (fortresses) beckon visitors to explore some of Italy’s finest food, wine, and Renaissance architecture. Etruscan ruins from more than 1,200 years ago are a must-see ...

Provence Food and Wine: The Best Combinations How do you match Provence food and wine? What are the key flavors? Provence has many regional dishes, not just salade nicoise! Here are the best combinations of Provence food and wine. Stews, Grilled Meats, Fish from Provence Beef Stews (Daube) ...

Bastille Day: Best Ways to Celebrate Like a Local When it comes to Bastille Day in Paris, real estate is an important consideration. You’ll find something to do pretty much anywhere you go in the city. But some places are far more exciting and enticing than others. Here are three of our ...

What Makes the Best Food and Wine Pairings? An Essential Guide Pairing food and wine can be a challenge. It is almost a science: determining which food highlights which wine and vice versa or figuring how best to put together a three to five course menu. We take a little bit of the mystery out ...

New Italy Wine Tour featuring Tuscany and Piedmont Welcome to a spectacular new Italy wine tour curated by French Wine Explorers: Treasures of Tuscany and Piedmont. Award-winning French Wine Explorers is best known for prestigious tours to the major French wine regions. For several years, they ...

Provence Rosé Wine and Goat Cheese: A Match Made in Heaven Imagine the summer sun, a picnic with some Provence rosé wine and goat cheese, with fresh bread, tomatoes, olive oil and olives. This is the epitomy of the simplicity and the joie de vivre of Provence life. And it is even better if ...

The Best Travel Tips: An Essential Guide to Great Travel Preparing for travel abroad can be a daunting task. French Wine Explorers is here to help alleviate some of the stress that comes from travel planning. This essential guide includes travel tips from how to plan your trip to what to pack ...

A Look at the Best Bordeaux Wine Harvest Experience In this short video we give you a peek inside our Luxury Bordeaux Harvest Tour, one of our popular small group programs. Perfect for the connoisseur who wants to experience the best Bordeaux wine harvest experience–from grapes to glass. ...

This year, the food world’s most prestigious guide added 70 new stars – 16 more than last year – with 15 Paris Michelin star restaurants alone. This year, the Guide has rewarded “locavorism” in particular, saying that a “double trend” has emerged: one that concentrates on the ...

What are the Best Easter Wine Pairings? There are a range of options for Easter wine pairings-so where do you start? You have enjoyed Easter dinners featuring the classic lamb and Bordeaux wine combination. This year, why not enjoy an Easter or late spring dinner featuring Burgundy wines?  You ...

French Wine Explorers announces new small group Italy wine tours to compliment their award-winning wine programs in France. French Wine Explorers has been designing once-in-a-lifetime, luxury wine tours to France since 2000. They are now turning their expertise to small group Italy wine tours. ...

An Essential Guide to the Best Drinks in Paris So often when we travel we try to find the off-the-beaten-path spots.  We want to find where the locals go so we can truly taste–and drink–the flavor of the locale we are visiting. Over the past few years, we have explored Paris to find ...

The Best Bordeaux Wine Tour: What Makes Our Tours Exclusive How do you have the best Bordeaux wine tour experience? With our Bordeaux wine tour options you see and taste what this amazing region has to offer through the lens of a Bordeaux insider. (Video Transcript) Hi, I’m Pascale Bernasse, ...