“Drink the wine, not the label” is both a lofty and a homey approach to wine, and nowhere is that more important than with Champagne, the sparkling wine that we so readily identify with brands, [...]

There are wine bars of atmosphere where you go to be a part of a crowd and there are wine bars of knowledge where you go to do some tasting in good company. Les Fines [...]

Drinks with L. at Harry’s Bar yesterday. Hadn’t been there in six years, with L. that time too. You got to hand it to Harry’s, it never changes. It’s a Paris slice of Pax Americana, [...]