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Maffrei: "The bros in Wine"

In a former Lancia garage, two brothers have shifted Piedmont into a new gear.

Benoit – A Century of Parisian Bistro

A classic Parisian bistro with roots stretching back to 1912, centrally located near the City Hall, the Pompidou Centre, and the iconic Saint-Jacques Tower. The restaurant is today part of Alain Ducasse's empire, and Ducasse himself has described it as "a friendly place, full of memories and shared pleasure, reflecting a certain way of life and tradition we wish to preserve."

Pascal Clement and his wineyard Les Guettottes

Just a short distance from Beaune lies the village of Savigny-Lès-Beaune, a small, quiet town in a side valley that most people never notice as they travel through Burgundy.

Osteria Veglio, in the heart of Piedmont

Osteria Veglio sits in the heart of Piedmont — the kind of place where great food and serious wine come together without any fuss.

The Lequin-Colin family has made wine in Burgundy since 1673

The Lequin-Colin family has made wine in Burgundy since 1673 and has distinguished itself as perhaps the best producer in Santenay, in southern Burgundy. The family business came to be when the parents of today's generation François Lequin-Colin — his father, René Lequin, married Josette Colin. She came from another well-known wine family in the neighboring village of Chassagne-Montrachet, and together they built up a small, family-run vineyard in 1992.

Inside Kühling-Gillot

The wines of Kühling-Gillot from Roter Hang are among Germany's very best dry Rieslings. Now they have started to release older wines from their own treasure trove in Hohen-Sülzen.

Oslo Fat City

You could easily miss Fat City as you walk past, and that's part of the charm.

Cabana Las Lilas

One of the finest steakhouses in the world. Simply unforgettable.

Nicolas Lemaire has one of the oldest vineyards in the whole area of Champagne

Nicolas Lemaire produced his first Blanc de Blancs and Blanc de Noir Champagnes from one of the oldest vineyards in the whole area of Champagne.

The world's most famous wine cooperative

The world's most famous wine cooperative was born when Domizio Cavazza founded the Cantine Sociali di Barbaresco in 1894, in the small village of Barbaresco.

Restaurant Schrøder. Home made snaps and a working class specialty

Restaurant Schrøder is not the place you go for the wine list. It is the place you go for everything else.

Weekly selection: The best Champagne for the 17th of May

This bargain of a Champagne is released through Vinmonopolet's online shop.

Don Julio. Steak and a star in Buenos Aires

One of the few steakhouses to appear on the "World's 50 Best Restaurants" list, this Buenos Aires institution has also been awarded one Michelin star.

An American in Paris – Homer Lobster

Vinoteca Centro Storico - Ham and Champagne

The best thing about the village of Serralunga, besides the wine, the views and the vineyards, is the restaurant Centro Storico.

Welcome to cases

It's such a treat to kick off my new site. Almost like opening a bottle of wine you've been saving for ages.

Cheddar and Champagne. The underrated duo

Perhaps the world's most widely eaten cheese, and certainly the most underrated.

97 points. Possibly the best Produttori del Barbaresco in 50 years.

Produttori del Barbaresco's long-standing director Aldo Vacca is not understating things when he describes the cooperative's newest vintage 2021, released in Norwegian monopoly for wine and spiritsorder selection on May 6th.

Le Case della Saracca – The most important address in Piedmont

Out of a 800-year-old ruin, a pharmacist built one of the world's most extraordinary wine hotels