This article was originally published in Imbibe Magazine. It has been reprinted it here in its original full length form It’s a daunting feeling on the final day of a press trip to come face to face with a table of over 50 red wines all waiting for you to assess their worth. This is especially the case in mid-November when at home in Britain the cold dead hand of winter has the country well and truly in its clutches, yet here in France’s southern Rhone, the warming glow of th

Here in the UK Christmas decorations are already popping up on our hight streets and in shop windows in preparation for our only significant winter holiday. But in the states, Christmas still seems miles away. That’s because this Thursday, it’s all about turkeys and stuffing and pecan pie. And wine. With the arrival of Thanksgiving comes the inevitable onslaught of wine and turkey recommendations. So Whitney and I thought we’d cut through all the noise, get down to the basics