France's prolonged summer heat and drought are shrinking grape development across major wine regions, with Champagne growers expecting yields to fall around 10% and harvests beginning weeks earlier than normal. The post French heatwave to cut Champagne yields by 10%...

Absente is made by Distilleries et Domaines de Provence, a producer founded in 1898 in Forcalquier, a region known for herbal spirits such as pastis, génépi, and traditional plant‑based liqueurs. The base spirit is infused with wormwood, anise, and Mediterranean...

Brendan just got back from overseas and walked straight into crunch time: three and a half hectares of bare, ripped-up hillside that needs to become a vineya...