French Wine Blog
Snails, Rabbit and Frogs’ Legs: How To Pair Strange French Foods With Wine
If you’ve visited France or eaten in a French restaurant here in the US, you’ve probably noticed some rather unusual French foods on the menu. While considered delicacies over in France, dishes containing snails, pigeon,
The 2019 French Harvest Report
As grape growers all over France gather their precious harvests safely in, it's time to take a look at how this year's vintage is shaping up so far. While most of the wines being made
A Wine Lover’s Guide to Visiting Burgundy
If you’re a member of our French wine club, you probably saw our recent insider’s guide to visiting Bordeaux with top tips from our founder, Laurent, whose family have been making wine here for generations.
A Wine Lover’s Guide to Visiting Bordeaux
If you love French wine, visiting Bordeaux’s stunning vineyards and fairytale chateaux has to feature on your bucket list. But with so many top quality producers and cultural treasures to choose from, how do you
What Does Terroir Mean For French Wine?
If you’re a member of our French wine club, you may have heard us talking about the “terroir” and how that affects the taste of a wine. But what does terroir actually mean? Well, terroir
Do French Wines Equal Fewer Headaches?
Many of our regular somMailier members tell us how they love our French wine club because French wines don’t give them headaches like other wines. Since we’re curious folk and we hate a wine headache

27,000
Number of French vineyards, over 11 major wine regions,
200 wine varieties, 307 wine designations…
waiting to be discovered.