French Wine Blog
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
How To Drink Wine In 2019: With Your Meal Or Without?
As a French wine club we think a lot about how and when people drink wine. Do you enjoy a delicious glass of red after a long hard day at work? Or do you prefer
Why Chardonnay Is The World’s Most Misunderstood Grape Variety
Chardonnay is the most divisive and misunderstood of all the grapes used to make wine. But as those who have been members of our French wine club for a while will know, there is a
Why French Wine is the Most Romantic Valentine’s Gift
As February rolls around again the sheer choice of Valentine’s gift options can seem overwhelming. Do you pick out that enormous heart-shaped box of chocolates, an exuberant bouquet of roses, or an elegant bottle of
27,000
Number of French vineyards, over 11 major wine regions,
200 wine varieties, 307 wine designations…
waiting to be discovered.