Now that the European Union is opening up to vaccinated travelers, it’s time to make up for lost time. And while busy cities still make some of us skittish, countryside destinations have never been ...

From France’s Loire Valley to Napa Valley, Canada, Argentina, and beyond, Cabernet Franc shines on its own and in blends. Brian Freedman is a wine, spirits, travel, and food writer; event host and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lana Bortolot covers the intersection of wine, business and culture. France’s Loire Valley may be known for its fairy-tale-like ...

FOR one reason or another I seemed to have bypassed the joys that the Loire Valley has to offer until April this year. Twenty years tasting wines – many of them from the Loire – and never once setting ...

Choosing which Loire Valley châteaux to visit is both a delightful and challenging dilemma, one that quickly becomes overwhelming. There are 300 châteaux in total, and about 100 open to the public.

This sprawling agricultural estate in France’s western Loire Valley offers a strikingly handsome 19th-century castle and modern amenities like a nine-hole golf course, a heated pool and a tennis court ...

There are many wines from regions in France other than Bordeaux and Bourgogne, but you know that, of course. That said, I continue to explore the luscious offerings from the Rhone Valley, Provence, ...

The cultural landscape of the Loire Valley (France) has launched a new promotion and interpretation tool: a geo localized application for Smartphones on the landscape of the Loire valley: "The Loire ...

Spanning more than 174 miles from the Atlantic Ocean to the middle of the country, France’s Loire Valley is a stunning example of choose-your-own-adventure travel that starts just an hour from Paris.

With more than 3.3 million visitors per year, the group of 42 chateaux that make up the UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Loire Valley is one of the most popular tourist destinations in France outside ...