"Above all, be yourself": |choosing wines with Fabrice Sommier
Cuisine Wine stories Jill Barth

"Above all, be yourself":
choosing wines
with Fabrice Sommier

“It’s not really work, it’s pleasure,” says Fabrice Sommier, General Manager at Georges Blanc Parc and Spa. He talks about being a sommelier, a role he fills for guests with immense dedication.

Clos Apalta, pleasure in the bottle
Cuisine Wine stories Jill Barth

Clos Apalta, pleasure in the bottle

When Grand Marnier heiress Alexandra Marnier Lapostolle and her husband Cyril de Bournet arrived in Chile’s Colchagua Valley in 1994, they were inspired by the setting to craft world-class wines based on generations of experience in their native France.

Cavas Wine Lodge:|where wine is a textural experience
Cuisine Wine stories Jill Barth

Cavas Wine Lodge:
where wine is a textural experience

At Cavas Wine Lodge, proprietors Cecilia Diaz-Chuit and Martín Rigal united over a love of wine, in their marriage and their vision to share the culture of the Mendoza wine region through an elevated travel experience. Their passion guided them to create the first luxury lodge in Mendoza vineyards.

Cast in tradition : |Uruguay’s Narbona Wine Lodge
Cuisine Wine stories Jill Barth

Cast in tradition :
Uruguay’s Narbona Wine Lodge

Narbona Wine Lodge in Carmelo, Uruguay is a haven of inexhaustible tradition where taste genuinely reflects the essence of this littoral wine region of international acclaim.