If only Benoit Courreges were in Sacramento. Surely, he'd solve the case of the missing wine. The wine is Bergerac, an appellation in the Périgord region of southwest France, just east of Bordeaux. Of ...

The French road signs warn of an unusual risk: “Danger – grape juice.” In September, trucks and ­tractors chug back and forth along roads to wineries around the pretty Aquitaine towns of Bergerac and ...

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WINE: Fancy a Bordeaux, but don't like the price? There's an alternative that can be every bit as good, writes John Wilson… WINE:Fancy a Bordeaux, but don't like the price? There's an alternative that ...

Let’s collectively banish the notion that Bergerac is simply a “pleasant alternative” to Bordeaux. Indeed, the delectable wines of the south-west have their own distinct identity, notwithstanding the ...

Apologies if this sounds a little mean-spirited, but French wine regions don't get much more unfashionable than Bergerac. Next to Bordeaux but certainly not Bordeaux, Bergerac is better known for its ...