Within the famed Bordeaux appellation, wines tend to fall into two categories: Left Bank and Right Bank. Here's what the difference means to you.

Say “The Left Bank” three times in a circle of Buffalo diners, and Yogi Berra’s ghost appears in a puff of cigar smoke. “Nobody goes there anymore. It’s too crowded.” And Berra never even tried to get ...

Bordeaux is one of the most recognizable wine regions in the world, and its best reds often embody a certain level of prestige. Even among people who have never tasted them, just the names Lafite, ...

The Gironde River serves as a dividing line in Bordeaux. Along with the feeder Garonne and Dordogne rivers, the Gironde bisects the region into the Left Bank, home to vineyards to the west of it, and ...