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Starting life in 2011, the youthful Moselle PDO (Protected Designation of Origin — AOC in French) produces fresh, floral wines on clay-limestone soils. In the context of global warming and thanks to the impetus of a new generation of dedicated winegrowers, this little-known region has lately been growing from strength to strength and gaining traction. Maéva Rougeoreille and Jean Dumontet, both 2025 MICHELIN Sommelier Award winners, share their favorite wineries and pairing suggestions.

Serbia boasts a long culinary tradition that is based on the use of top-quality ingredients full of flavor. Thanks to its favorable climate, fertile soil and many rivers and streams, the country has developed extensive agricultural production, including the raising of livestock and cultivation of crops such as maize, wheat, sunflowers, sugar beet, soya, potatoes, apples, plums and grapes.

Built upon a foundation of organic farming methods, one way of preparing to make biodynamic wines includes packing special composts into cow horns, buried in the soil, and later unearthed and scattered through the vineyard.