Robert V. Camuto

Special to the Washington Post

I should have listened to the lady behind the rental car counter. She warned me that there was no sense -- and too much traffic -- in taking Route Nationale 7 through the Paris suburbs.

But I was on a mission to drive almost every inch of France's mythic road, which connects the capital to the Cote d'Azur by nearly 600 miles of what's now largely a back road through La France Profonde, or deep France.

Bruno Quenioux is something of a wine legend in France. He probably has had something to do with the 21^st century wine drinking habits across the Atlantic—even though Americans have never heard of him.  (And though he speaks little English.)

Robert talks with Daryl Hall abut wine and music in the May 31 issue of Wine Spectator. See article here. 

 Special to the Washington Post

One of Paris's newest, hottest dining experiences will not last. And it's not for lack of interest. In fact, the competition is fierce for only 12 places at lunch and dinner and the chance to dine on modern interpretations of French classics while feasting on unbeatable views over the Seine.

Corkscrewed has been published in paperback with a new author's preface. Available at fine booksellers and at Amazon.