Wine of the Week
Though Jean Descombes died in 1993, his jolly visage still appears on the labels of his Morgon wine, a Beaujolais cru. Morgon is one of 10 villages whose names are allowed to appear on the

labels of their wines; those names are emphasized over the term Beaujolais. Descombes' daughter Nicole took over the winemaking duties when her father died. The wine h…
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