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Category Archives: Arbois
Recent Wines March 2024 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
March began with some stormy weather, then up here in Scotland we had some marvellous spring days bringing floral profusion to our little rain shadow just outside Edinburgh. As I type, at the end of the month, we have wetter … Continue reading
Posted in Arbois, Artisan Wines, Australian Wine, German Wine, Jura, Natural Wine, Portuguese wine, South African Wines, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Arbois Wine, Australian Alt Varieties - Fiano, Baden Spätburgunder, Baden Wine, Bernard Huber Baden, Blank Bottle Smaug the Magnificent 2017, Blank Bottle Winery, Bombacher Sommerhalde Spätburgunder R 2011, Fabrice Dodane Mathenay Arbois, Folias de Baco Alijo Portugal, German Wine, Jade & Jasper Fiano 2021, Julian Huber Baden, Jura Wine, Laura and Brendan Carter Winemakers, Max Baumann Winemaker, Max Sein Wein Trio Sauvage 2020, Natural Wine, Pieter Walser, Portuguese Light Red Wine, Recent Wines March 2024 Pt1, Savagnin de Voile Domaine de Saint-Pierre, South African Wine, South Australian Wine, Tiego Sampaio Winemaker, Uivo Renegado 2022, Unico Zelo Riverland Fiano, Upper Douro Natural Wine, Western Cape White Blend
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Recent Wines October 2023 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
With fifteen wines up for consideration here, I’m going to make October’s Recent Wines into three parts again. Only five wines in each, but easier to skim through. I’m doing this because it’s mainly regular readers who subscribe to Wideworldofwine … Continue reading
Posted in Arbois, Artisan Wines, Italian Wine, Jura, Natural Wine, Sherry, South African Wines, Spanish Wine, Tuscan Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, 69.999999 Shiraz 2016 Blank Bottle Winery, Agostado Cortado 2017 Bodegas Cota 45, Alexis and Emilie Porteret, Amélie Guillot Molamboz Jura, Arbois Chardonnay VV 2021 Amélie Guillot, Arbois Pinot Noir, Cota 45 Sanlúcar, Domaine des Bodines Arbois Pinot 2017, Jura Pinot Noir, Jura Wine, Perruno, Petrolo Torrione 2015, Pieter Walser Blank Bottle Winery, Ramiro Ibanez, Recent Wines October 2023 (Pt 1), Sangiovese Blend, South African Wine, Unfortified Palomino, Uva Rey, Val d'Arno di Sopra Tuscan Wine, Voor Paardeberg South Africa
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Vin Jaune
Vin Jaune. “Isn’t it time you wrote an article about Vin Jaune”, someone said to me recently? I’m not sure whether it has any mystique to people new to wine today, but when I first became seriously interested in the … Continue reading
Posted in Arbois, Artisan Wines, Fine Wine, Jura, Wine
Tagged Arbois Vin Jaune, Brash Higgins Bloom, Château-Chalon, Domaine Berther-Bondet, Domaine de la Pinte, Domaine de la Touraize, Domaine de la Tournelle, Domaine de St-Pierre, Domaine des Bodines, Domaine Macle, Domaine Plageoles Vin de Voile, Favourite Vin Jaune Producers, Jacques Puffeney, Jura Maps and Books, Marie-Pierre Chevassu, Oxidatively Aged Wine, Stéphane Tissot, Vignobles Guillaume, Vin de Voile, Vin Jaune, Vin Jaune Rules and Production, Wine under Flor
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Mike Bennie Jura Masterclass, P&V Wine Merchant’s, Newtown, Sydney
Mike Bennie is, along with Max Allen, one of two Australian wine writers/journalists who have informed my knowledge, and indeed passion for, the New Australia. Max came into my life via his wonderful (and I would say still essential) The … Continue reading
Posted in Arbois, Artisan Wines, Jura, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Shops, Wine Tastings
Tagged Château-Chalon, Domaine A&M Tissot, Domaine Berthet-Bondet, Domaine Montbourgeau L'Etoile, Frédéric Lambert Château-Chalon 2013, Gahier Chardonnay Les Follasses, Jura Masterclass, Macvin du Jura, Michel Gahier Vigneron, Mike Bennie, Montigny-les-Arsures, Nicole Deriaux Vigneronne, P&V Wine Merchant Newtown Sydney, Philippe Chatillon Vigneron, Savagnin Ouillé Traminer Tissot, Stéphane and Bénédicte Tissot, Stéphane Tissot Macvin, Stéphane Tissot Savagnins, Tastings at P&V, Tissot Crémant du Jura BdN
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Recent Wines May 2022 (Part 2) #theglouthatbindsus
In Part 2 of my roundup of the most interesting bottles we drank at home in, effectively, the second half of May, I find a Jura-heavy selection, three wines out of six. The remainder come from Moravia, Alsace and Hungary. … Continue reading
Posted in Alsace, Arbois, Artisan Wines, Czech Wine, Hungarian Wine, Jura, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies
Tagged Alice Bouvot Vigneronne, Alsace Wine, Annamária Réka-Koncz Hungary, Arbois Wine, Czech Wine, Domaine de la Tournelle, Domaine des Bodines Arbois Chardonnay 2015, Evelyne Clairet, Hungarian natural sparkling wine, Jean-Pierre Rietsch Mittelbergheim, L'Uva Arbosiana 2020, Moravian Wine, Natural Wine in Alsace, Petr Korab Ambero 2020, Petr Koráb Boleradice, Réka Koncz Robin 2020, Sylvaner Zotzenberg 2014, Zotzenberg Sylvaner Grand Cru
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Paradise Lost – A Eulogy for Two Great Natural Winemakers
I’m sure that most readers will know by now that this year has already seen the loss of too many winemakers. The death of one who meant a lot to me happened in tragic circumstances on 5th May, Pascal Clairet … Continue reading
Posted in Arbois, Artisan Wines, biodynamic wine, Jura, Natural Wine, Savoie Wine, Wine, Wine Heroes
Tagged Ayze Savoie, Cul de Brey, Domaine Belluard Ayse, Domaine Belluard Gringet Le Feu, Domaine de la Tournelle Arbois, Dominique Belluard, Gringet Grape, L'Uva Arbosiana, Les Perles du Mont Blanc, Pascal Clairet, Winemaker Eulogies
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Recent Wines October 2020 #theglouthatbindsus
Regular readers will note that there is no “Part 1/Part 2” for October’s wines drunk at home. This is because I managed to fracture my ribs. Three weeks on and I’m on the way to recovery, but the painkillers I … Continue reading
Posted in Alsace, Arbois, biodynamic wine, Czech Wine, German Wine, Jura, Mosel, Natural Wine, Spanish Wine, Swiss Wine, Wine
Tagged #theglouthatbindsus, Alsace Natural Wine Movement, Alsace Pinot Blanc-Auxerrois Blend, Arbois Mesnay, Bierzo Godello Veronica Ortega, Bodines Pinot Noir 2016, Chasselas Pur Vin Pierre Frick, Czech Neuburger, Domaine des Bodines Arbois, Domaine Montmollin Auvernier, Domaine Rieffel Granite 2018, Freisa Mascarello, Jean-Pierre & Chantal Frick, Langhe Freisa, Langhe Freisa Toetto 2017, Lucas Rieffel Mittelbergheim, Mascarello Castiglione Falletto, Mittelbergheim School, Neuchâtel Chasselas, Patrice Béguet Vigneron, Petr Koráb Moravia, Recent Wines October 2020, Rudolf & Rita Trossen, So True 2015 Hughes Béguet, Trossen Rot 2018, Trousseau, Velkopavlovická Moravia
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Celebration
Occasionally a group of wines come together where each and every one is of astonishing quality. Most people expect to assemble a great selection for a significant birthday, anniversary or other special event. Actually, birthdays in our house are more … Continue reading
Posted in Alsace, Arbois, Champagne, Fine Wine, Jura, Languedoc-Roussillon, Premium Spirits, Spirits, Wine
Tagged Arbois Spéciale 1988 Rolet, Armagnac Darroze Unique Collection, Bas-Armagnac Château de Gaube 1971, Bérêche Campania Remensis 2013, Berthet-Bondet, Capovilla Grappa, Côtes du Jura Chardonnay Macle, Champagne Bérêche, Champagne Ulysse Collin "Maillons", Château-Chalon, Coteaux de Sézanne Champagne, Distillato di Pesche Saturno Capovilla, Domaine Granges des Pères 2006, Domaine Rolet Arbois, Domaine Weinbach Alsace, Grappa, Laurent Vaillé Aniane, Olivier Collin, Peach Grappa, Raphaël Bérêche, Riesling Cuvée Théo, Théo Faller
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Tourist Jura – A Brief Guide to Arbois and Beyond
[Added Note 28/08/2024: This article was published in 2020 and since then much has changed in the Jura region. Whilst the majority of the information here remains relevant, from shopping to walking and beyond, changes have taken place and many … Continue reading
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