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Category Archives: Jura
Va Tutto…Bon
Tutto Wines held their French Portfolio Tasting at Ducksoup in Dean Street, Soho, yesterday (hence the linguistic mangling). Many of you will already have read my article which covered the (mainly) Italian side of their list, which they showed at the … Continue reading
Posted in biodynamic wine, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc-Roussillon, Loire, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Merchants, Wine Tastings
Tagged Alex Whyte, Arbois, Banyuls, Damiano Fiamma, Domaine de Chassorney, Domaine L'Octavin, Domaine Sauveterre Macon, Ducksoup Soho, Fleurie, Frederic Cossard, Guy Blanchard, Jasnieres, Jean-Pierre Robinot, Jerome Guichard, Julie Balagny, Jura, La Grapperie, Manuel Di Vecchi Staraz, Olek Bondonio, Pelaverga, Pinot d'Aunis, Reynaud Guettier, Tutto Wines, Vinyer de la Ruca
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Jura Week 5 – For the Visitor to Arbois
Having written on three producer visits and the Biou Festival in Vadans in my first four articles of “Jura Week”, I’m going to end my 2016 Jura excursion with all the odds and ends which might be of interest to … Continue reading
Posted in Jura, Wine, Wine Travel
Tagged Arbois, Arbois Town Walk, Arbois Wine Museum, Arbois Wine Shops, Bistrot de la Tournelle Arbois, Chateau Pecauld, Epicurea Poligny, Essencia Poligny and Arbois, Fromagerie Vagne, Hirsinger, Hotel Sarret de Grozon, Jardins de St-Vincent Arbois, Jura, Jura Map Resources, Jura Walking Maps, Jurawine, La Chatelaine Ruins, Les Caudalies Arbois, Montigny-lès-Arsures, Philippe Gonet, Poligny, Poligny Town Walk, Pupillin, Vins et Vinaigres Arbois
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Jura Week 4 – Domaine de la Pinte
When people in London bars talk about the trending Jura domaines, you rarely hear La Pinte mentioned. This is a shame. They have a good UK importer (Liberty), yet one which has specialisations in countries like Italy and Australia, and … Continue reading
Jura Week 3 – Fête du Biou at Vadans
The Fête du Biou is a rather special festival at harvest time in the Jura Region. It takes place in Arbois on the first Sunday in September, with a smaller version in Pupillin on the third Sunday. What is much … Continue reading
Posted in Jura, Wine, Wine Festivals, Wine Tastings, Wine Travel
Tagged Biou Ceremony, Fète du Biou, Jura, Jurawine, Marcel Hendrickx, Vadans
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Jura Week 2 – Hughes-Béguet
If Domaine de la Tournelle has now established itself firmly among the top names in Arbois, Domaine Hughes-Béguet is one of a select band of young producers who will one day gain similar recognition. Patrice gave up a job as … Continue reading
Jura Week 1 – Domaine de la Tournelle
I’ve just got home from my annual Jura trip. For the past three years I’ve visited the region around harvest time. It’s a chance to see what the current vintage is like. It’s less easy to visit busy producers, but … Continue reading
Refresher Course
Back when I began enjoying wine, pre-Parkerisation, there were lots of red wines which, when served cool, or at “cellar temperature”, used to quench a thirst on a warm day. Back in the late 1970s it wasn’t uncommon to find … Continue reading
Posted in Austrian Wine, Jura, Natural Wine, Wine
Tagged Albillo, Burgenlandrot, Casa Belfi Prosecco Colfondo, Champ Fort, Claus Preisinger, Domaine de la Tournelle, Domaine L'Octavin Cul Rond, Foillard Fleurie, Hughes-Beguet, L'Uva Arbosiana, Meinklang, Pascal & Evelyne Clairet, Schloss Lieser, Vinos Ambiz, Zweigelt Kieselstein
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Now We Have Sunshine (Recent Wines)
There’s something about a spell of sunny weather that makes me want to drink more wine. Something to do with long evenings and tables out in the garden. I thought I’d share a few recent bottles that seemed to fit … Continue reading
Posted in Austrian Wine, Beaujolais, Champagne, Jura, Natural Wine, Rust, Wine Agencies
Tagged #Bagnums, Alexis Porteret, Brice Omont, Domaine des Ardoisières, Domaine des Bodines, Du Grappin, Emilie Porteret, Fabien Jouves, Heidi Schrock, Jurançon Noir, Olivier Collin, pét-nat, Red Bulles, Rust, St-Pierre-de-Soucy, Summer Wines, Trousseau Gris, Ulysse Collin, Vin des Allobroges, Wind Gap, You Fuck My Wine
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Spring Treats – Four Recent Wines
Another rare foray into what I’ve been drinking at home amid the dust of a seven week building programme. It’s partly an excuse to tell you about the wine we drank on Sunday, but as is often the case, a … Continue reading
Posted in Austrian Wine, German Wine, Jura, Natural Wine, Vienna, Wiener Gemischter Satz, Wine
Tagged Arbois Savagnin, Baden Wine, Hughes-Beguet, Jutta Ambrositsch, Mesnay, Patrice Béguet, Savagnin non-ouillé, Savagnin Ouillé, Savagnin Très-orDinaire, Sieveringer Ringelspiel, Spätburgunder, Stephane Tissot, Tschuppen, Wiener Gemischter Satz, Ziereisen
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Jurable or Merely Fashionable?
When I first visited Jura in the 1980s only a few UK wine professionals seemed to have been there, and only one or two were extolling the virtues of the wines, principally the Vin Jaunes, from this attractive region. This … Continue reading
Posted in Jura, Wine, Wine Tastings
Tagged André & Mireille Tissot, Arbois, Bénédicte Tissot, De Toute Beauté Nature, Domaine A&M Tissot, Emmanuel Houillon, Ganevat Vin Jaune, J-F Ganevat, Jacques Puffeney, Jura Wine, Pierre Overnoy, Ploussard, Poulsard, Pupillin, Quality Chop House, Savagnin, Stephane Tissot, Vin de Paille, Vin Jaune, Wink Lorch Jura Wine book
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