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Category Archives: Wine Travel
A Lavaux Affair
Let’s face it, if you are the kind of wine lover who reads a wine blog you are probably an inveterate romantic who adores being in the vineyards as much as drinking the wine. Something in that bucolic scenery gets … Continue reading
Posted in Swiss Wine, UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Wine, Wine Tastings, Wine Travel
Tagged Antoine Bovard, Chasselas, Domaine d'Aucret, Domaine de la Maison Blanche, J-F Neyroud-Fonjallaz, Lavaux, Lavaux Vinorama, Patrick Fonjallaz, Plant Robert, Rivaz, St-Saphorin, Swiss Vineyards, Swiss Wine, Tasting Swiss Wines, Vaud Wine
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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 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
Bicycle, Bicycle,…
It may be a coincidence, but so many people I know who love wine also love cycling. Of course, wine is a highly calorific beverage and we all need to battle those calories. But there’s another angle as well. I … Continue reading
Posted in Loire, Mosel, Neusiedlersee, Wachau, Wine, Wine Travel
Tagged Cycling from Bernkastel, Cycling from Chinon, Haus Prankl, Hubert Fohringer, Iron Curtain Cycle Trail, Krems, Loibnerhof, Loire Cycle Path, Mosel Cycle Path, Neusiedlersee Cycling, Neusiedlersee Passenger Ferries, Rust Cycle Hire, Spitz, Wachau Cycle Trail, Wine cycling
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Nuevo Argentina – The Maverick Michelini Brothers
The following article was contributed by Dave Stenton. Dave is the other half of the partnership behind the Oddities lunches at Rochelle Canteen, which regular readers will see written up on this Blog. He also organises regular wine dinners, such as … Continue reading
Posted in Argentina, Wine, Wine Travel, Wine Writing
Tagged Argentine Wine, Argentinian Wine, Chubut Patagonia, Dave Stenton, Gabriel Michelini, Gaultallary, Gerardo Michelini, Juan Pablo Michelini, Los Chacayes, Matias Michelini, Mendoza, Michelini Brothers, Passionate Wine, SuperUco, Tunuyan, Uco Valley, Zorzal Wine
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The Contenders (Arbois Week)
As my latest week in Arbois begins to fade a little from memory, or more realistically how many articles is it reasonable to write on one subject, I thought I’d mention a few producers who I’ve got to know only … Continue reading
Posted in Jura, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Travel
Tagged Alice Bouvot, Christelle & Giles Wicky, Domaine Buronfosse, Domaine de la Tournelle, Domaine des Bodines, Domaine Hughes-Beguet, Domaine L'Octavin, Domaine Ratapoil, J-F Ganevat, Le Nez dans le Vert, Les Dolomies, New Jura, Sud Revermont
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David Crossley's Wide World of Wine 