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Tag Archives: Arbois
Tourist Jura – A Brief Guide to Arbois and Beyond
I’ve written pretty frequently about what before this pandemic were my annual trips to the Jura region, and my “Recent Wines” articles usually contain one or two Jura wines. I suppose that it might be the wine region most readers … Continue reading
Arbois Update (Arbois Visit, December 2018)
I thought I’d finish off my articles from my visit to Arbois at the end of last year with a short update which might be of use to anyone planning a visit to the town in 2019. I appreciate that … Continue reading
Posted in Arbois, Jura, Wine, Wine Shops, Wine Travel
Tagged Arbois, Castel Damandre Les Planches, Epicurea Poligny and Arbois, Fumey-Chatelain, Jura Region, La Balance Mets et Vins, La Muse Bouche Poligny, Le Nez dans le Vert 2019, Les Jardins de St-Vincent, Stéphane Planche, Tony Bornard
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Eastern France Part 4 – Domaine des Bodines, Arbois
This year we paid a shorter than usual visit to Arbois, and it must be said that the beginning of November isn’t the best time to visit. The Toussaint holiday takes away at least a day, some shops and … Continue reading
Recent Wines – December 2016
The sudden realisation that if I don’t write about some recent wines soon, we shall be into the festive flurry, reminded me I do have a few exceptionally tasty wines to tell you about. In clearing the decks, don’t think … Continue reading
Posted in Aosta, Argentinian Wine, Beaujolais, Champagne, Christmas and Wine, Matias Michelini, Michelini Brothers, Natural Wine, Passionate Wine, Wine
Tagged Aosta Pinot Noir, Arbois, Auvergne Gamay, Brut de Cuve, Cave des Papilles Paris, Champagne Bereche, Domaine des Bodines Chardonnay, Elio Ottin Pinot Noir, Flint Wines, Gilles Berlioz Chignin, Hughes Beguet Plouss' Mousse, Magma Rock, Matias Michelini, No Control Wines, Passionate Wines, Prohibition Wines, Recent Wines, Romain des Grottes, Savoie Mondeuse, Selfridges Wine Dept, Solent Cellar, Via Revolucionaria Torrontes Brutal, Vincent Marie, Vine Trail, Winemakers Club
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Catching up – Recent Wines
I haven’t written a roundup of “recent” wines since mid-September, so I’ve had to be fairly strict about how many I mention, and culling it down to a case-sized dozen seems reasonable. The fact that the wines below contain four … Continue reading
Posted in Austrian Wine, Jura, Natural Wine, Wiener Gemischter Satz, Wine
Tagged Arbois, Arnold Holzer, Beaujolais, Beaujolais-Villages, Brad Hickey, Brash Higgins, Burgenland, Chardonnay-Riesling, Cuvée L'Automne, Domaine de la Pinte, Domaine des Bottes Rouges, Domaine des Marnes Blanches, Domaine L'Octavin, Dora Bella Poulsard, Eschenhof Holzer, Ganevat Kopin!, Gemischter Satz, Jean-Baptiste Menigoz, Jura, Jutta Ambrositsch, Karim Vionnet, Languedoc Natural Wine, Les Caves de Pyrene, Liberty Wines, Mas Coutelou, McLaren Vale Wine, Meinklang, Meinklang Prosa, Newcomer Wines, Pinot Noir C'est Max, Red Squirrel, Riesling-Semillon, Sankt Laurent, Savagnin Empreinte, Sieveringer Ringelspiel, Solent Cellar, Tete a Claques, Tutto Wines, Vienna Wine, Vintage Roots, Wagram, Wholefoods Wine, Winemakers Club
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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 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
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