Why the Big Apple loves the Jura
Wooing New York's fashionable wine drinkers has been a big part of the export success currently being enjoyed by France's smallest wine region.
Celebrating Louis Pasteur in Arbois
The famous scientist Louis Pasteur was born in the Jura town of Dole, and grew up in Arbois, something acknowledged in both towns through the naming of their public buildings and streets. As an edu…
Jura Wine – The book, launching the Kickstarter campaign
Excited to report that I have launched a campaign to fund the production and first print run for the book I’m writing on Jura wines, to be called simply, Jura Wine. I’m thrilled that 48 hours after…
Celebrating Louis Pasteur in Arbois
The famous scientist Louis Pasteur was born in the Jura town of Dole, and grew up in Arbois, something acknowledged in both towns through the naming of their public buildings and streets. As an edu…
In praise of Château-Chalon
Last month on my very last full research visit in preparation for the book, I spent most of the time around Château-Chalon, visiting producers there and in Ménétru-le-Vignoble, Névy-sur-Seille, Voi…
The Saga of a Wine Blogger - Brett, the Wine Maestro
The Festival of the Biou in Arbois - 1st Sunday in September ©Brett Jones
Jura Wine, Food and Travel
Wink Lorch explores this bijou wine region in eastern France
Only one word to describe the 2013 vintage
You won’t usually hear wine public relations or marketing people use the word ‘catastrophe’ either in English or French, but I am beginning to wonder whether the meaning is subtly different in cont…
Learning about Comté cheese
As part of preparations for the Jura wine book, on our visits to the region earlier this year we were not only eating the local cheeses as we always do, but learning about them too. Of course, we s…
Snow in Arbois
Last weekend’s Percée du Vin Jaune took place in Voiteur in mixed weather, but with 35-40,000 people attending, everyone was pleased the festival went off well in the usual great atmosphere. …