It will be ten years this March since I published Jura Wine, and after several printings it still sells well. For many reasons, I decided not to publish a second edition, however, the good news i...
https://jurawine.co.uk/2024/01/28/jura-wine-ten-years-on-a-new-companion-volume/
The month of May saw the sad death of two Jura vignerons, who were hugely important figures both locally and internationally. Pascal Clairet, who ran Domaine de la Tournelle with his wife Evelyne...
https://jurawine.co.uk/2021/06/03/arbois-bids-adieu-to-two-exemplary-vignerons/
Detailed and colourful wine maps have long been a source of fascination and interest to me. Some designate geographic boundaries of appellations; others indicate the best vineyards or producers; ...
https://jurawine.co.uk/2020/07/14/a-stop-along-the-jura-wine-route/
The Jura wine world has certainly not stood still in any way since I last wrote on this blog. New vignerons have emerged, almost all of them choosing to work organically; wineries have changed ha...
To all who love Jura wine, I wish you a Happy New Year. The big news from me is that more stock of the Jura Wine book is now available after I pushed the button for a third printing. Three thousa...
https://jurawine.co.uk/2018/01/03/special-offer-celebrating-the-3rd-printing-of-the-jura-wine-book/
In the past year I’ve had the chance to try several Jura-inspired wines of the world. By this, I mean wines made with the Jura grapes Savagnin or Trousseau, grown outside France and/or wines in...
https://jurawine.co.uk/2017/06/28/worldwide-wines-inspired-by-jura/
First the bad news. I am writing this with a heavy heart, feeling desperately sorry for vignerons all over the Jura wine region, many of whom have been hit with severe frost damage over the past ...
https://jurawine.co.uk/2017/04/20/good-and-bad-jura-news-plus-wines-of-the-french-alps/
In 2016 the Jura went from strength to strength in terms of its wine distribution worldwide as well as its offering to tourists. Due to the latter, I get the impression that certain vignerons are...
https://jurawine.co.uk/2017/02/17/jura-tastings-events-and-a-tour-in-2017/
A decade ago, when I wrote each year for the late-lamented annual guide, Wine Report, I was hard-pressed to find news in the Jura. Back then there was nothing much to report unless it was a littl...
https://jurawine.co.uk/2016/04/15/a-spring-in-the-juras-step/
Once it was certain that his Arbois restaurant had retained its two Michelin stars, held for 20 years, Jean-Paul Jeunet confirmed his retirement. He has formally handed over the business to his s...
https://jurawine.co.uk/2016/02/03/jeunet-retires-arbois-gastronomic-traditions-live-on/