This producer was all over the wine bars of Vienna. I just had to try it… and fell in love on the spot. Sylvain works on 1.5 hectares and the... read more →
Valentin has a degree in international law. In 2014 he asked himself, who needs that? He took an internship with Alsace’s Christian Binner, then turned his attention to dad’s vines.... read more →
Farmed in the tiny village of Pupillin, the wine comes from a one-hectare parcel of savagnin planted in compact grey marl. Vinified in large, old oak barrels, it stays there... read more →
Meet my new Jurassic heartthrob, Valentin. Thought it was the savagnin that would have knocked me out, turns out it was this of his three chardonnays. It needed a boost... read more →
Everyone is talking about Horbach, one of the Jura’s new kids on the block. The one bottle I had was certainly promising. From Arbois, he took back the vines of... read more →
This is the late Jean-Charles Maire’s daughter, Emilie Gerard’s first effort. And while I have nothing to compare it to, I can feel the farmer in the wine, gentle, not... read more →
On a recent visit to Tissot, I was treated to a magnificent tasting, including a lineup of Stéphane’s chardonnays from different terroirs. Five in total. This, his only one without... read more →
This is actually 2015 carbonic gamay (from the Beaujolais) with some of the 2016 direct-press chardonnay (from the Savoie) which results in something poulsard-like in style and flavors. Citrusy, gentle... read more →
INTENSE! Emilie and Alexis Porteret started to make wine in the Doubs area of the Jura in 2010 after Alexis’ experience working with Pascal Clairet of Domaine de la Tournelle... read more →