Catherine Hannoun of Domaine de la Loue produces excellent Jura wines from plots near Pupillin and Marnoz. Her Savagnin, from a plot near Pupillin is a real revelation. It is complex, pure and delicious! Her domaine is named after the Loue river which rises from a spring slightly north-west of […]
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Jura Wine Region – Thrilling Wines
Jura Region – Introduction The Jura is the wine region that is wedged between Burgundy to the west and Switzerland to the east. It is famous for the oxidative white wines and the light, ethereal red wines. Fifteen years ago when we first visited the Jura with little knowledge of […]
Just add oxygen – Reflections on the allure of oxidative wines
We have been thinking a lot about oxidative wines lately. There are a number of reasons for this. We have been importing Jura wines that are deliberately oxidative ranging from the Vin Jaunes that are exposed to oxygen for many years through to the table wines made from Savagnin and Chardonnay that have slight oxidative qualities.
Ploussard and Pupillin – Memorable Jewels of the Jura
Ploussard – Introduction Pupillin is a tiny village that lies at the heart of the Jura wine region. Here, the Ploussard grape variety is king, producing light, flavoursome wines of very high quality. There are three red grape varieties in the Jura – Trousseau, Ploussard and Pinot Noir. Trousseau is […]
Carmen’s cheese.
Carmen the cheesemaker (she’s holding our perfect apéro for a 39° day - @jeanpierre_robinot’s Fêtembulles).
Carmen’s cheese on a delicious summer dish at @restaurant_circus.
If you are in Arbois it’s something essential to eat.
If you see a tiny herd of goats in the outer streets of Arbois heading home to be milked then you have found its source of the cheese.
3 days ago
Arbois … just subtly reminding you as you arrive in town that it was granted the first (1ere) AOC ( Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée) in 1936. Actually it was the equal first wine AOC with several others. Cassis, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Cognac, Monbazillac, and Tavel were defined at the same time … Still an important reminder of the importance of Jura wines.
The actual first AOC was for Roquefort cheese, not a wine, in 1925. Comté had to wait until 1958. While the wine accolades came early surely Comté should have been acknowledged much earlier?
6 days ago
Still in June … moments at @bistrot_des_claquets in Arbois, one of our favourite places on the planet.
The calm before the lunchtime storm.
The entrée buffet
Christophe - cheese portioner extraordinaire (@chevredarbois cheese of course)
Sharing a glass of Alice Fahrenkrug‘s wine with Alice (who took some convincing)
A rare sighting of Roger on Instagram (who doesn’t yet know it’s here)
Friday is frites.
7 days ago
June 2026. A restaurant we visit every year - for the people (including here @romainquiboit and @thepocket_rocket in the background in the second photo), the beauty, the produce, the generosity, the garden walk, the impeccable cooking and the wine. Every visit is a joy of the first order something to look forward to with great anticipation knowing there will never be a moment of disappointment.
@james_edward_henry_ and @shaunbarneykelly you are geniuses!
With impeccable timing (this post is from a meal in June - sharing our French trip this year is a slow project) we can use it to share that @le_doyennerestaurant_ is coming to @orson.paris on 20 September with vegetables and more. Go and support them if you can - they are teasing to make it regular! We’ll have a post about @orson.paris eventually too - our last, very gorgeous meal in France this year. But that was the end of July and we are still in June.
2 weeks ago
Setting aside the stress of knowing we couldn’t eat any of this because we were about to walk into the restaurant for lunch visiting @le_doyennerestaurant_ at the weekend and shopping for vegetables at its weekend market was absolutely one of our favourite moments of our summer in France this year.
Done with the same joy, generosity and gorgeousness as every other part of this establishment the Saturday and Sunday summer markets are a brilliant addition to this grand ever-evolving project.
We were heading towards the Jura and the panier of vegetables we took with us was invaluable.
You don’t need to be eating at the restaurant to shop or eat here. We’ve always loved lunch at Le Doyenné and now we’re locked in to a weekend shopping trip each time we visit.
Congratulations @james_edward_henry_ and @shaunbarneykelly. We’re crossing our fingers it’s repeated next summer.
4 weeks ago
We love this first photo of Jean-Pierre and Noëlla Robinot - a reminder of what a formidable and glorious team they make.
An afternoon with them is full of joy, surprises (the 2002 Vouvray as fresh as a daisy), always some new knowledge, delightful people and also always the most delicious food and wine.
1 month ago