Specialists in delicious natural wines
Alsace – Introduction The Alsace wine region lies in the north east corner of France on the border with Germany and Switzerland to the east and the Jura region to the south. It is here that Riesling is the most revered grape variety, although other varieties such as Pinot Gris, […]
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.
Minerality of the soil – Introduction We want to explore the importance of minerality of the soil in more detail, because in Part 1 of this series, published in the April 2013 newsletter we explained that only three of the sixteen essential elements for plant growth enter the plant via […]
So why are we reviewing a book about Bistronomy in Paris? Apart from the fact that our general preference is to eat bistro food rather than tricked up, contorted food in Michelin-starred restaurants there is a connection to bistronomy through the wine. Almost every restaurant that features in the book […]
A recent brief article in the Revue du Vin de France about organic and biodynamic wines made us think that it is probably a good idea to explain the differences between organic, biodynamic and natural wines in this newsletter and to talk a little about the backing and authority for […]
To fine a wine is a process of adding foreign substances to precipitate solids in the wine in order to make it clear. Fining often makes wines unsuitable for vegans and vegetarians. The term fining is bandied about in the wine community, but when we start to quiz people about […]
Philippe Formentin of Opi d’Aqui is a biodynamic producer in the Languedoc who is particularly skilled in making crisp white wines and light red wines.
Domaine Derain is situated in the village of Saint Aubin and is now run by Julien Altaber who has worked for Dominique for many years.
The l’Octavin wines are lovingly crafted by Alice Bouvot in her Arbois winery using organic grapes from her 3.5 hectares of vineyards scattered around the outskirts of that beautiful town.
Arnaud and Malou Greiner are talented and passionate young winemakers from the Jura region of eastern France.
