A few minutes later, we see some more experimental vines including Savignan, the grape from the Jura area, and Gamay. then of course there is the reception and dinner … all very fabulous, with the typical Champagne tradition of enjoying a few glasses of champagne and canapes in the living room (a uniformed servant passes them around). MORE >>

Of course the task to find a sparkler at $15 is pretty tough, especially if youre in Arizona. Get a sparkler from the Jura. home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « Notes on a Los Angeles Wine Bars Part Scene, Part 2 | Main | Remedial Bubble Assistance! 1991 Cote de Rhone La Tache? Who knows. MORE >>

Edward Behr in his Art of Eating number 72, 2006 devoted to the Jura suggested that it was a version or strain of chardonnay. There is of course plenty of "regular" chardonnay grown in the Jura, which he wrote about at length. So I asked a bunch of Jura wine makers when they were in town recently, and a couple of importers too. MORE >>

There is a big Jura wine tasting today in Manhattan, the second such event. When the buyer came over, the woman introduced the man (didn't hear his name) as a wine maker from the Jura. My ears perked up - of course! Wine maker Jean-Michel Petit, of Domaine de la Renardière, at the Jura tasting. Yeah,sure," he said. Again?" MORE >>

Then of course there is Dr. Vino from the Wine Media Guild, Alice Feiring who braved the wilds of the Jura with me, and several other popular wine figures in New York I look forward to meeting. Wine Friends. Very clever idea. MORE >>