” It’s not likely since the grape that hails from the Jura region of France is pretty rare in California: Only 49 tons were >crushed last year (compare that to 400,000 tons of zinfandel; but since it fetched as much as $1,700 a ton vs an average of $442 for zinfandel, maybe the premium will attract future plantings). MORE >>

Stephane Tissot from the Jura outside Les Caves Augé in Paris. Over to Tim for photos and comments from his tasting some wines from the Jura and Alsace. This cool day in March featured a tasting of wines from the Jura and Alsace. The Cotes du Jura en Barberon, 2007 & 2008, grown on limestone soil, had a lovely richness. MORE >>

Since we had tasted a Coenobium Rusticum previously, I decided to go with a wine from the Jura–the Montbourgeau 2008 L’Etoile Chardonnay ($20). Cabernet franc usually shows well for the uninitiated in warmer vintages and this one convinced most people while others found it to be green. “Will you wear a wool hat?,” MORE >>

from the University of Montpellier, spotted the vine thought to be Albariño and suggested that it was, in fact, the savagnin blanc grape often found in the Jura region of France (who in Australia will be the first to make it in an oxidative, vin juane style ?). But time is ticking as bottling time approaches. Any thoughts? MORE >>

The Puzelats grow Pinot Noir, Gamay, Côt (called Malbec in Argentina), Bréton (called Cabernet Franc in the film Sideways ), Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris (called Pinot Grigio in Italy), and the rarely seen Pineau D'Aunis and Menu Pineau (called Arbois in the Jura). They buzz with energy, some say "wildness." It works. MORE >>