The French Jura is just over the border for many of us in western Switzerland, but it is possibly one of the French wine regions we know the least. Wink Lorch, a British wine teacher and writer, began exploring it at the start of this century while she was spending part of every year in […]
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Winespeak, aging wine
We age wines in casks, amphores (or amphora if you’re a stickler for classic plurals) and concrete eggs. But we mature them in oak barrels.
Schott: a work in progress
Anne-Claire Schott: we’ll need a few years to decide if she is a successful pioneer or a rebel with a natural cause
Drinking smarter in 2019
Learn to be smarter about your drinking and you’ll be able to look forward honestly to tomorrow’s drink.
Uncork now: Dôle, Cornalin
What to uncork, 10 January – January is a month when I’m not ready for heavy reds again -I want hearty vegetables, a bit less meat, plenty of exercise.