The wine region of Crémant du Jura is located in the region of Côtes du Jura of Jura of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Bénédicte et Stéphane Tissot or the Domaine Marcel Cabelier produce mainly wines sparkling, white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Crémant du Jura are Chardonnay, Pinot noir and Poulsard, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Crémant du Jura often reveals types of flavors of cream, black fruit or yellow apple and sometimes also flavors of smoke, chalk or raspberry.
In the mouth of Crémant du Jura is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble. We currently count 77 estates and châteaux in the of Crémant du Jura, producing 135 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Crémant du Jura go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks.
North Canterbury-based Pyramid Valley has formed a partnership with fellow New Zealand firm Oritain, which specialises in proving the origin of different products, and said the group’s ability to ‘fingerprint’ vineyard terroir offers a way to guarantee the provenance of its fine wines. Both partners suggested the system could contribute to preventing fine wine fraud more generally, but it’s early days. Wines in Pyramid Valley’s 2020-vintage Botanicals Collection, featuring Pinot Noir and Chardon ...
France’s 2022 wine harvest is likely to be between 42.6 million and 45.6m hectolitres, up by 13% to 21% on the frost-hit 2021 vintage and more in-line with the country’s five-year average. One hectolitre is equivalent to 100 litres. Yet drought could impact on yields in the coming weeks, adding extra uncertainty in several regions, said the French agriculture ministry’s Agreste statistics unit. Expected vintage quality isn’t covered by the preliminary outlook. It added the 2022 growing season is ...
Twenty-five producers joined forces to create a non-profit called Save the Family Farms, which lobbied the Napa County Board of Supervisors to create the new category. In March 2022, the board unanimously approved the ‘micro-winery’ ordinance, providing craft producers in the region with a vital lifeline – it will make it easier for them to bring their wines to market, while also permitting them to host tastings for the first time. The ordinance came into effect in May, and the region’s sm ...
