Top 100 white wines of Jura
Discover the top 100 best white wines of Jura of Jura as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the white wines that are popular of Jura and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Jura
The wine region of Jura is located in the region of Neuchâtel of Switzerland. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Siebe Dupf or the Domaine Auberson et Fils produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Jura are Pinot noir, Cabernet-Jura and Pinot gris, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. In the mouth of Jura is a with a nice freshness.
We currently count 16 estates and châteaux in the of Jura, producing 45 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Jura go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mature and hard cheese.
News from the vineyard of Jura
Andrew Jefford: ‘Telling stories about terroir will lead us astray’
A domaine’s long history hoists its inanimate wines into life; biography brings meaning to the simple sensual pleasure of tasting a grower’s efforts. It’s important, though, to know what we are doing when we tell stories. And to know what to tell them about. Winemakers take the messy chaos of natural processes and add discipline, giving shape and direction to produce a stable and enticing wine. This was never nature’s intent. The storyteller takes a messy chaos of random events, either imagined ...
Alsace’s Domaine Zind-Humbrecht: 2019 releases tasted
It is always reassuring to find flourishing examples of family continuity in French wine estates. At the famous Domaine Zind-Humbrecht in Alsace, Pierre-Emile Humbrecht is the latest to join the family business. In preparation, he studied at the Changins School of Viticulture and Enology in Switzerland and then completed internships at wine estates, beginning with Thérèse Chappaz in that same country for 18 months, followed by a six-month period at Domaine Tissot in the Jura and then nearly eigh ...
Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022
The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...