Have you heard of Jura Wine?
It’s a fabulous region just about an hour from Burgundy, with ancient soil like Burgundy – but ‘in reverse.’ In Burgundy, we discovered, the ancient soil is very deep, and in the Jura it’s right up on top.
Though I’ve had the pleasure of tasting a lot of Jura wine in my time, one thing I did not realize is that Pliny, the famous wine historian, knew this region in the first century.
In any event wine educator DJ Kearney, the speaker did a great job of giving the packed audience the history of the region and leading us through a tutored tasting of the Jura Wine. Everything was delicious but my favorite was Vin Jaune 2008 from the Savignin grape.
Another great thing about the event was that the producers got up to speak and answer questions. Laura Seibel, owner of Domaine de la Pinte, got up to speak about her Poulsard and it was pretty fascinating as she is biodynamic and the recent vintages were fairly challenging.
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