http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinot_gris
Also recent vintages from Beaujolly land have been very good eh.
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David M. Bueker wrote:And as far as Pinot Gris, I seldom drink them.
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Rahsaan wrote:David M. Bueker wrote:And as far as Pinot Gris, I seldom drink them.
Was there ever a Focus on 'all members of the Pinot Family'? Is that too diverse?
David M. Bueker wrote:The gaping hole here is Pinot Noir/Burgundy.
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Rahsaan wrote:How about the Jura?
Wide range of wines, red, white, etc. Increasingly trendy so availability has improved in recent years and most markets should have a few. Yet most people probably don't know as much about the region as they would like to. (I'm guessing/stretching, but...)
And not on the list from the past year and might be a nice change of direction.
(Plus, you could still drink pinot noir for the die-hard supporters of that grape)
Bob Parsons Alberta wrote:Only Jura here is Rolet but good idea all the same. "Pinot Noir of a kind" has attraction too
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JC (NC) wrote:Jura wines would be difficult for me to find. I tried three wine shop websites in Raleigh (already more than an hour from where I live) and only one had one white Jura wine from 2005 vintage (already over the hill?) Three Cups in Chapel Hill might carry some but that is another 30 minutes further from me. I'm always game for Pinot Noir or Burgundy although I don't have many red Burgundies in the right drinking window (might have to sacrifice a couple young 'uns if we go with Burgundy.)
Rahsaan wrote:JC (NC) wrote:Jura wines would be difficult for me to find. I tried three wine shop websites in Raleigh (already more than an hour from where I live) and only one had one white Jura wine from 2005 vintage (already over the hill?) Three Cups in Chapel Hill might carry some but that is another 30 minutes further from me. I'm always game for Pinot Noir or Burgundy although I don't have many red Burgundies in the right drinking window (might have to sacrifice a couple young 'uns if we go with Burgundy.)
I can't believe that Cave Taureau in Durham wouldn't have at least one Jura wine. (339 West Main Street, Durham, (919) 908-9877). They opened this fall and it's kind of like a Chambers St Wine of the south. Only smaller and a bit more expensive. But there can only be one real CSW!
Plus the owners are no strangers to wine boards, you might know Nathan V.
Salil wrote:Rahsaan wrote:How about the Jura?
Wide range of wines, red, white, etc. Increasingly trendy so availability has improved in recent years and most markets should have a few. Yet most people probably don't know as much about the region as they would like to. (I'm guessing/stretching, but...)
And not on the list from the past year and might be a nice change of direction.
(Plus, you could still drink pinot noir for the die-hard supporters of that grape)
+1.
Plus the wines aren't overly expensive. Nice when a good Poulsard or Trousseau from many top producers (just about anyone not named Overnoy or Ganevat) runs about $20-25.
JC (NC) wrote:Jura wines would be difficult for me to find. I tried three wine shop websites in Raleigh (already more than an hour from where I live) and only one had one white Jura wine from 2005 vintage (already over the hill?) Three Cups in Chapel Hill might carry some but that is another 30 minutes further from me. I'm always game for Pinot Noir or Burgundy although I don't have many red Burgundies in the right drinking window (might have to sacrifice a couple young 'uns if we go with Burgundy.)
Dave Erickson wrote:I was about to argue that there is quite a bit more to Gamay than Beaujolais, but I think a Jura (and probably Savoie--they seem to go together) focus would be a very good idea.
Salil wrote:Dave Erickson wrote:I was about to argue that there is quite a bit more to Gamay than Beaujolais, but I think a Jura (and probably Savoie--they seem to go together) focus would be a very good idea.
Ooh, Jura and Savoie together? That sounds great. Been wanting to explore Savoie a little further - there seems to be a ton of value there.
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Rahsaan wrote:As a nitpicker I tend not to think of the Jura and the Savoie together because they don't share any grapes and the grapes do not seem to have much in common (Mondeuse is not to Poulsard what Gamay is to Pinot Noir, in my experience).
BUT, they are both Alpine regions and if it's all about extended participating, that could be a good idea. And what about embracing the broader region and doing an Alpine Wine Focus. That might not matter to the extent that Switzerland comes into play because no one even has the wines (except for a very few Euro contributors) but then again Trentino might drift too far.
So Jura and Savoie could be a good middle ground.
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