Jura Wine

Wink Lorch

Summary

Jura Wine with local food and travel tips is the ultimate insiders’ guide to this tiny wine region in eastern France. The book uncovers the mystery and of the Jura region and its myriad wine styles, which have caught the imagination of wine lovers worldwide. Author Wink Lorch includes insight into the region’s history and culture, unravels the complications of its appellations, terroir and wine styles, and shares often untold stories of over 90 wine producers from the smallest to the largest. Local food and travel tips are a bonus.Foreword by Raymond Blanc. Illustrated with more than 200 colour photographs, detailed maps and diagrams. Wink Lorch has been a writer and educator on wine for many years, and her books appeal to wine professionals and wine lovers alike. Living partly in the French Alps, only a couple of hours from the Jura region, she has written about the region’s wine, food and tourism for many international magazines and books.Winner of the André Simon Best Drinks Book Prize 2014, Jura Wine was described by Eric Asimov of the New York Times as ‘A complete yet concise, politely opinionated guide to this region and its captivating wines and food’.

Available since: 02/01/2023.

Print length: 200 pages.

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