In a Jura cellar, no one tops up the barrels. That refusal is why sommeliers worldwide are now pouring Savagnin and Vin Jaune.
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The aperitivo began as a glass of aromatized wine in 1786 Turin. Most wine lists now treat the first pour as an afterthought.
A bar in Sanlúcar de Barrameda in 2024, two glasses on the marble counter. The first is a fino as…
Vin jaune is France’s most misunderstood premium white: Savagnin aged six years under a veil of yeast in the Jura, with the 620ml clavelin proving the loss.
The tannin meets the fat and does not bind to it. That, in one sentence, is why most of what…