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Tasting of the wines of Jura and Savoie

The Wine of Jura and The Savoie are the stars of the next tasting at Joseph Barnes Wines in Saffron Walden in Essex on

The regions of Jura and The Savoie produce some of France’s lesser-known vinous gems. Frequently described as France’s most fortunate wine region, the wines enjoy a booming local demand and [...]

Jura Wine = Jura Wine Specialist

In Birmingham you’ll find a real specialist wine merchant – Jura Wine – specialising in the organic wines of Jura in Eastern France – and specifically one winemaker – Domaine Tissot.

Seldom seen and little known in the UK these wines can be quite distinctive and in addition to familiar grape varietals such as [...]

French Wine offers at Waitrose

The French Wine Festival at Waitrose (online and in its stores) runs from 26 March to 27 April 2008 and will feature a total of 48 wines.

Waitrose will be featuring 13 specially sourced small parcel wines from a wide range of less well-known appellations like Quincy, Bergerac, Provence and Lirac and the [...]

Lille Wine Fair (France)

FRIDAY 16 – MONDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2007 – The Annual Salon des Vignerons Independents (indpendent winemakers) holds its annual show in the Grand Palais in Lille. Over 400 winemakers from every corner of France will be offering tastings of their wines with the opportunity to buy at vineyard gate prices. Makes a great weekend [...]

French Wine People

Based in Matlock in Derbyshire, The French Wine People are importers of wines from across the regions of France.

What sets The French Wine People apart from the dozens of other smaller French specialists, apart from a nicely designed website?

Some of the more eclectic wines include a Savagnin from the Jura, [...]

Nicolas

The Nicolas chain, is a French company owned by Casel, the same parent company of Oddbins. They have only recently broken out from their London heartland and now list 51 stores in the UK.

Several branches of Oddbins have or are in the process of being converted to the Nicolas brand (Henley-on-Thames, [...]

Cave a Vins(Bertand & Nicholas), Bourne End

In genteel Buckinghamshire, at Bourne End to be precise, there is a  local wine merchant previously known as Bertrand & Nicholas which had a pretty ghastly website (now updated), but get beyond the colour scheme (or through the shop door) and you’ll discover a truly superb wine list at the refashioned Cave a [...]

Yapp Bros, Mere

I always look forward to the latest list from Yapp Brothers – the epitome of everything a good wine merchant should be – independent, knowledgable, approachable and courageous enough to offer interesting and unfamiliar wines. The former dentist’s main specialisation is in the Loire and Rhône (North and South) Valleys, but that does not [...]