http://blog.winetravelguides.com/2009/02/11/the-weekly-twitter-quiz-6-letoile-in-jura/ News and Views from the World of Wine and Travel Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://blog.winetravelguides.com/2009/02/11/the-weekly-twitter-quiz-6-letoile-in-jura/#comment-162 Wink Lorch Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:34:12 +0000 http://blog.winetravelguides.com/?p=324#comment-162 Thanks for your comment, Heather. Although it's part of the Traminer family (but not at all the same as Gewurztraminer), Savagnin is really only known well in the Jura - it's not used anywhere else much at all, except a little in the Valais, Switzerland where it's called Heida. It would be really fascinating if an Australian producer growing what was thought to be Albarino dared to try to produce a Vin Jaune style wine (Yellow wine!) ... it would take 7 years to do and they would need a sherry-type of yeast and some old barrels to replicate the style. Thanks for your comment, Heather. Although it’s part of the Traminer family (but not at all the same as Gewurztraminer), Savagnin is really only known well in the Jura – it’s not used anywhere else much at all, except a little in the Valais, Switzerland where it’s called Heida. It would be really fascinating if an Australian producer growing what was thought to be Albarino dared to try to produce a Vin Jaune style wine (Yellow wine!) … it would take 7 years to do and they would need a sherry-type of yeast and some old barrels to replicate the style.

]]> http://blog.winetravelguides.com/2009/02/11/the-weekly-twitter-quiz-6-letoile-in-jura/#comment-161 Heather Mitchell Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:29:22 +0000 http://blog.winetravelguides.com/?p=324#comment-161 Interesting to hear that Savagnin is used in the Jura. Perhaps the Aussie producers who thought they were getting Albarino can look to this region's style. Cheers, Heather @ http://aussiewinecrush.wordpress.com/ Interesting to hear that Savagnin is used in the Jura. Perhaps the Aussie producers who thought they were getting Albarino can look to this region’s style.
Cheers, Heather @ http://aussiewinecrush.wordpress.com/

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