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Wink Lorch

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Wine writer and educator. Specialist in wines of Jura, Savoie, Bugey and the French Alps. Author of award-winning books available at Academie du Vin Library. www.winetravelmedia.com

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Nothing is ever usual with Ganevat, he changes/evolves constantly with his range of cuvΓ©es… like several he is experimenting with longer sous voile ageing, as was done centuries ago.

21.10.2025 22:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Want a fantastic introduction to #jurawine? Then look no further than this excellent piece by @winklorch.bsky.social 🍷

20.10.2025 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you @stuartcantrill.com - I had completely forgotten about this piece I wrote earlier this year!

21.10.2025 07:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A stack of Jura Wine books on a wooden cupboard with wine bottles in the background.

A stack of Jura Wine books on a wooden cupboard with wine bottles in the background.

In the Stephane Tissot shop in Arbois when this stack of books is delivered… cc @winklorch.bsky.social

07.08.2025 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Late reply, sorry but I can only answer that every year is different but 2025 is shaping up to be a great vintage 🀞 . It seems to me that Jura does get more extremes than other regions. Much more on this is my Jura Wine Ten Years On book.

20.08.2025 14:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks so much for sharing!

20.08.2025 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

… and I meant, who share their Jura wines, rather than sell them on, creating the grey market (simplifying things)

01.06.2025 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I can’t afford wines from Jura unless I buy them direct in the region from the few vignerons where I can do that… yet… it’s not the vignerons who are raking it in, it’s complicated. More, I guess, in my book Jura Wine Ten Years On, available from Academie Du Vin Library. Thanks to those who share!

01.06.2025 19:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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New wine guides to the Jura, the Loire and Rioja

Excellent review of Jura Wine Ten Years On from Tam Currin @jancisrobinson.com - humbled and grateful. www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/new...

28.03.2025 11:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Petition: Cancel Trump’s state visit Stop Trump Coalition

It was always a ridiculous idea (as it was the last time)… now,
It’s plain disgusting. β€œEvery little thing” … please sign. stoptrump.org.uk/petition-can...

01.03.2025 10:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Devil’s Advocate: Life is Not Too Short to Drink Not Bad Wine | Meininger's International Robert Joseph thinks it's time to accept that, for most people, wine simply needs to be 'fit for purpose'. Reading time: 2m 45s

Reality check fm @robertjoseph.bsky.social. β€œAnyone who describes Gallo Pinot Grigio as β€˜bad wine’ is the same kind of snob as those who declare NescafΓ© to be undrinkable and say they cannot imagine why anyone would want to sleep in a motorway motel.” www.meiningers-international.com/wine/opinion...

05.02.2025 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

@megmaker.com sorry didn’t tag you properly in main post… just learning this.

26.01.2025 21:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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From the Chair: Texture is the new flavour - Circle of Wine Writers Meg Maker explores the second sense in wine β€” texture.Β  For a few days last week, a rhinovirus gripped my system. My normally prismatic sensorium went dark. Flavours were reduced […]

Searching for new wine language, and at the same time going back to basics exploring how people used to write about wine? I applaud this puece from chair of the Circle of Wine Writers @megmaker www.circleofwinewriters.org/from-the-cha...

26.01.2025 17:31 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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Vin Jaune Finally Legal in US | Wine-Searcher News & Features Recent changes to permitted wine bottle sizes in the US market have come as a relief to Jura producers. Read the latest wine news & features on wine-searcher

This little story I wrote for Wine Searcher last week, about the clavelin bottle for Vin Jaune being finally legally stocked on US shelves, is going further than I thought… some interesting future projects, perhaps? www.wine-searcher.com/m/2025/01/vi...

26.01.2025 15:09 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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