Archive for November 2014

A tap, a stone basin, a brush: things outside Domaine Jobard in MeursaultIn fact, a visit to see Antoine Jobard was our first appointment of the day and not an onerous one, if I am honest. I know precious little about wine making so I perhaps experience more amazement than one versed in its arc…

Grubbed up vines, the vineyards of Marangesand the vapours that overhung today's early morningI worked in my hotel room until 12h30 yesterday and then climbed into my car and set the satnav for Arbois in the Jura. Rapid progress was made along the peage and it wasn't more than an hour and ten minute…

The 1er Cru Vosne-Romanee Vineyard of La Croix Rameau: the smallest in the communeSunday's drive was achieved relatively painlessly: the thick end of three hours on the UK side, 35 minutes under the English Channel on a train, then an easy five hour haul down the (largely unoccupied) French autorout…