Wink Lorch
@winklorch.bsky.social
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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Want a fantastic introduction to #jurawine? Then look no further than this excellent piece by @winklorch.bsky.social 🍷
Some think the charm of Jura is its weirdness. Things like oxidative whites, vin jaune, and off-the-beaten track grapes like Poulsard and Trousseau. Wink Lorch explores the region in this article.
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Decoding Jura's Wine Styles
The Jura wine region is one of France’s smaller wine regions—the planted area (about 2,100 hectares, or 5,300 acres) is roughly the equivalent of the Pinot Noir grown in Santa Barbara County, Californ...
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October 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Want a fantastic introduction to #jurawine? Then look no further than this excellent piece by @winklorch.bsky.social 🍷
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In the Stephane Tissot shop in Arbois when this stack of books is delivered… cc @winklorch.bsky.social
August 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
In the Stephane Tissot shop in Arbois when this stack of books is delivered… cc @winklorch.bsky.social
Excellent review of Jura Wine Ten Years On from Tam Currin @jancisrobinson.com - humbled and grateful. www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/new...
New wine guides to the Jura, the Loire and Rioja
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March 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Excellent review of Jura Wine Ten Years On from Tam Currin @jancisrobinson.com - humbled and grateful. www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/new...
It was always a ridiculous idea (as it was the last time)… now,
It’s plain disgusting. “Every little thing” … please sign. stoptrump.org.uk/petition-can...
It’s plain disgusting. “Every little thing” … please sign. stoptrump.org.uk/petition-can...
Petition: Cancel Trump’s state visit
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March 1, 2025 at 10:39 AM
It was always a ridiculous idea (as it was the last time)… now,
It’s plain disgusting. “Every little thing” … please sign. stoptrump.org.uk/petition-can...
It’s plain disgusting. “Every little thing” … please sign. stoptrump.org.uk/petition-can...
Reality check fm @robertjoseph.bsky.social. “Anyone who describes Gallo Pinot Grigio as ‘bad wine’ is the same kind of snob as those who declare Nescafé to be undrinkable and say they cannot imagine why anyone would want to sleep in a motorway motel.” www.meiningers-international.com/wine/opinion...
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
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February 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Reality check fm @robertjoseph.bsky.social. “Anyone who describes Gallo Pinot Grigio as ‘bad wine’ is the same kind of snob as those who declare Nescafé to be undrinkable and say they cannot imagine why anyone would want to sleep in a motorway motel.” www.meiningers-international.com/wine/opinion...
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...
From the Chair: Texture is the new flavour - Circle of Wine Writers
Meg Maker explores the second sense in wine — texture. For a few days last week, a rhinovirus gripped my system. My normally prismatic sensorium went dark. Flavours were reduced […]
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January 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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...
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...
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
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January 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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...