For the 9th consecutive year, Samoëns (74 Haute Savoie. ARA) will be celebrating good French food and well-being at its Samoëns Winegrowers Week (la Semaine Vigneronne) which combines skiing and…
At 1100 m high in the centre of the Mountains of the Jura, the Fort Saint Antoine at Saint Antoine (25 Doubs, BFC) has been converted to a peaceful and…
Magnificently positioned overlooking the vineyards and countryside of the Jura, Chateau-Chalon (39 Jura, Frenche-Comté) is a fine medieval village. The village is classified as one of the most beautiful villages…
An irrestible introduction to the wine, cheese, food and countryside of Jura
An English couple ( John & Carolyn Scallan ) run a small B&B (Chez Scallan) at Sens-sur-Seille (71 Saône-et-Loire, Rhône-Alpes ) on the border of Burgundy and Jura and work…
The Hotel des Cepages is in the village of Arbois (39 Jura, BFC) (where Louis Pasteur was born). It is in an area which produces some of the best Jura wines…
Eastern Burgundy - the area to the east of the A6 autoroute inlcuding the Jura and Saone et Loire departements offers many diversions and many good reasons to break free from the headlong rush south to the Alps and Mediterranean!
Le Grand Tasting takes place on 25 -26 November 2022 in the heart of Paris. Subtitled "Le Festival des Grands Vins" (The Festival of Fine Wines) this is an opportunity…
The annual Percée du Vin Jaune takes place in Voiteur (39 Jura, BFC) on the weekend of 2 - 4 February 2024 Vin Jaune (Yellow Wine) are unique and are…
Try the east for a change? One area well known to British wine drinkers but less well known to Britons is Burgundy. Only 5 - 6 hours from the Channel…
John at Chez Scallan B&B has always offered an excellent choice of things to do in Burgundy, Eastern France and the environs. As always there are lots of wine fairs…
Over at Spittoonextra.biz there are these great photos and article on this cheese from Jura close to the Swiss border.. It is a raw cows' milk cheese (ie. Vacherin from…
Poulet de Bresse (Bresse Chicken) is a quality guaranteed product from the Bourg-en-Bresse region