17/12/2015
I seem to be getting more hits now that I have handed over to 2 (proper) UK importers than I did when I was on my own, so I thought I would provide an update for visitors... French-only speakers should head for www.hughesbeguet.com
After a few poor harvests, 2015 was for the Jura, and for a good deal of Europe, a splendid year in terms of both quality and quantity. www.lescaves.co.uk has just taken a large order and www.thewinesociety.com may have more stock in due course.
Patrice now has an apprentice, Louis, who is proving invaluable and they have already started to bottle the 2015 vintage in a small way with most of the remaining cuvees to come on stream in early Spring.
In the meantime Caroline, who lunched recently with Oz Clark and Tim Atkin MW, is multi-tasking as vigneronne, translator, school president, mother et al. Bastian spent the summer with a broken arm but has now started cycle races again, but the trophies of last year will be harder to come by as he is now a year younger than most of the others in his group. Next year will be different! Tessa aged 3 1/2 goes to school and like her brother is bilingual and a delightful chatterbox!
