The wine is not bottled until it has an age of 6 years and 3 months. Vin Jaune is known as yellow wine and is quite unique as it is an oxidized wine and is known as the “King of oxidized wine”. The region is also known for food and wine pairings such as Vin Jaune with chicken and morel mushrooms or Comte Cheese. Savagnin Blanc is the signature wine of the region. The reds grown in this region are Pinot Noir, Poulsard, and Trousseau. Due to phylloxera the region has five varietals that are authorized – two which are white, Chardonnay and Savagnin Blanc. The valley regions provide a temperate climate, while the mountain regions can be bitterly cold in the winter. It’s referred to as France’s Winter Wonderland. Jura is a stunning region in France named after the Jura Mountains. (Remember the agoraphobic part – well, I’ve literally not been to a grocery store or retail store since March.) Idyllwild is a quick escape from the Coachella Valley, mountains, pine trees and change of weather delight the senses! The Attorney (aka former sous chef) took sympathy on my dilemma and went to Total Wine and picked up some Cremant from Jura for me. Small problem, California is having a hot Indian Summer in October and wine would not be shipped. Cool fall crisp air, cozy non-existent fireplace to warm up with….well you get the picture, I decided to order a case of wine from Jura/Bordeaux from K&L Wines assuming it would arrive in time for our girls weekend. Perfect weather to explore some food and wine pairings from Jura. Idyllwild is a quaint mountain town about an hour away from the Coachella Valley, and the weather forecast was 60 during the day and 35 at night. My assignment was food and beverage director for the weekend. In other words, a chic weekend filled with doing absolutely nothing. ![]() My best girlfriend aka The Writer, booked an Airbnb in Idyllwild for a creative weekend escape of writing, painting, cooking and reading. My first venture out of my home for an overnight stay, other than at The Artist and The Bankers house, was over the Columbus Day Weekend (or Indigenous People Day if you live in California). and so on.) The Writer and me….partners in everything creative, especially when it involves wine & travel! (If you don’t believe me, look at your social media feed – friends are doing group selfies at social gatherings, posting photos of events where people are still grouped together like pre-COVID, etc. Sure, like everyone else, I miss the freedom to travel, attend a concert, or go out to dinner without worrying about safety protocol and unknown transmission of COVID-19 because most likely there are people at the restaurant not following the health and safety guidelines. news has become biased based opinion news and not fact reporting). Sheltering in place has felt like the right thing to do based on all the world news I read (please note, I did say world not U.S. It has at times felt isolating, other times liberating (who really wants to go to another rubber chicken lunch or gala post-pandemic), and at times I feel like I’ve become agoraphobic. Perhaps I am misguided in my thoughts that I am doing my part to flatten the curve and not put my family or friends at risk by doing so, but it is the right thing to do until more is known about COVID-19 (you know the old saying an ounce of prevention….). Since March, I’ve been a hard-core shelter-in-place, stay in my bubble-friend-group person. Let’s be brutally honest, this year has been a disaster in just about everything, and a glass of bubbly is a temporary band-aid that helps numb the WTF moments. ![]() I’m certain that if Bette Davis were to have said that quote in 2020, the glass would have been changed to a bottle at the minimum, but most likely a magnum. “There comes a time in every woman’s life when the only thing that helps is glass of champagne.” – Bette Davis
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