D'Angerville in the Jura

I don't thing you need worry with d'Angerville (note that he's not using his name for the estate). I think he's doing it out of interest and passion and with great respect. I could think of some that might eventually go for profit and publicity, but so far . . . .
 
I really don't think the Jura needs this kind of outsider participation, just as the wines are finding a broad audience. That's the problem with zero-percent interest rates: it brings out "investors" in alternatives.
 
originally posted by Claude Kolm:
I don't thing you need worry with d'Angerville (note that he's not using his name for the estate). I think he's doing it out of interest and passion and with great respect. I could think of some that might eventually go for profit and publicity, but so far . . . .
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seems like change for the worse. A few thoughts:
How large is the Jura? Size would seem to be a factor in determining how quickly outsiders could change it.
The fact that he's an hour away, but only recently discovered the wines, is surprising.
Not sure about zero percent interest rates (seems unlikely banks are doing non-recourse loans on vineyards) but Muscadet could use some capital and publicity.
 
Looks like there's +/- 2000 ha planted; before phylloxera, the figure was 20,000.

The Jura producers have essentially been inviting this, taking group promotional trips to North America and even China to raise the profile of their wines. If I had to guess now, the situation will end up somewhat like Piemonte, with prices going up to some extent (which is good, giving the producers the luxury to make better wines), but not catching the general public's interest.
 
By comparison, Piemonte has 40,000 ha. But will the fallow 18,000 ha be eligible to be planted given Euro constraints?
 
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