Association de la Sommellerie Internationale

ASI - Association de la Sommellerie Internationale

11 hours ago

Pairing Tuesday🍴🍷
Jura, France 🍇🇫🇷

The Jura's cuisine is rustic, mountain-born and built for its wines. Here's how the region's local bottles and its celebrated cheeses come together.

🧀 COMTÉ (18+ MONTHS) & VIN JAUNE
The classic. Comté is made from raw cow's milk in the Jura's mountain pastures, and aged long enough to develop crystalline crunch and savoury, nutty depth. Vin jaune matches that intensity: its oxidative walnut and curry notes meet the cheese's nuttiness, while its saline edge and high acidity cut through the fat. Let the cheese and wine age together, and the pairing deepens.

🧀 MORBIER & POULSARD
Lighter and creamier than Comté, with its signature ash line. Poulsard's pale, red-berried delicacy and gentle tannins suit this softer cheese without overwhelming it. Serve slightly chilled to keep the fruit lively.

🍄 MORILLES OR CÈPES IN CREAM & TROUSSEAU
Wild mushrooms braised in cream and vin jaune's trace of nutty oxidation are a classic Jura autumn dish. Trousseau's structure and earthy, savoury perfume echo the forest floor, and its acidity lifts the cream.

🥔 FONDUE COMTOISE & SAVAGNIN OUILLÉ
Melted Comté with white wine, served with bread and potatoes. The topped-up Savagnin's oxidative, nutty character and firm acidity suit the cheese's richness, and the wine's body stands up to the melted texture.

🥩 VOLAILLE AU VIN JAUNE & VIN JAUNE
The region's signature dish: chicken braised with morels and cream, finished with vin jaune. Pair it with the same wine used in the sauce, served at cellar temperature, so the dish and the glass share a single thread.

🥃 MARC DU JURA to close the meal, or Macvin for a fortified finish.

Mountain cheese, forest mushrooms, and wines that wait. This is the Jura table.

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ASI - Association de la Sommellerie Internationale

4 days ago

🍷 Happy Merlot Day! 🫐✨

Merlot is planted almost everywhere, yet it's one of the most misjudged reds. Its style depends on where it grew. Can you read the climate in your glass? 🔍

The Style Spectrum 🎭
🏛️ Classic Bordeaux (Right Bank): Medium-bodied, fresh, red fruit, leafy notes, savoury edge
🌍 International style: Riper, plusher, more oak, softer tannins
🔥 Ripe & opulent (Napa, Paso Robles): Velvety, layered with vanilla and spice
🌿 Earthy & savoury (Tuscany): Oak-forward with a subtle earthy character

Warm vs. Cool 🌡️
❄️ Cooler sites (Bordeaux, northern Italy, Friuli)
✓ Red fruit: raspberry, strawberry, tart cherry
✓ Tobacco, cedar, bell pepper, leather
✓ Higher acidity, firmer tannins, leaner body
☀️ Warmer sites (California, Australia, Argentina)
✓ Black fruit: blackberry, black cherry, plum
✓ Chocolate, mocha, fruitcake
✓ Lower acidity, softer tannins, rounder palate

Blind Tasting Clues 🕵️
✓ Red fruit + herbal or tobacco = cooler site
✓ Blackberry, chocolate, plush texture = warmer site
✓ Grippy, dry tannin with savoury depth = older Bordeaux style
✓ Merlot is dry. Perceived sweetness comes from ripe fruit, not sugar!

Serve & Pair 🍽️
Slightly below room temperature. Cool-climate: charred meats, sharp cheese. Warm-climate: mushrooms, salmon, softer cheeses.

Your Challenge 📣
Pour a Pomerol and a Napa Merlot blind. Red fruit and tobacco, or black fruit and chocolate? Your palate knows where it grew!

What's your Merlot clue? 👇

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