FWS Jura Flashcards
What is the Jura?
A mountainous region between Bourgogne and Switzerland
What is Savagnin?
A grape native to Jura
descended from wild grapes
What significant impact did the railway have on Jura’s wine production?
It challenged the red wine industry
cheaper, more powerful reds came from the south.
What major events caused a reduction in Jura’s wine production?
Mildew, phylloxera, wars, frosts, freezes, economic depressions, and recessions.
What was the impact of phylloxera on Jura’s vineyards?
It reduced production by 62%
American / hybrid vines planted, which reduced quality.
What does ‘remembrement’ refer to in the context of Jura’s vineyards?
The restructuring and consolidation of small, inaccessible vineyard plots.
What percentage of France’s wine does the Jura region currently produce?
Less than 0.5%.
What types of wine are increasingly popular from the Jura region?
- Vin Jaune
- Ouillé (topped up, no oxidation)
- Crémant
- Natural wines
What is ‘sous voile’ in wine production?
Oxidative process:
Under flor
With ullage (oxygen exposure)
What is ‘ouillé’ in wine production?
A reductive process
Without ullage (no oxygen)
Who is Louis Pasteur and what is his contribution to wine?
He discovered the role of yeast in alcoholic fermentation.
What did Charles Rouget contribute to the understanding of grape varieties?
He showed identical grape varieties have assumed alternate names.
What is a ‘graben’?
A rift valley caused by bedrock dropping down between parallel geological faults.
What are the predominant soil types in Jura?
- 80% clay
- 20% limestone (Marl = clay and calcium carbonate)
What are the five principal grapes of Jura?
- Chardonnay
- Savagnin
- Poulsard
- Pinot Noir
- Trousseau
What is Vin Jaune and how is it made?
Savagnin wine made from the action of surface yeast
old barrels, not topped up or temperature controlled
60 months.
What is Vin de Paille?
A sweet straw wine
blend of red and white grapes typically equal quantities of Chardonnay, Savagnin, and Poulsard.
(NOT Pinot Noir)
What is Macvin?
A fortified wine
using 5 authorized grapes
fortified with Marc.
What is the largest geographic AOC in Jura?
Arbois AOC.
(Mostly red wine)
What is unique about Château-Chalon AOC?
Vin Jaune from Savagnin
labeled as ‘vin de garde’.
What types of wines are produced in L’Étoile AOC?
- Dry white
- Vin de Paille
- Vin Jaune
Which AOC is the second largest producer in Jura?
Côtes du Jura AOC.
What grape is used in Crémant du Jura AOC?
Mostly Chardonnay
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