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1
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Savagnin kinship to other varietals….

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SB
CB
Petit Manseng
Sylvaner
Gewurtztraminer (aromatic pink skinned variant)

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Historically Jura has always been on the _________…..

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Fringe of
France
Grape viability
Economic stability
fame

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3
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____% of Jura’s production is carried out by ___ wineries

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53%, 3

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4
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What happened in Jura in 1732 and 1774

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2 decrees limiting approved grape varieties.

Neither enforced to letter of the law

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5
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Where does Jura get it’s name

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Jurassic period (200-145 mya)

Rock strata from this period were first identified here.

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6
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Phylloxera destroyed ___% of Jura vineyards

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62%

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7
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Remembrement

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Consolidating small parcels into larger more workable plots (Jura, 1970’s)

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8
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What is Jura’s wine growing area known as?

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Revermont

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9
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How long is Jura?

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50 miles

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10
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Jura climate?

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Continental with Alpine influence

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Louis Pasteur

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Pasteurization
Yeast and fermentation
Anthrax and Rabies vaccines

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12
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Charles Rouget

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Ampelographer

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13
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Alexis Arpin

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Championed Arbois!

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14
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Pierre Marie Alexis Millardet

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Studied vine disease
Created Bordeaux Mixture (bouillon Bordelaise)

Pioneered grafting with Jules Emile Planchon

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15
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Reculee

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Blind Valley (Jura)
Deep narrow limestone/karst that starts abruptly at the point where its stream emerges from underground

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Jura soil composition %

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80% clay, 20% Limestone (opposite of Burgundy)

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17
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Red marl is good for ____ _______

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red grapes (Jura)

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18
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Blue marl is good for _____ & ______

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Savagnin and Poulsard

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19
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Jura gravel is good for _____ & _____

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Trousseau and PN

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20
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Jura limestone outcrops are good for

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Chardonnay

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21
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2/3 of Jura whites are crafted from ____

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Chardonnay (mostly cremant)

22
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Savagnin characteristics

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Thick skin, high acid

23
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in Jura, PG is authorized for _______

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Cremant du Jura

24
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What are the red grapes of Jura

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Poulsard (Ploussard in Pupillin)
PN
Trousseau

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Poulsard characteristics
thin skinned, delicate, light pigment, oxidizes easily
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Trousseau characteristics
Late ripening, thick skinned, tannic, much more successful in Spain (Bastardo)
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What vine disease is common in Jura?
Esca trunk disease (fatal bacterial infection from pruning wounds). Guyot used to minimize pruning cuts.
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What does aging with ullage mean?
Oxidative (without topping up)
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Ouillé
Without ullage, means "topped up" Jura
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Naturé (Jura)
Ouille wines from Arbois
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Sous Voile
Under flor/with ullage..... "controlled oxidation"
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Tradition (Jura)
A wine with Ullage
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Vin Jaune varietal?
Savagnin
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for Vin Jaune production, the wine is not allowed to be ------ or moved for ------- it may not be sold until
topped up 60 months 6 yrs and 3 months after the vintage
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Vin Jaune bottle name and size
620 ml- Clavelin origin from "angel's share"
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What year did Clavelin become officially recognized
1993
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What Jura AOC's make Vin de Paille
Cote de Jura Arbois L'Etoile
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Vin de Paille varietals
Chardonnay Savagnin Poulsard Trousseau (occasional) PINOT NOIR IS DISALLOWED
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Vin de Paille production method
grape clusters dried for 6 weeks 18 months aging in barrel 60-130 g/l RS Release- 36 months 1/2 bottles only
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Macvin production method
All 5 varietals allowed Add Marc to grape must 10 month minimum cask age Marc must be distilled Jura wine pomace with minimum 14 month in barrel
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How many AOC in Jura?
6 (4 geographical, 2 styles)
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Arbois AOC
Celtic words "ar" & "bos" = fertile land - largest area in Jura by size and volume -red dominant
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What is the 1 DGC of Arbois?
Pupillin
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Chateau Chalon AOC
Vin Jaune only!
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In Chateau Chalon, what label term is used in place of Vin Jaune
Vin de Garde (wine for cellaring)
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Chateau Chalon can be declassified to......
Cote du Jura AOC
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L'Etoile
Dry white Vin de Paille Vin Jaune "STAR" 5 hills form points of a star limestone with starfish fossils Mostly chardonnay
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"Pentacrinus"
fossil in soil in L'Etoile AOC (starfish like)
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Cotes du Jura AOC
All styles 2nd largest Jura appellation
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Macvin du Jura AOC
White, Rose or Red
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Cremant du Jura AOC
88% is white, and much is 100% Chardonnay white= min 70% Chardonnay/PN/or Trousseau rose= min 50% Red varieties or PG

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