Jura Flashcards
What is the indigenous grape of the Jura?
Savagin
What geological period does Jura lend its name to?
Jurassic
What percentage of vineyards were destroyed by Phylloxera in Jura?
62%
Savagin is the parent of which grapes?
Chenin Blanc
Petit Manseng
Sauvignon Blanc
Sylvaner
What events significantly impacted the production of wine in Jura in the early 20th C?
Downy/ Powdery Mildew
Phylloxera
Fraud
Wars
Railways
What is the name of the programme to restructure vineyards in Jura?
Remembrement
What % of total French wine production does Jura account for?
< 0.5%
Which wine category is growing in the Jura?
Cremant (29% of production)
What is the wine growing area in Jura known as?
The Revermont
What is the climate of Jura?
Continental with Alpine influences
Are the Jura vineyards wet?
Yes, the vineyards are on the western side of the Jura mountains
What did Louis Pasteur discover?
Alcoholic fermentation and yeast
What was the name of the Jura native who was instrumental in the development of the AOC laws?
Alexis Arpin
What did Pierre-Marie-Alexis Millardet develop?
Bordeaux Mixture
Grafting
What is a reculée?
A blind, deep valley typically in limestone
What are the two uplifts of the Saône graben?
The Jura mountains and Morvan
What are the predominant soils of the Jura?
LImestone
Marl
Gravel
How does a blind valley form?
Where a permeable layer of soil rests on an impermeable layer and is eroded by a stream
How many principal grape varieties are there is Jura?
5
Which white grape crafts most of Jura’s wines?
Chardonnay
What soil does Chardonnay prefer?
Limestone
Which grape makes Vin Jaune?
Savagin
What soil does Savagin prefer?
Grey/ blue marl
What is the indigenous red grape that accounts for 40% of the red planting in the Jura?
Poulsard
what soils does Poulsard prefer?
Grey/ blue marl
Pinot Noir is mainly used to make which wines in Jura?
Cremant de Jura
Macvin