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Which AOC is solely planted to Savagnin and only crafts Vin Jaune?

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Château-Chalon AOC

Vin Jaune is rarely stated on the label.

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Which AOC has vineyards comprised of star shaped fossils and grows mostly Chardonnay?

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L’Étoile AOC

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In the Jura, what is the largest AOC in terms of size and volume?

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Arbois AOC

DGC: Pulpillin

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T or F? Macvin du Jura AOC can only produce white wine.

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False
It can produce white, rosé, or red

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What is Macvin?

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  • Can be made with all five of the white/red varieties
  • It is a Vin de Liqueur, produced by adding marc to grape must.
  • It is aged in cask for a minimum of 10 months.
  • ABV is 16 - 22%

marc = distilled wine pomace, leftover slurry after press

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How many months does Macvin need to be aged?

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10 Months

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What AOCs can make Vin de Paille?

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  1. Arbois
  2. L’Étoile
  3. Côtes du Jura
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In the Jura, What is Vin de Paille?

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  • “straw wine”
  • Blend of white & red grapes
  • Clusters are dried for a minimum of 6 weeks
  • Dried grapes pressed & fermented
  • Aged at least 18 months in barrel
  • R.S. is typically 60-130 g/l
  • Released 3 years after vintage
  • Sold in 1/2 bottles
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How many months does Vin de Paille have to age in the barrel for?

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at least 18 months

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Define sous voile.

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It means under flor/with ullage. It is controlled oxidation.

Usually wine destined to be Vin Jaune but withdrawn early from aging.

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Define ouillé

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It means “topped up”/without ullage. Wines are made reductively with minimum oxygen exposure.

Ouillé Savagnin wines in Arbois AOC are labeled Naturé.

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What is the bottle that Vin Jaune is put in called?

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clavelin (620 ml bottle)

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The wine for a Vin Jaune is not allowed to be topped up or moved for how long?

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5 years (60 months)

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When can Vin Jaune be sold?

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6 years & 3 months after vintage

Or January, seven years after harvest

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What is the film-forming yeast called in the Vin Jaune barrel?

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flor

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When making Vin Jaune what is the headspace in the barrel called?

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the ullage

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What grape variety is used to make Vin Jaune?

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Savagnin

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What AOCs in Jura can produce Vin Jaune?

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  1. Arbois AOC
  2. Château-Chalon AOC
  3. L’Étoile AOC
  4. Côtes du Jura AOC
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What are the AOCs of the Jura?

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  1. Arbois
  2. Château-Chalon
  3. L’Étoile
  4. Côtes du Jura
  5. Macvin du Jura
  6. Crémant du Jura
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What two white grapes are grown in the Jura?

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  1. Chardonnay (43%)
  2. Savagnin (22%)
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What are the three red grapes grown in the Jura?

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  1. Poulsard (14%)
  2. Pinot Noir (13%)
  3. Trousseau (8%)
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What direction do most of the vineyards in the Jura face?

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South / Southwest

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What are the primary soil types in the Jura?

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80% clay & 20% limestone

Exactly opposite of Côte d’Or: 80% limestone & 20% clay

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What percentage of production in the Jura is Crémant?

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*Vin Jaune* labeled *Vin de Garde* is intended for what?
cellaring
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What is the most widely planted grape in the Jura?
Chardonnay
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What Jura native created the "Bordeaux Mixture" for treating mildew and pioneered the grafting of French vines to American root stock?
Pierre-Marie-Alexis Millardet
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The main grape used in the production of Crémant du Jura AOC is?
Chardonnay
29
Which Jura AOC produces more red wine than white?
Arbois AOC
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What is the climate of the Jura?
continental with alpine influences
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What is the name of the grape indigenous to the Jura and known for making pale-colored reds and rosés, including the Crémant du Jura rosé?
Poulsard | "Ploussard" in the village of Pupillin.
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What 2 Jura AOCs represent styles of wine rather than geographical locations?
1. Macvin de Jura AOC 1. Crémant du Jura AOC
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What are the 5 permitted grapes in the Jura?
Chardonnay Savagnin Poulsard Pinot Noir Trousseau
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What was Charles Rouget's contribution to winemaking?
Rouget noted that identical grape varieties can be given different names in different places.
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What Jura AOC grows only Savagnin?
Château-Chalon AOC
36
What was Louis Pasteur's contribution to winemaking?
Pasteur discovered that yeast was responsible for fermentation.
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What are the dominant topsoil types in the Jura?
1. Red marl (good for red grapes) 2. Gray/blue marl (ideal for Savagnin/Poulsard) 3. Gravel (good for Trousseau and Pinot Noir) 4. Pure limestone with sea fossils or limestone-rich marls (good for Chardonnay)
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What grape can not be used in the production of *Vin de Paille*?
Pinot Noir
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What are the details on Crémant production in the Jura?
* Represents 18% of total production * 88% is white (much is 100% Chardonnay) * Must contain at least 70% Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and/or Trousseau
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What are the characteristics of typical Jura red wines?
light-colored high acidity low tannin levels
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Trousseau is identical to which other grape?
Bastardo in Portugal
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T or F? The Jura mountains form the eastern uplift of the Saône Graben.
True | The western uplift are the escarpments of the Côte d'Or.
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What separates the graben uplifts of the Jura and the Cote d'Or?
The Bresse Plain
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T or F? Jurassic era limestone-clays were first identified in the Jura mountains.
True
45
What is the most widely planted red grape in the Jura?
Poulsard with 14% of total area under vine
46
Does the Jura produce more red or white wine?
White Wine
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When Phylloxera arrived in the Jura in 1879 what did it do to the number of grape varieties?
Reduced the number down to 5
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What role did Alexis Arpin play in wine production?
He campaigned against fraud and championed the idea of an AOC for Arbois. This set the stage for Arbois to be one of the first to receive AOC status (1936).
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The Jura soils are mostly clay which results in what from a viticulutral perspective?
1. Soils that are hard to work when wet. 2. Soils that dry out quickly when warm and sunny.
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What is the vineyard area of the Jura?
It stretches about 50 miles North-South and has 5,000 acres
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What are some characteristics of the Jura climate?
1. continental with alpine influences 1. long, cold winters 2. potentially very warm summers with cool nights 1. average rainfall is 39-59" 1. about 1,800-1,900 hours of sunshine each growing season

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