Jura

Question 1

Just south of Alsace, the Jura département shares a small portion of its eastern border with ___

Answer 1

Switzerland

Question 2

What lies to the west of the Jura?

Answer 2

The Saône-et-Loire and Côte d’Or départements of Burgundy

Question 3

What provides geographical detachment and dominates the Jura?

Answer 3

The forested Jura Mountains

Question 4

What does the Jura region lend its name to?

Answer 4

The Jurassic Era, where the geologic limestone formations of the age were first studied

Question 5

Where are the region’s vineyards usually found?

Answer 5

on the mountains’ lower slopes

Question 6

The vineyards rest upon what soil?

Answer 6

Jurassic limestone and marl, with a substantial amount of clay at the lowest sites

Question 7

What is the Jura’s climate?

Answer 7

Continental, turning harshly cold in the wintertime.

Question 8

What is the standard appellation in the Jura?

Answer 8

Côtes du Jura AOP, covering wines of all three colors

Question 9

What are the 3 main red grapes of the Jura?

Answer 9

Poulsard (Ploussard), Trousseau, and Pinot Noir

Question 10

What are the dry whites typically composed of?

Answer 10

The dry whites are typically 100% Chardonnay, although Savagnin may be added as a blending partner.

Question 11

What is Savagnin known locally as?

Answer 11

Naturé and elsewhere as Traminer (the relative of Gewurztraminer)

Question 12

What is a synonym locally for Chardonnay?

Answer 12

Gamay Blanc

Question 13

Rosés can include what grapes?

Answer 13

Poulsard (Ploussard), Trousseau, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Savagnin

Question 14

Rosés are usually made in what style?

Answer 14

vin gris style

Question 15

What local specialties are produced in the Jura region?

Answer 15

vin jaune and vin de paille

Question 16

What grape is excluded from vin de paille production?

Answer 16

Pinot Noir

Question 17

What is vin jaune exclusively produced from?

Answer 17

Savagnin

Question 18

Beyond Côtes du Jura, what are the 3 communal appellations in the region?

Answer 18

1. Arbois AOP
2. L’Etoile AOP
3. Château Chalon AOP

Question 19

What is the Jura’s leading wine village and home of Louis Pasteur?

Answer 19

Arbois, covers 12 communes producing all styles of Jura wine

Question 20

What single commune may append its name to Arbois?

Answer 20

Pupillin

Question 21

What is the white wine-only appellation that takes its name from a local fossil?

Answer 21

L’Etoile, (local fossil shaped like a five-pointed star)

Question 22

L’Etoile wines may contain what grapes?

Answer 22

Chardonnay, Poulsard, and Savagnin, and are generally bottled late in an oxidative style

Question 23

What label language does NOT currently exist?

Answer 23

To identify fresh or oxidative styles

Question 24

Château Chalon AOP is a ____ NOT a ____

Answer 24

commune, producer

Question 25

What does Château Chalon AOP specialize in?

Answer 25

the vin jaune, or yellow wine, of the Jura

Question 26

Where are the Château Chalon grapes grown on?

Answer 26

the local limestone and marl

Question 27

Château Chalon are deliberately what?

Answer 27

oxidized, may age for decades

Question 28

For Château Chalon, what are the aging requirements?

Answer 28

After fermentation, Savagnin kept in barrel until Dec. 15 of the 6th yr following harvest.

Question 29

What does not occur during aging in Château Chalon and what is the result?

Answer 29

The wine is not topped off during this period, and a voile, or veil, develops.

Question 30

What is the voile of Château Chalon similar to?

Answer 30

film-forming yeast that covers the wine’s surface, similar to the flor of Jerez.

Question 31

What is the resulting Château Chalon wine?

Answer 31

aldehydic, with nutty, almost curried flavor carried on a delicate, dry palate.

Question 32

What MAIN difference separates sherry from vin jaune?

Answer 32

Unlike sherry, vin jaune is NOT fortified.

Question 33

What must Château Chalon wines must be bottled in?

Answer 33

a clavelin, a squat 62 cl bottle

Question 34

In poor vintages like 1980 or 1984, the Château Chalon wines may be declassified to what?

Answer 34

the less-specific Côtes du Jura AOP

Question 35

The golden vin de paille, or straw wines, may be labeled as what?

Answer 35

Arbois, L'Etoile or Côtes du Jura

Question 36

How is the rare vin de paille produced?

Answer 36

ripe but not botrytised grapes are left to dry for a minimum of six weeks after harvest

Question 37

As the vin de paille grapes raisinate, they achieve a must weight surpassing what?

Answer 37

320 grams per liter

Question 38

What is the min. alc. of vin de paille?

Answer 38

14%

Question 39

What are the aging requirements for vin de paille?

Answer 39

min 3 yrs, including an obligatory 18 months in neutral wood barrels

Question 40

Méthode traditionelle sparkling wines are released under what?

Answer 40

Crémant du Jura AOP

Question 41

When was Crémant du Jura AOP established?

Answer 41

1995

Question 42

What is Vin de liqeur produced as?

Answer 42

Macvin du Jura AOP

Question 43

How is Macvin du Jura AOP wines produced?

Answer 43

aged Marc is added to unfermented grape must, resulting in a sweet, unfermented but alcoholic grape juice

Question 44

Macvin du Jura may be what?

Answer 44

red, white, or rosé

Question 45

Aging requirements for Macvin du Jura:

Answer 45

must be aged for one year in oak after mutage

Question 46

What is the Minimum/Maximum Alcohol for Macvin du Jura?

Answer 46

16-22%

Question 47

What grapes are used to make Crémant du Jura AOP?

Answer 47

Chardonnay and Pinot Noir MAIN grapes (also Pinot Gris, Poulsard, Trousseau, Savagnin)

Question 48

Aging requirements for Crémant du Jura AOP?

Answer 48

min. 9 months on the lees prior to dégorgement, and may not be released for a min. 12 months after the date of tirage

Question 49

What is important in the assemblage of blanc wines for L'Etoile AOP?

Answer 49

Savagnin and/or Chardonnay must account for the majority of the blend.