Jura

Question 1

Climate of Jura

Answer 1

Continental, very cold winter

Question 2

Red grapes of Jura

Answer 2

Poulsard
Trousseau
Pinot Noir

Question 3

Blending partners for red

Answer 3

Savagnin

Traminer

Question 4

Synonym of Savagnin

Answer 4

Nature

Question 5

What is the min. percentage for the blends for the main grrape

Answer 5

80%

Question 6

White grapes

Answer 6

Chardonnay,

Savagnin

Question 7

Local name of Chardonnay

Answer 7

Gamay Blanc

Question 8

Rose of Jura

Answer 8

All 5 grapes are used
Poulsard
Trousseau
Pinot Noir
Chardonnay
Savagnin

Question 9

Appellations of Jura

Answer 9

Arbois AOP
L'Etoile AOP
Chateau Chalon AOP
Cotes du Jura AOP
Macvin du Jura AOP
Cremant du Jura AOP

Question 10

Single commune of Arbois AOP

Answer 10

Pupillin

Question 11

Name a winemaker in Jura

Answer 11

Louis Pasteur

Question 12

L’Etoile AOP

Answer 12

white wine only appellation that takes name from a 5 star shaped fossil

Min 8o % Chardonnay, Savagnin plus maybe Poulsard

Question 13

Chateau Chalon AOP

Answer 13

Specialised in Vin Jaune only from Savagnin grown on local limestone and marl, oxidized and may age for decades

Question 14

Ageing requirements for Chateau Chalon AOP

Answer 14

Dec. 15 of the sixth year following the harvest

Question 15

Flor in Jura

Answer 15

Voile

Question 16

Bottle name of Chateau Chalon AOP

Answer 16

Clavelin, 62 cl bottle

Question 17

Declassification of Chateau Chalon

Answer 17

Cotes du Jura AOP

like in 1980, 1984

Question 18

Vin Janue

Answer 18

Vin jaune (French for “yellow wine”) is a special and characteristic type of white wine made in the Jura region in eastern France. It is similar to dry fino Sherry and gets its character from being matured in a barrel under a film of yeast, known as the voile, on the wine’s surface. Vin jaune shares many similarities with Sherry, including some aromas, but unlike Sherry, it is not a fortified wine. The wine is made from the Savagnin grape

Question 19

Production of Vin Janue

Answer 19

Vin jaune is made from late harvest Savagnin grapes, a white variety in the Traminer family which is less aromatic than the better-known Gewürztraminer. The grapes are usually harvested in late October when the sugars have developed enough to have a potential alcohol level of 13–15% for the finished wine. The grapes are fermented slowly and then kept in small old oak casks that hold 228 liters (60 gallons). The casks are not topped up, as they are with most wines, so an air gap appears above the wine due to evaporation. A film of yeast grows over the wine, protecting it partially (but not totally) from oxidation. In Jura, this film is called the voile (veil), but it is similar to the more familiar “flor” in Sherry production. The voile yeast has many similar properties to “flor” but thrives better in a lower alcohol environment and develops less heavily and thickly than “flor” does.[1]

Question 20

Vin de paille

Answer 20

Ripe but not botrytised grapes left to dry for a mi 6 weeks after the harvest on straw mats or hung to dry or boxed in modern wine making. Must weight reaches 32o g per liter

Question 21

Aging for vin de paille

Answer 21

3 years with 18 months in wood barrells.

Question 22

Sparkling wines of Jura

Answer 22

Cremant du Jura AOP, 1995
Vin Mousseux Blanc: Min. 70% combined Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Trousseau

Vin Mousseux Rosé: Min. 50% combined Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Trousseau, and Poulsard

Question 23

Vin de liqueur Jura

Answer 23

Macvin du Jura AOP

Marc is added to unfermented grape must resultin in a sweet unfermented but alcoholic grape juice, red white or rose

Question 24

Aging of Macvin du Jura

Answer 24

Min 1o months in oak

Question 25

Vin de Paille labeling

Answer 25

Arbois, L’Etoile or Côtes du Jura