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1
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What is the most planted grape in Jura

A

Chardonnay

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2
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What are the dominant soil types in Jura?

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Marl, Clay, Limestone

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3
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What grape is used to make Vin Jaune

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Savagnin Blanc

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4
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What is the largest AOC in Jura by size & Volume?

A

Arbois AOC

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5
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Define ‘Ullage’

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Head / air space in bottle or barrel

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6
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What is Macvin du Jura

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Fortified grape must

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7
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What 3 Jura AOC’s produce Vin de Paille?

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Arbois AOC, L’Etoile AOC, Côtes du Jura AOC

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8
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What is the grape indigenous to Jura and known for making ‘almost red’ wines?

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Poulsard

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9
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Synonyme for Poulsard

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Ploussard

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10
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What Jura AOC produces only Vin Jaune?

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Château-Chalon AOC

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11
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What is Vin de Paille?

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Wine made from air dried grapes

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12
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What did Louis Pasteur discover?

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Role of yeast in fermentation

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13
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3 Synonyms for Chardonnay in Jura

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Melon d’Arbois
Melon a Queue Rouge
Gamay Blanc

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14
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Contribution of Alexis Millardet to wine making

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Created ‘Bordeaux Mixture’ for treating Mildew and pioneerd grafting of french vines onto american rootstocks

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15
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What 2 Jura AOC’s represent wine styles rather than geographic locations?

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Macvin du Jura AOC

Crémant du Jura AOC

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16
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What is Clavelin

A

620 ml bottle used in Jura for Vin Jaune

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17
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What Jura AOC grows only Savagnin Blanc?

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Chateau Chalon AOC

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18
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5 permitted grapes in Jura

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Chardonnay, Savagnin Blanc, Poulsard, Pinot Noir, Trousseau

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19
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Main grape use in Crémant du Jura

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Chardonnay

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20
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Climate in Jura

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Semi-Continental, very cold winters, very warm summers

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21
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What does ‘sous voile’ mean

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Wine has been produced with controlled exposure to oxygen, under a surface layer (veil) of yeast

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22
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Term ‘Ouillé’

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Reductive style, minimum oxygen exposure, ouiller = auffüllen

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23
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Which Jura region produces more red than white?

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Arbois AOC

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24
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Only grape used in Vin Jaune

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Savagnin Blanc

25
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What did Charles Rouget discover?

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Noted that same grape variety can have different names in different places.

26
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Trousseau is identical to what portuguese grape?

27
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At its peak in the mid 19th century, what was the majority of wine Jura produced and what style it is famous for today?

A

Mid 19th century: Red wine for immediate consumption

Today: Whites for long term ageing

28
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Name the 6 Jura AOC’s

A 
Arbois AOC
Chateau-Chalon AOC
L'Étoile AOC
Côtes du Jura AOC
Macvin du Jura AOC
Crémant du Jura AOC
29
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Arbois AOC
grape varieties
wine styles produced

A

All 5 authorizes varieties (Chardonnay, Savagnin, Poulsard, Pinot Noir, Trousseau)
All wine styles produced

30
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Grapes and wine style used in

Chateau-Chalon AOC

A

Savagnin

Vin Jaune

31
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Which is the second largest AOC in Jura

A

Côtes du Jura AOC

32
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Winstyles produced in L’Etoile AOC

A

Only white wines

Vin de Paille considered white, even if red grapes are incorporated

33
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Wine styles produced in Côtes du Jura AOC

A

Mostly white and Cremant, but all styles produced.

34
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What grapes are used in Macvin du Jura

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All 5 grapes allowed, but Chardonnay is mostly used

Macvin can be red or white, but mostly white

35
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What grapes are used for Cremant du Jura

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All 5 grapes allowed

White: Min 70% of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Trousseau

Rosé: Min 50% Pinot Noir, Poulsard, Trousseau

36
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Grapes for Cremant du Jura must be hand harvested, T/F

37
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Ullage

A

Without topping up, ageing oxidatively

38
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Ouillé

A

Topped up, without ullage, reductively

39
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Sous Voile

A

under flor, with ullage, controlled oxidation

40
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Term ‘tradition’ on Jura label

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sous voile, controlled oxidation, not a legally defined term

41
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In what AOC’s is Vin Jaune produced

A

Château Chalon AOC
Arbois AOC
L’Étoile AOC
Côtes du Jura AOC

42
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In what bottels is Vin Jaune botteled?

A

Clavelin, 620 ml

43
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Production Process Vin Jaune

A

After fermentation wine is storred in old barrels in aerated environment with natural temperature swings.

Not allowed to be topped up or moved for 60 months. Veil develops, which protects wine from air and gives it special sherry notes - controlled oxidation.

Release after 6 years and 3 months after vintage (7 years after harvest)

44
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Ageing requirements Vin Jaune

A

6 years & 3 months after vintage (7 years after harvest)

45
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What grapes can be used in Vin de Paille

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Chardonnay, Savagnin, Poulsard, Trousseau

every allowed grape but Pinot Noir

46
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In what AOC’s Vin de Paille is made

A

Côtes du Jura, Arbois, L’Étoile

47
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Ageing requirements Vin de Paille

A

18 months in barrels, released earliest 3 years after vintage

48
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Soil types Jura

A

80% Clay, 20% Limestones

mirrows Côtes d’Or: 80% Limestone, 20% Clay

49
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Grapes for Vin de Paille have to be dried for a minimum of?

50
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Ageing requierement for Vin de Paille

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min 18 months in barrel, released 3 yrs after vintage

51
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What is the alcohol content if Vin de Paille?

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14% - 15%, then yeast dies, wine is not fermented to dryness

52
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Ageing requirement Macvin du Jura AOC

A

Min 10 months in Cask

marc min 14 months in barrels before added to must

53
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Final alcohol content Macvin du Jura

54
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Is Macvin du Jura always white?

A

No, can be red or white

55
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Which Jura AOC has vineyards comprised of star shaped fossils and grows mostly Chardonnay

A

L’Etoile

56
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What % of production is Cremant du Jura?

57
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Vineyard exposure in Jura

A

South, southwest, for maximum sun exposure

58
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What 2 Jura AOCs represent styles of wine rather than geographic locations?

A

Macvin du Jura AOC

Cremant du Jura AOC

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