Jura and Savoie Flashcards

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Soil in Jura

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Jurassic limestone and marl, good amount of clay on lowest sites

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Mountains in Jura

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Jura mountains

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Climate in Jura

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Continental, harshly cold in wintertime

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Name AOP of Jura

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Cotes de Jura AOP, Arbois AOP, L’Etoile AOP, Chateau Chalonnaise AOP, Macvin de Jura AOP

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Name main red grapes

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Poulsard (Ploussard), Trousseau and Pinot Noir

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Major white grapes of Jura

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100% Chardonnay (Gamay Blanc). Savagnin (locally Nature, elsewhere Traminer) maybe added

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Style of Rose wines in Jura

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Include all five grapes, usually made in vin Gris style

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Local specialities in Jura

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Vin jaune, vin de paille.

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What grape excluded from vin de paille production

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Pinot Noir

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Grape of vin jaune in Jura

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Exclusively from Savgnin

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Which commune may add its name to Arbois AOP

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Pupillin

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Name white wine only AOP in Jura

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L’Etoile AOP

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Style of wine and grapes of L’Etoile

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Chardonnay, Poulsard, Savagnin, oxidative character

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Which commune specializing on vin jaune ( yellow wine)?

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Chateau Chalon AOP

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Aging of vin Jaune in Chateau Chalon

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Wine kept in barell until December 15th of the 6th year after harvest

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Production of vin jaune

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After aging in barell, wine will not get topped and voile or veil develops, film fining yeast similar to flor of Jerez. Wine is aldehydic, with nutty flavor carried on delicate dry palate.

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What kind of bottles used for Chateau Chalon?

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Must be bottles in clavelin, squat 62 cl bottle

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Another name for vin de paille in Jura

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Straw wine

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How vin de paille maybe labeled

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Arbois, L’Etoile, Cotes de Jura.

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Harvest of the grapes for vin de paille

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Left to dry for a minimum of 6 weeks after harvest

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Alcohol and sugar of vin de paille, aging

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Sugar surpassing 320 grams, alcohol content at least 14%, wines after fermentation aged for at least 3 years before release including obligatory 18 months in neutral wood barrels.

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How method traditionalle wines released in Jura and when designation was established

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Cremant de Jura, 1995

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How vin de liqueur released in Jura

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Macvin du Jura AOP

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Aging of Macvin du Jura

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One year after mutage

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Climate in Savoie

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Continental, moderated by Lake Bourget and lake Geneva(Lac Leman) larger body of water in Western Europe

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Name AOP of Savoie

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Vin de Savoie AOP, roussette de Savoie AOP, Seyssel AOP, Bugey, Roussette de Bugey AOP

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Grapes of Savoie

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Jacquere most popular white grape, Atlesse, Roussanne ( Bergeron), Chardonnay, Gamay, Mondeuse and Pinot Noir - major red grapes

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Grape of Chignin-Betgeron

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100% Roussanne

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Grape of crus Marignan, Ripaille and Crepy

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80% Chasselas

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Synonym for Atlesse grape and where is it produced 100% varietal

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Roussette, Roussette de Savoie AOP

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Communes which may attached their name to Roussette de Savoie AOP

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Frangy, Marestel, Monterminod, Monthoux

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Grape of still Seyssel AOP

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100% Atlesse

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Grapes of sparkling Seyssel AOP

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Atlesse, Molette, Chasselas

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How sparkling method Ancestrale rose labeled in Savoie

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Bugey Cerdon

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Style of wines of Bugey AOP

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All three colors and sparkling as Bugey-Cerdon

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Grape of Roussette de Bugey AOP

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100% Atlesse

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Which communes may add their name to Roussette de BugeyAOP

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Montagnieu and Virieu le Grand