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Which appellations are permitted to make vin jaune?

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Cotes du Jura
Arbois
Chateau-Chalon
l’Etoile

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What is the only grape permitted for vin jaune?

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Savagnin

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Is Vin Jaune fortified?

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No

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How long is Vin Jaune aged?

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60 months ‘sous voile’
released after 6 years
(not before Jan 1 seventh year after harvest)

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What size barrels is vin jaune aged in?

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228 L futs

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What size is a ‘clavelin’ bottle? Why?

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620 mL - because the barrels reduce to 2/3 capacity (non-ouille)

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What specialty of the Jura undergoes ‘mutage’?

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Macvin - Mistelle (fortified with 52% brandy aged 14 months in oak) then aged 10 months in oak

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What AOC allows for sparkling wine in the Jura?

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Cremant du Jura

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What are the possible ways to dry the grapes for vin de paille?

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picked in tries and dried on straw mats, clay beds, or hung from rafters for min. 6 weeks

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Minimum aging for Vin de Paille?

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18 months

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Vin de Paille appellations?

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Arbois
Cotes du Jura
l’Etoile

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Where does l’Etoile get its name?

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Crinoid fossils in the soil

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Producers of l’Etoile?

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Domaine de Montbourgeau
Domaine Rolet
Phillippe Vandelle

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Savagnin performs best on?

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Liassic Marl - blue/grey

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Poulsard performs best on?

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Triassic Marls - green/red/dark

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Trousseau performs best on what sites?

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Only the warmest vineyard sites

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Max yield for Chateau Chalon?

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30 hl/ha

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Max yield for Vin de Paille?

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20 hl/ha

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Typical yields for Jura vins blanc (including vin jaune?)

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60 hl/ha

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Who are some producers of Chateau Chalon?

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Domaine Jean Macle
Berthet-Bondet
Jean Bourdy

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High profile low sulfur producers

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Pierre Overnoy
Jean-Francois Ganevat
Dom de la Renardiere

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producers of Arbois?

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Jacques Puffeney (now Dom. du Pelican)
Pierre Overnoy (Houillon & Overnoy)
Rolet
Benedicte & Stephane Tissot
Domaine de la Renardiere
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6 AOCs of Jura (3 regional, 3 styles)

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Arbois
Cotes du Jura
l’Etoile
Chateau Chalon
Macvin
Cremant
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Cotes du Jura styles?

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blanc
rose
rouge
vin jaune
vin de paille
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Vin de Paille grapes
CH Savagnin poulsard troussard
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Local name for savagnin
Nature (Heida in SUI)
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Grapes for Cremant du Jura blanc?
Min. 70% combined Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and/or Trousseau
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Grapes for Cremant du Jura rose
Min. 50% combined Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Trousseau, and/or Poulsard
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Is savagnin permitted for Cremant?
Yes - allowed in the encepagement
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L’Etoile AOC is permitted for what types of wine?
vin blanc only - also vin jaune and vin de paille
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Most planted grape of the Jura?
Chardonnay
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Synonyms for Chardonnay
Melon d'Arbois, Gamay blanc
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Most planted red grape of the Jura?
Poulsard
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Macvin du Jura comes in what colors?
All 3 - blanc, rose, rouge - all 5 grapes (CH, PN, Sav, Trousseau, Poulsard)
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Marc de Jura
must include Savagnin and be aged for 2 years (min. 3 classic Jura grapes)
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Typical RS of Vin de Paille
60-130 g/L
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How is Vin Jaune aged biologically?
filled 8-10 L short in Burgundy barrels (about 95% full)
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Is PN allowed for Vin de Paille
NO - all other classic grapes are
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Is Vin de Paille botrytis affected?
NO - grapes are harvested before it hits
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Size of l'Etoile
75 ha
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Chateau Chalon requirements mirror those of Vin Jaune for Cotes du Jura, Arbois, l'Etoile
YES - excepting yields?
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Ganevat style
Worked with Jean-Marc Morey in Chassagne, biodynamic viti, wines go through lengthy lees aging, very low sulfur, sometimes slight oxidation
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Bugey became an AOC in what year?
2009
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What is Bugey Cerdon?
Methode Ancestrale rose made from gamay and poulsard, min. 2 mo on the lees, min. 3 bars; min. 40g RS
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Bugey 'Montagnieu’ ?
Mousseux or Pétillant from altesse, CH, mondeuse blanche | Still reds from mondeuse
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Bugey rouge can be any of which varietals (3)…?
PN, Gamay, or Mondeuse
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Bugey rose is a blend of mainly…?
PN, Gamay
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Bugey blanc is majority?
Chardonnay
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Bugey sparkling is made from…
CH, Jacquere, or Molette … rose PN/Gamay
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Roussette de Bugey is made from…
Altesse (Virieu-le-Grand, Montagnieu - quality cru area)
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What type of wine is Bugey ‘Manicle’?
Red or White from PN or CH
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In what department is Bugey?
Ain
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Bugey Cerdon
Medium sweet, medium sparkling methode ancestrale
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Most common white grape of Savoie?
Jacquere
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Which Cru of Savoie has the largest output?
Apremont
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The Isere River flows past which areas?
Arbin Montemelian Cruet St. Jean de la Porte mostly Jacquere and Mondeuse
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Majority of Savoie vines sit on the foothills of which mountain?
Mont Granier
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Major soil type of Savoie?
Glacial Moraine, and limestone scree (esp. Apremont, Arbin, St Jean), marl
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Most Jacquere plantings are found in what area of Savoie? (Gilles Berlioz - Cuvee 'Jaja'
to the south around Chambery (Chignin, Abymes, Apremont, Arbin)
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Most Altesse plantings are found in what area of Savoie?
Lac Bourget (across the Rhone from Bugey) - Aix-les-Bains major town
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Most Chasselas plantings are found in what area of Savoie?
South of Lac Leman / Geneva
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What appellation in Savoie permits varietal wines made from the ‘Molette’ (Mondeuse Blanche) grape?
Seyssel (straddling the Rhone - normally sec and demi-sec whites from altesse)
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How many Vin de Savoie Cru are there?
16
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How many Rousette de Savoie Cru?
4 - Frangy, Marestel, Monterminod, Monthoux
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Which Vin de Savoie Crus are authorized for red wine production only?
Arbin (gamay, mondeuse, PN) and St. Jean de la Porte (mondeuse) - Chambery area
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Red-only AOCs around Lac Bourget
Jongieux, Chautagne (Gamay, PN, Mondeuse)
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What are the sub zones for Roussette de Savoie? What is the grape?
Frangy, Marestel, Monterminod, Monthoux - Altesse
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Which Cru of Vin de Savoie produces wines from the ‘Gringet’ grape?
Ayze blanc OR mousseux/petillant min. 50% gringet Dom. Belluard
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The Arve River flows past what region of Savoie?
Ayze valley
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Which Crus of Vin de Savoie must contain minimum of 80% chasselas in their vin blancs?
Marin, Ripaille, Marignan, Crepy (Lac Leman/Geneva)
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Name 3 traditional dishes of Savoyard cuisine?
Tartiflette (gratin with reblochon & potatoes, bacon, cream, onions) Diots (sausages cooked in wine with onions) Farcon (bacon, onions, potatoes, prunes, raisins, cream) Corsets (pasta shells) Raclette (grilled cheese with potatoes, gherkins, dried meat, pickled onions)
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Primary grape of Seyssel
Altesse (Molette also permitted)
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Lake Bourget position, primary grapes planted
Deepest Lake in France, and the southern end of the Jura mountains in Savoie, surrounded by Rousette de Savoie AOC’s and Vin de Savoie AOC’s (mostly Altesse wines)
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Which IGP roughly covers Savoie, Roussette de Savoie, and Seyssel AOP?
Vin des Allobroges IGP
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(1) famous vermouth + (1) famous herbal liqueur from Savoie region?
Dolin, Chartreuse, Genepi
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Mondeuse - (1) relative grape?
Syrah (either half-sibling or grandparent, unknown)
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Lake Geneva (Leman)
Border of France and Suisse - Savoie side: Vin de Savoie AOC’s (mostly chasselas wines) Suisse side: Vaud Canton AOC’s on the North shore (La Cote, Lavaux, Chablais)
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Where are the most famous Vin de Savoie Cru located?
the steep, south-facing hillsides of the Combe de Savoie along the Isere River, Southeast of Chambery - Cruet, Arbin, Montmelian, Chignin, Apremont, Abymes
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What do the names ‘Abymes’ and ‘Apremont’ refer to?
A landslide in 1248 which reportedly killed 5,000 people - formed the ridges of the Massif de la Chartreuse - “abyss” and “bitter mountain”
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What is ‘Bergeron?’
Roussanne
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What is the minimum must weight required for white wines of any style in Jura AOPs? Vin de Paille grapes must be dried to a must weight of ___ g/L
161 g/L 320 - 420 g/L

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