Jura copied to L4.3 WoW

Question 1

Where is Jura relative to Alsace?

Answer 1

Just south

Question 2

What is the climate type of the Jura?

Answer 2

Continental

Question 3

What is the soil composition of the Jura?

Answer 3

Limestone and marl at the lower slopes of the Jura Mountains. Clay are lower sites

Question 4

What is the standard appellation of the Jura?

Answer 4

Côtes du Jura AOP

Question 5

What colors of wine are allowed in Côtes du Jura AOP?

Answer 5

Red

White

Rosé

Question 6

What are the authorized red grapes of the Jura?

Answer 6

Poulsard

Trousseau

Pinot Noir

Question 7

What are the authorized white grapes of the Jura?

Answer 7

Chardonnay

Savagnin

Question 8

Which of the five authorized grapes are allowed to be used in Rosé from the Jura?

Answer 8

All of them

Question 9

What is the only grape allowed to be used in vin jaune from the Jura?

Answer 9

Savagnin

Question 10

What grape is not allowed to be used in vin de paille in the Jura?

Answer 10

Pinot Noir

Question 11

What is vin jaune? How is it made?

Answer 11

A deliberatly oxidative wine flavored with yeast. Produced from Savagnin grown on limestone and marl. Deliberatly oxidized. Kept in barrel until December 15 of the sixth year following harvest. A voile (film made of yeast that covers the top of the wine) forms and imparts aldehylic and nutty flavors.

Question 12

What are the minimum aging requirements for vin de paille?

Answer 12

3 years with at least 18 months in neutral wood barrels

Question 13

When was Crémant du Jura AOP established?

Answer 13

1995