Jura Online Flashcards & Quiz
Define “remembrement”
A restructuring of vineyard slopes to consolidate vineyards into workable plots with access roads.
From what does the Jurassic geological time period takes its name?
The Jura Mountain
rock strata
What factors led to the downturn of the Jura wine industry in the 19th to 20th centuries?
The advent of the railway, mildews, phylloxera, two World Wars and a string of poor vintages
Jura enjoys a warm, dry climate with little disease pressure.
True or False?
FALSE
What is Vin de Paille?
“Straw wine” in French; wine made from air-dried grapes and aged. R.S. is typically 6-13% (60-130 g/l)
What are the five principal grape varieties grown in Jura?
Chardonnay
Savagnin
Poulsard
Pinot Noir
Trousseau
What is Vin Jaune?
A wine made under a protective layer of surface yeast.
What does the word “Ouillé” signify on a bottle of Jura wine?
The wine has been made reductively, with minimum oxygen exposure.
What does the term “Sous Voile” mean on a bottle of Jura wine?
The wine has been made with controlled exposure to oxygen, under a surface layer (or “veil”) of yeast.
What does the term “Tradition” mean on a bottle of Jura wine?
A wine, usually Savagnin-based, made under a surface layer of yeast. The term is not legally defined by
AOC law.
What is “ullage”?
The headspace in a bottle or barrel.
What is the primary by-product of sous voile aging?
Aldehydes, which contribute the flavors of walnuts, hazelnuts and spice.
What was Louis Pasteur’s contribution to the world of wine?
He discovered yeasts and their role in fermentation.
What was Pierre-Marie-Alexis Millardet’s primary contribution to the world of wine?
He created a copper sulfate spray to combat mildew.
What is the only style of wine produced in Château-Chalon AOC?
Vin Jaune
What is a “vin de garde”
Wine for cellaring; the term is often seen on a bottle of Château-Chalon.
What is the only grape variety used to make Jura’s Vin Jaune?
Savagnin
What is a “clavelin”?
A 620 ml bottle used in the Jura for Vin Jaune.
The Jura produces more red wine than white. True or False?
FALSE.
Jura produces more white wine than red.
What is the most widely planted grape in the Jura?
Chardonnay
What is the largest Jura AOC by volume and geographic size?
Arbois AOC
Macvin is a fortified wine. True or False?
FALSE.
Macvin is fortified
grape must.
What is the primary grape used to make Crémant du Jura?
Chardonnay
What is a “reculée”?
A blind valley; formed when permeable soil or rock rests atop an impermeable sublayer and the top layer erodes away
Which of these is not a Jura AOC?
Vin Jaune AOC
Crémant du Jura AOC
Macvin du Jura AOC
Côtes du Jura AOC
Vin Jaune AOC