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Jura & Savoie Flashcards

1
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Define “remembrement”

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A restructuring of vineyard slopes to consolidate vineyards into workable plots with access roads.

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From what does the Jurassic geological time period takes its name?

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The Jura Mountain rock strata.

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What factors led to the downturn of the Jura wine industry in the 19th to 20th centuries?

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The advent of the railway, mildews, phylloxera, two World Wars and a string of poor vintages.

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4
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Jura enjoys a warm, dry climate with little disease pressure. True or False?

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False

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5
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What is Vin de Paille?

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“Straw wine” in French; wine made from air dried grapes and aged.
R.S is typically 6-13% (60-130 g/l)

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What are the five principal grape varieties grown in Jura?

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Chardonnay
Savagnin
Poulsard
Pinot Noir
Trousseau

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What is Vin Jaune?

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A wine made under a protective layer of surface yeast.

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What does the word “Ouille” signify on a bottle of Jura wine?

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The wine has been made reductively, with minimum oxygen exposure.

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What does the term “Sous Voile” mean on a bottle of Jura wine?

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The wine has been made with controlled exposure to oxygen, under a surface layer (or “veil”) of yeast.

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What does the term “tradition” mean on a bottle of Jura wine?

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A wine, usually Savagnin-based, made under a surface layer of yeast. The term is not legally defined by AOC law.

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11
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What is “ullage”?

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The headspace in a bottle or barrel

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What is the primary by-product of sous voile againg?

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Aldehydes, which contribute the flavors of walnuts, hazelnuts and spice.

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13
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What was Louis Pasteur’s contribution to the world of wine?

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He discovered yeasts and their role in fermentation.

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What was Pierre-Marie-Alexis Millardet’s primary contribution to the world of wine?

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He created a copper sulfate spray to combat mildew.

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What is the only style of wine produced in Chateau-Chalon AOC?

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Vin Jaune

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What is a “vin de garde”

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Wine for cellaring; the term is often seen on a bottle of Chateau-Chalon.

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What is the only grape variety used to make Jura’s Vin Jaune?

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Savagnin

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18
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What is a “Clavelin”?

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A 620 ml bottle used in the Jura for Vin Jaune

19
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The Jura produces more red wine than white. True or False?

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False. Jura produces more white wine than red.

20
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What is the most widely planted grape in the Jura?

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Chardonnay

21
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What is the largest Jura AOC by volume and geographic size?

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Arbois AOC

22
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Macvin is a fortified wine. True or False?

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False. Macvin is fortified grape must.

23
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What is the primary grape used to make Cremant du Jura?

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Chardonnay

24
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What is a “reculee”?

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A blind valley; formed when permeable soil or rock rests atop an impermeable sublayer and top layer erodes away.

25
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What is the climate of Savoie?

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Continental with alpine influences

26
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Savoie is to the south of which important lake?

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Lake Geneva/Lac Leman

27
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Which two vine growing areas are planted on the rubble from the Mount Granier landslide?

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Part of Apremont and all of Abymes.

28
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What does the Centre d’Ampelographie Alpine Pierre Galet do?

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It seeks to rescue Savoie’s obscure native grape varieties from oblivion.

29
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Savoie’s vineyards are planted on glacial moraine. True or False?

30
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Cremant de Savoie is its own appellation. True or False?

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False. It is a style within the Savoie AOC.

31
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Savoie’s wine industry was resuscitated in the 1960s and 1970s by winter tourists who came to ski. True or False?

32
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What is the primary grape of Roussette de Savoie AOC?

33
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What is Savoie’s most widely planted grape variety?

34
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What styles of wine are made in the Savoie/Vin de Savoie AOC?

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Red, white, rose, and sparkling

35
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What is the principal grape used in cremant de savoie?

36
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What is a synonym for Roussane in Savoie?

37
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Savoie’s wine production is largely red. True or False?

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False. Production is white dominant.

38
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What are the Dranse, Arve, Isere, Usses and Ain?

39
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What is the primary grape variety used to make still Seyssel AOC wine?

40
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What is the primary grape variety used to make sparkling Seyssel AOC wine?

41
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Most vineyards in Savoie are planted above 1,640 ft/500 m elevation. True or False?

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False.
Vineyards are typically planted below this elevation because of increasing risk of frost.

42
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The Savoie region is an important source for what plant material used throughout. France?

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Grafted grapevines

43
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What are the two most important red grapes of Savoie?

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Mondeuse Noire and Gamay.

44
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What is “echalas”?

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A training system consisting of a single wooden stake.

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