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The Jura Flashcards

1
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Which AOC is solely planted to Savagnin Blanc and only crafts Vin Jaune? (IC)

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Chateau-Chalon

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Which AOC has vineyards comprised of star shaped fossils and grows mostly Chardonnay? (IC)

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L’Etoile

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In the Jura, What is the largest AOC in terms of size and volume?

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Arbois

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T or F? Is Macvin du Jura white only? (IC)

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False
It can be red of white
White is much more common

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5
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What is Macvin du Jura?

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It is a fortified Must
ABV is 16 - 20 %
Aged in cask for 10 months

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How many months does Macvin du Jura need to be aged? (IC)

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10 Months

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What AOC’s is Vin de Paille made in?

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  1. Arbois
  2. L’Etoile
  3. Cotes du Jura
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In the Jura, What is Vin de Paille?

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Straw Wine
Grapes - Chardonnay, Savagnin, Poulsard and/or Trousseau
Dried for a minimum of 6 weeks
Dehydrated grapes are pressed
Juice is not fermented to dryness
Finishes with 14-15% ABV
Aged 18 months in barrel
Released 3 years after vintage
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How many years does Vin de Paille have to age in the barrel for?

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It needs to age 3 years

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10
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Define Sous Voile. (IC)

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It means under the Flor (controlled oxidation)

Usually wine destined to be Vin Jaune but pulled out before the 6 years 3 months

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Define ouillé…

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Without Ullage (reductive)
Topped up barrels, no headspace
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What is the bottle that Vin Jaune is put in called?

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The 620ml bottle is called a Clavelin

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How long do you not top off the barrel of Vin Jaune? (IC)

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5 years

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How long must Vin Jaune be aged for before bottling? (IC)

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6 years & 3 months

January, 7 years after harvest

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What is the film forming yeast called in the Vin Jaune barrel? (IC)

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The Flor

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16
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When making Vin Jaune what is the headspace in the barrel called? (IC)

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The Ullage

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17
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What grapes are used to make Vin Jaune? (IC)

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Savagnin Blanc

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18
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What AOC’s can produce Vin Jaune? (IC)

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  1. Arbois
  2. L’Etoile
  3. Cotes du Jura
  4. Chateau-Chalon (only produces Vin Juan)
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What are the AOC’s of the Jura?

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  1. Arbois (Largest declared area, 70% red)
  2. Chateau-Chalon (Smallest area, Vin Jaune only)
  3. L’Etoile (White only)
  4. Cotes du Jura (Regional AOC)
  5. Cremant du Jura (1995)
    6 Macvin du Jura
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20
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What two white grapes are grown in the Jura? (IC)

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  1. Chardonnay - 42% of total wine

2. Savagnin Blanc - 23% of total wine

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What are the three red grapes grown in the Jura? (IC)

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  1. Poulsard (14%)
  2. Pinot Noir (13%)
  3. Trousseau (8%)
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22
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What direction do most of the vineyards in the Jura face? (IC)

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South / Southwest

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23
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What is the primary soil type in the Jura (IC)

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  1. 80% Clay & Marls

2. 20% Limestone

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24
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What percentage of production in the Jura is Cremant? (IC)

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25%

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What does the term “Sous Voile” signify 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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26
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Vin Jaune labeled “Vin de Garde” is intended for?

A

Cellaring

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27
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What is Macvin du Jura?

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A fortified grape Must wine

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28
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What is the most widely planted grape in the Jura?

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Chardonnay

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

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The wine has been made reductively, with minimal exposure to oxygen

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30
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What Jura native created the “Bordeaux Mixture” for treating mildew and pioneered the grafting of French vines to American root stock?

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Alexis Millardet

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31
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What is a “Clavelin”?

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A 620 ml bottle used in the Jura for Vin Jaune

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32
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What Jura AOC produce only Vin Jaune?

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Chateau Chalon AOC

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33
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The main grape used in the production of Cremant du Jura is?

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Chardonnay

34
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Which Jura region produces more red wine than white?

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The Arbois AOC

35
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What is the sole grape used in the production of Vin Jaune?

A

Savagnin Blanc

36
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What is the climate of the Jura?

A

Semi-Continental

37
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What is the name of the grape indigenous to the Jura and known for making “almost red” wines?

38
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What is the largest Jura AOC by volume and declared geographical size?

A

Arbois AOC

39
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What 2 Jura AOC’s represent styles of wine rather than geographical locations?

A

Macvin de Jura AOC

Cremant du Jura AOC

40
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What are the 5 permitted grapes in the Jura?

A 
Chardonnay (w)
Savagnin Blanc (w)
Poulsard (r)
Pinot Noir (r)
Trousseau (r)
41
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What was Charles Rouget’s contribution to winemaking?

A

Rouget noted that the same grape variety can be given different names in different places

42
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What Jura AOC grows only Savagnin Blanc?

A

Chateau Chalon AOC

43
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In the Jura Melon d’ Arbois, Melon a Queue Rouge and Gamay Blanc are all synonyms for?

A

Chardonnay

44
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What are the synonyms for Chardonnay in the Jura?

A

Melon d’ Arbois, Melon a’ Queue Rouge and Gamay Blanc

45
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What is “Ullage”

A

The controlled exposure of wine to oxygen in a barrel that is not filled (headspace)

46
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What is the Jura’s Vin de Paille wine?

A

A wine made with air dried grapes

47
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What was Louis Pasteur’s contribution to winemaking?

A

Pasteur discovered that a microbe he named yeast is responsible for fermentation

48
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What 3 Jura AOC’s produce Vin de Paille?

A

Arbois
L’Etoile
Cotes du Jura

49
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What are the dominant soils types in the Jura?

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  1. Clay
  2. Limestone
  3. Marl
50
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What grape can not be used in the production of Vin de Paille?

A

Pinot Noir

51
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Macvin du Jura is a?

A

Fortified Must wine

52
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What are the details on Cremant production in the Jura?

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  1. Represents 25% of total production
  2. All 5 grapes are used
  3. Must be hand harvested
  4. White Cremant is 90% of production
  5. Chardonnay is largest player
53
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Is red or white wine dominant in the Arbois? (OC)

54
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In the Jura typical red wines are?

A

Light colored
High Acid
Low tannin

55
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In the Jura most Chardonnay is made?

A

Reductively, without Ullage no headspace, barrels are topped up aka Ouille

56
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In the Jura most Savagnin is made?

A

Oxidatively, with Ullage, aged in barrels without topping up. They have headspace. Also called Sous Voile

57
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What grape is used to craft Vin Jaune?

58
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Is Melon de Bourgogne a synonym for Chardonnay in the Jura?

A

No it is a synonym for Muscadelle in the Loire Valley

59
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Trousseau is identical to which other grape?

60
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What are the 5 grapes of the Jura?

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  1. Chardonnay (w) (66% of all white & 42% of total area)
  2. Savagnin (w) (34%of all white & 23% of total area)
  3. Poulsard (r) (40% of all red & 14 % of total area)
  4. Pinot Noir (r) (37% of all red & 13% of total Area)
  5. Trousseau (r) (23% of red & 8% of total area)
61
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Is Poulsard indigenous to the Jura?

62
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T or F? The Jura mountains form the eastern uplift of the Saone Graben.

63
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What separates the Jura from the Cote d’Or?

A

The Bresse Plain

64
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T or F? Jurassic era limestone-clays were first identified in the Jura mountains.

65
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What is the most widely planted red grape in the Jura?

A

Poulsard with 14% of total area under vine

66
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Does the Jura produce more red or white wine?

A

White Wine

67
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When Phylloxera arrived in the Jura in 1879 what did it do to the number of grape varieties? (OC)

A

Reduced the number down to 5

68
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What role did Alexis Arpin play in wine production?

A

He campaigned against fraud and championed the AOC for Arbois. This set the stage for Arbois to be one of the first to receive AOC status

69
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What role Alexis Millardet play in wine production?

A

He created the Bordeaux Mixture to combat mildew.
Together with Jules Emile Planchen he pioneered the grafting of French vines onto American root stock to protect against Phylloxera

70
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What role did Charles Rouget play in wine production?

A

He discovered that grape varieties often assumed alternative names especially when grown on different soils

71
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What role did Louis Pasteur play in wine production?

A
  1. He worked on fermentation

2. He discovered the action of yeast (and named it)

72
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What is the Jura’s most widely planted grape?

A

Chardonnay @ 42% of the total area under vine

73
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What is the climate in the Jura? (OC)

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Semi-continental

74
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The Jura soils are mostly clay resulting in?

A
  1. Soils that are hard to work when wet

2. Soils that dry out quickly when warm and sunny

75
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What does the Jura lie in?

A

The Saone Graben
On 1 side is the Jura mountain
On the other side is the Cote d’Or
And in the middle is the Bresse Plain

76
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What is the vineyard area of the Jura?

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It stretches 48 miles North-South and has 5,000 acres

77
Q

What rivers does the sub-alpine Jura Mountains separate?

A

The Rhone and the Rhine Rivers

78
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What is the Jura climate?

A

Semi-Continental
Very Cold winter and potentially very warm summers with cool nights
Average rainfall is 45”
About 1,800 hours of sunshine

79
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Does the Jura produce more red or white wine?

80
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What is the Jura’s most widely planted grape?

A

Chardonnay @ 42% of total area under vine

81
Q

What does the Jura lie in?

A

The Saone Graben
On 1 side are the Jura mountains
On the other side is the Cote d’Or
In the middle is the Bresse plain

82
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The Jura soils are mostly clay resulting in..

A
  1. Soils that are hard to work when wet

2. Soils that dry out quickly when warm and sunny

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