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Question 1

What is the effect of the Vosges Mountains on the vineyards in Alsace.

Answer 1

The Vosges Mountains provide a rain shadow that ensures mainly sunny and dry growing conditions.

Question 2

T/F? Chaptalization is common in Alsace.

Answer 2

False, the technique is disappearing as a result of global warming.

Question 3

Alsace - T/F? Grass may be planted between rows of vines to increase grape yields.

Answer 3

False, grass is planted to decrease yields by competing with the vines for nutrients.

Question 4

Is Riesling indigenous to France?

Answer 4

No, it is from the Rhine Valley in Germany.

Question 5

What is the impact of global climate change in the dryness of Alsace Wines?

Answer 5

It is causing sugar levels to rise, more off-dry wines are being produced.

Question 6

What is the most widely planted grape in Alsace?

Answer 6

Riesling

Question 7

T/F? The grapes for the Alsace AOC can be sourced from any part of Alsace.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Jura - Which AOC is solely planted to Savagnin Blanc and only crafts Vin Jaune?

Answer 8

Chateau-Chalon AOC

Question 9

Jura - Which AOC has vineyards comprised of star shaped fossils and grows mostly Chardonnay?

Answer 9

L’Etoile AOC

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Arbois AOC

Question 11

T/F? Is Macvin du Jura white only?

Answer 11

False, but white is much more common

Question 12

Describe Macvin du Jura.

Answer 12

It is a fortified must representing ~6% of Jura production.
The fortifying spirit must be at least 52%, made from Jura fruit, and have been barrel aged on-site for at least 14 months.
Final ABV is 16-22%
Aged in cask for 10 months.
Uses all five Jura grapes, which are harvested at above 170 g/L sugar (17%).
AOC granted 1991.

Question 13

What is the minimum aging for Macvin du Jura?

Answer 13

10 months

Question 14

In what Jura AOCs is Vin de Paille made?

Answer 14

Arbois, L’Etoile, Cotes du Jura

Question 15

In the Jura, what is Vin de Paille?

Answer 15

“Wine of Straw” - can use all grapes in Jura except Pinot Noir; grapes dried for a minimum of 6 weeks; pressed juice not fermented to dryness, finishes with 14-15% ABV; aged for 18 months in barrel, released 3 years after vintage.

Question 16

Jura - how long does Vin de Paille need to age in barrel.

Answer 16

Minimum 18 months, with release 3 years after vintage

Question 17

Jura - define Sous Voile

Answer 17

“under the veil” - under the flor - controlled oxidation; it is wine that is pulled early from the Vin Jaune process (prior to 6 years 3 months).

Question 18

Jura - define Ouille’

Answer 18

without ullage

Question 19

In what is Vin Jaune bottled?

Answer 19

A 620ml Clavelin.

Question 20

How long must a barrel of Vin Jaune not be topped off or moved?

Answer 20

5 years minimum

Question 21

Jura - what is the name of the headspace in a barrel of Vin Jaune?

Answer 21

Ullage

Question 22

Jura - what is the name of the film forming yeast used to make Vin Jaune?

Answer 22

flor

Question 23

What grapes can be used to make Vin Jaune?

Answer 23

Only Savagnin Blanc

Question 24

Jura - which AOCs may produce Vin Jaune?

Answer 24

Chateau Chalon, Arbois, L’Etoile, Cotes du Jura

Question 25

What are the AOCs of the Jura?

Answer 25

Arbois, L'Etoile (white only), Chateau Chalon, Cotes du Jura, Crémant du Jura, Macvin du Jura

Question 26

What two white grapes are grown in the Jura?

Answer 26

Chardonnay (42% of the total) and Savagnin Blanc (23% of the total).

Question 27

What red grapes are grown in the Jura?

Answer 27

Poulsard (Ploussard, 14% of production), Pinot Noir (13% of production), and Trousseau (8% of production)

Question 28

In what direction do most of Jura vineyards face?

Answer 28

South / Southwest

Question 29

What are the primary soils in Jura?

Answer 29

80% clay and marls, 20% limestone

Question 30

What percentage of Jura production is Crémant?

Answer 30

about 25%

Question 31

What does the term "Sous Voile" signify on a bottle of Jura wine?

Answer 31

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

Question 32

Vin Jaune labeled "Vin de Garde" is intended for what?

Answer 32

Cellaring

Question 33

What is the most widely planted grape in the Jura?

Answer 33

Chardonnay

Question 34

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

Answer 34

Alexis Millardet

Question 35

What Jura AOC produces only Vin Jaune?

Answer 35

Chateau Chalon AOC

Question 36

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

Answer 36

Chardonnay

Question 37

Which Jura region produces more red wine than white?

Answer 37

Arbois AOC

Question 38

Describe the climate of the Jura.

Answer 38

Semi-Continental; Very cold winters, summers have potential for very warm days, but with cool nights. average 45" rain, 1800 hours sunlight growing season.

Question 39

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

Answer 39

Poulsard (Ploussard)

Question 40

What is the largest AOC in Jura in volume and geographical size?

Answer 40

Arbois AOC

Question 41

What two Jura AOCs represent styles rather than geographical locations?

Answer 41

Macvin du Jura, Cremant du Jura

Question 42

What are the five permitted grapes in the Jura?

Answer 42

Chardonnay (42%), Savagnin Blanc (23%), Poulsard (14%), Pinot Noir (13%), Trousseau (8%)

Question 43

What was Charles Rouget's contribution to winemaking?

Answer 43

Noted that the same variety may have different names in different locations, and may express different characteristics dependent on location.

Question 44

What Jura AOC grows only Savagnin Blanc?

Answer 44

Chateau Chalon AOC

Question 45

What are the three synonyms for Chardonnay in the Jura?

Answer 45

Melon d'Arbois, Melon a'Queue Rouge, Gamay Blanc

Question 46

What is Ullage?

Answer 46

Headspace in a barrel; allows he controlled exposure of wine to oxygen.

Question 47

What was Louis Pasteur's contribution to winemaking?

Answer 47

Pasteur discovered that a microbe he named yeast was responsible for fermentation.

Question 48

What three Jura AOCs produce Vin de Paille?

Answer 48

Cotes du Jura, L'Etoile, Arbois

Question 49

What grape may not be used in Jura Vin de Paille?

Answer 49

Pinot Noir

Question 50

Characterize Cremant production in the Jura

Answer 50

All five grapes may be used, must be hand harvested, overall is 25% of production, white Cremant is 90% of Cremant production, Chardonnay is dominant.

Question 51

Describe typical Jura red wines.

Answer 51

light in color, high acid, low tannin

Question 52

How is most Chardonnay made in Jura?

Answer 52

Reductively, with no ullage (barrels are topped up).

Question 53

How is most Savagnin Blanc made in Jura?

Answer 53

Oxidatively, with Ullage, aged in barrels without topping up; "sous voile"

Question 54

What is another name for the Trousseau grape?

Answer 54

Bastardo

Question 55

Is Poulsard indigenous to the Jura?

Answer 55

yes

Question 56

T/F? The Jura mountains form the eastern uplift of the Saone Graben?

Answer 56

True

Question 57

What separates the Jura from the Cote d'Or?

Answer 57

The Bresse Plain

Question 58

T/F? Jurassic era limestone-clays were first discovered in the Jura Mountains?

Answer 58

True

Question 59

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

Answer 59

Poulsard, at about 14% of production

Question 60

How did phylloxera affect Jura?

Answer 60

reduced number of varietals to five.

Question 61

What role did Alexis Millardet play in wine production?

Answer 61

He created "Bordeaux Mixture" from copper and sulfur to combat mildew.

Question 62

What does the Jura lie in?

Answer 62

The Saone Graben; it is formed by the Jura mountains to the east, includes the Bresse Plain to the west of Jura, and is bounded by the Cote d'Or in the west.

Question 63

What is the vineyard area of Jura?

Answer 63

Stretches 48 miles N-S, has 5000 acres planted.

Question 64

What rivers do the sub-Alpine Jura Mountains separate?

Answer 64

Rhine and Rhone

Question 65

The Jura soils are mostly clay. How does this impact working in the vineyard?

Answer 65

The soils are hard to work with when wet, but will dry out quickly when the weather is warm and sunny.

Question 66

What are potential source areas for IGP Pays d'Oc?

Answer 66

Languedoc, Roussillon

Question 67

Where is Syrah considered a native grape?

Answer 67

France

Question 68

What is garrigue?

Answer 68

nutrient-poor limestone

Question 68

What is garrigue?

Answer 68

nutrient-poor limestone