Jura

Question 1

What is the indigenous grape of the Jura?

Answer 1

Savagin

Question 1

What geological period does Jura lend its name to?

Answer 1

Jurassic

Question 2

What percentage of vineyards were destroyed by Phylloxera in Jura?

Answer 2

62%

Question 3

Savagin is the parent of which grapes?

Answer 3

Chenin Blanc
Petit Manseng
Sauvignon Blanc
Sylvaner

Question 4

What events significantly impacted the production of wine in Jura in the early 20th C?

Answer 4

Downy/ Powdery Mildew
Phylloxera
Fraud
Wars
Railways

Question 5

What is the name of the programme to restructure vineyards in Jura?

Answer 5

Remembrement

Question 6

What % of total French wine production does Jura account for?

Answer 6

< 0.5%

Question 7

Which wine category is growing in the Jura?

Answer 7

Cremant (29% of production)

Question 8

What is the wine growing area in Jura known as?

Answer 8

The Revermont

Question 9

What is the climate of Jura?

Answer 9

Continental with Alpine influences

Question 10

Are the Jura vineyards wet?

Answer 10

Yes, the vineyards are on the western side of the Jura mountains

Question 11

What did Louis Pasteur discover?

Answer 11

Alcoholic fermentation and yeast

Question 12

What was the name of the Jura native who was instrumental in the development of the AOC laws?

Answer 12

Alexis Arpin

Question 13

What did Pierre-Marie-Alexis Millardet develop?

Answer 13

Bordeaux Mixture
Grafting

Question 14

What is a reculée?

Answer 14

A blind, deep valley typically in limestone

Question 15

What are the two uplifts of the Saône graben?

Answer 15

The Jura mountains and Morvan

Question 16

What are the predominant soils of the Jura?

Answer 16

LImestone
Marl
Gravel

Question 17

How does a blind valley form?

Answer 17

Where a permeable layer of soil rests on an impermeable layer and is eroded by a stream

Question 18

How many principal grape varieties are there is Jura?

Answer 18

5

Question 19

Which white grape crafts most of Jura’s wines?

Answer 19

Chardonnay

Question 20

What soil does Chardonnay prefer?

Answer 20

Limestone

Question 21

Which grape makes Vin Jaune?

Answer 21

Savagin

Question 22

What soil does Savagin prefer?

Answer 22

Grey/ blue marl

Question 23

What is the indigenous red grape that accounts for 40% of the red planting in the Jura?

Answer 23

Poulsard

Question 24

what soils does Poulsard prefer?

Answer 24

Grey/ blue marl

Question 25

Pinot Noir is mainly used to make which wines in Jura?

Answer 25

Cremant de Jura Macvin

Question 26

What is the Portuguese name for Trousseau?

Answer 26

Bastardo

Question 27

What soil does Trousseau prefer?

Answer 27

gravel or stony soils red marl

Question 28

What is the most common method of vine training in Jura?

Answer 28

Guyot

Question 29

Why is Guyot the preferred training method in the Jura?

Answer 29

Because Savagin and Trousseau are susceptible to esca and cane pruning reduces the risk

Question 30

What is ullage?

Answer 30

oxidative ageing - i.e. with a gap at the top of the container

Question 31

What does Ouillé mean?

Answer 31

Without ullage - i.e. reductive, topped up

Question 32

Which wines are most likely to say Ouillé on the label

Answer 32

Savagin made reductively

Question 33

What term is used in Arbois AC for ouillé wines?

Answer 33

Naturé

Question 34

What does Sous Voile mean?

Answer 34

Under flor/ without ullage

Question 35

What term is typically used to signify wines that have been aged sous voile?

Answer 35

Tradition

Question 36

Which Jura ACs make Vin Jaune?

Answer 36

Chateau Chalon Arbois L'Etoile Côtes du Jura

Question 37

What's the grape variety used to make Vin Jaune?

Answer 37

Savagnin

Question 38

How long must a barrel of vin jaune remain undisturbed?

Answer 38

60 months

Question 39

What's the earliest that vin jaune can be sold?

Answer 39

6 years and 3 months after the vintage

Question 40

What's a clavelin?

Answer 40

620ml bottle used for vin jaune

Question 41

Which Jura AOCs are permitted to produce Vin de Paille?

Answer 41

Côtes du Jura Arbois L'Etoile

Question 42

What are the most common grapes used in the production of Vin de Paille?

Answer 42

Chardonnay Savagin Poulsard

Question 43

What principal grape is not permitted in the production of vin de Paille?

Answer 43

Pinot Noir

Question 44

How long must the grapes destined for vin de Paille be dried?

Answer 44

6 weeks

Question 45

How long must vin de Paille be matured in barrel

Answer 45

18 months

Question 46

How long before vin de Paille be released?

Answer 46

36 months

Question 47

What is Macvin?

Answer 47

Fortified grape must

Question 48

What is the proportion of spirit to must in Macvin

Answer 48

1/3 spirit to 2/3rds must

Question 49

What grapes are permitted for the production of Macvin?

Answer 49

All 5 Pinot Noir Poulsard Savangin Chardonnay Trousseau

Question 50

What's the minimum ageing period for Macvin

Answer 50

10 months

Question 51

What must the marc bandy used in macvin be made from?

Answer 51

Jura wine pommace

Question 52

How long must the Macvin marc be aged for?

Answer 52

14 months in barrel

Question 53

How many AOCs does Jura have?

Answer 53

6

Question 54

How many of the Jura AOCs are geographical?

Answer 54

4

Question 55

What is Jura's largest AOC?

Answer 55

Arbois AC

Question 56

What is the dominant style of wine produced in Arbois AC?

Answer 56

Red

Question 57

What wine styles are produced in Arbois AC?

Answer 57

Dry white, rosé, red, Vin de Paille, Vin Jaune

Question 58

What wine style does Chateau Chalon produce?

Answer 58

Vin Jaune

Question 59

What does vin de garde mean?

Answer 59

Wine for cellaring

Question 60

What style of wine does L'Etoile AC make?

Answer 60

Dry white, vin de Paille, Vin Jaune

Question 61

What's the most planed grape variety in L'Etoile?

Answer 61

Chardonnay

Question 62

Côtes du Jura makes which wine styles?

Answer 62

Dry white, rosé, red, vin de paille, vin jaune

Question 63

True or False: Côtes du Jura is the second largest AC in Jura?

Answer 63

True

Question 64

What is the AOC for Macvin?

Answer 64

Macvin du Jura AOC

Question 65

What's the primary grape of Cremant du Jura AOC?

Answer 65

Chardonnay