Jura and Savoie

Question 0

Soil in Jura

Answer 0

Jurassic limestone and marl, good amount of clay on lowest sites

Question 1

Mountains in Jura

Answer 1

Jura mountains

Question 2

Climate in Jura

Answer 2

Continental, harshly cold in wintertime

Question 3

Name AOP of Jura

Answer 3

Cotes de Jura AOP, Arbois AOP, L’Etoile AOP, Chateau Chalonnaise AOP, Macvin de Jura AOP

Question 4

Name main red grapes

Answer 4

Poulsard (Ploussard), Trousseau and Pinot Noir

Question 5

Major white grapes of Jura

Answer 5

100% Chardonnay (Gamay Blanc). Savagnin (locally Nature, elsewhere Traminer) maybe added

Question 6

Style of Rose wines in Jura

Answer 6

Include all five grapes, usually made in vin Gris style

Question 7

Local specialities in Jura

Answer 7

Vin jaune, vin de paille.

Question 8

What grape excluded from vin de paille production

Answer 8

Pinot Noir

Question 9

Grape of vin jaune in Jura

Answer 9

Exclusively from Savgnin

Question 10

Which commune may add its name to Arbois AOP

Answer 10

Pupillin

Question 11

Name white wine only AOP in Jura

Answer 11

L’Etoile AOP

Question 12

Style of wine and grapes of L’Etoile

Answer 12

Chardonnay, Poulsard, Savagnin, oxidative character

Question 13

Which commune specializing on vin jaune ( yellow wine)?

Answer 13

Chateau Chalon AOP

Question 14

Aging of vin Jaune in Chateau Chalon

Answer 14

Wine kept in barell until December 15th of the 6th year after harvest

Question 15

Production of vin jaune

Answer 15

After aging in barell, wine will not get topped and voile or veil develops, film fining yeast similar to flor of Jerez. Wine is aldehydic, with nutty flavor carried on delicate dry palate.

Question 16

What kind of bottles used for Chateau Chalon?

Answer 16

Must be bottles in clavelin, squat 62 cl bottle

Question 17

Another name for vin de paille in Jura

Answer 17

Straw wine

Question 18

How vin de paille maybe labeled

Answer 18

Arbois, L’Etoile, Cotes de Jura.

Question 19

Harvest of the grapes for vin de paille

Answer 19

Left to dry for a minimum of 6 weeks after harvest

Question 20

Alcohol and sugar of vin de paille, aging

Answer 20

Sugar surpassing 320 grams, alcohol content at least 14%, wines after fermentation aged for at least 3 years before release including obligatory 18 months in neutral wood barrels.

Question 21

How method traditionalle wines released in Jura and when designation was established

Answer 21

Cremant de Jura, 1995

Question 22

How vin de liqueur released in Jura

Answer 22

Macvin du Jura AOP

Question 23

Aging of Macvin du Jura

Answer 23

One year after mutage

Question 24

Climate in Savoie

Answer 24

Continental, moderated by Lake Bourget and lake Geneva(Lac Leman) larger body of water in Western Europe

Question 25

Name AOP of Savoie

Answer 25

Vin de Savoie AOP, roussette de Savoie AOP, Seyssel AOP, Bugey, Roussette de Bugey AOP

Question 26

Grapes of Savoie

Answer 26

Jacquere most popular white grape, Atlesse, Roussanne ( Bergeron), Chardonnay, Gamay, Mondeuse and Pinot Noir - major red grapes

Question 27

Grape of Chignin-Betgeron

Answer 27

100% Roussanne

Question 28

Grape of crus Marignan, Ripaille and Crepy

Answer 28

80% Chasselas

Question 29

Synonym for Atlesse grape and where is it produced 100% varietal

Answer 29

Roussette, Roussette de Savoie AOP

Question 30

Communes which may attached their name to Roussette de Savoie AOP

Answer 30

Frangy, Marestel, Monterminod, Monthoux

Question 31

Grape of still Seyssel AOP

Answer 31

100% Atlesse

Question 32

Grapes of sparkling Seyssel AOP

Answer 32

Atlesse, Molette, Chasselas

Question 33

How sparkling method Ancestrale rose labeled in Savoie

Answer 33

Bugey Cerdon

Question 34

Style of wines of Bugey AOP

Answer 34

All three colors and sparkling as Bugey-Cerdon

Question 35

Grape of Roussette de Bugey AOP

Answer 35

100% Atlesse

Question 36

Which communes may add their name to Roussette de BugeyAOP

Answer 36

Montagnieu and Virieu le Grand