Jura & Savoie

Question 1

Define “remembrement”

Answer 1

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

Question 2

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

Answer 2

The Jura Mountain rock strata.

Question 3

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

Answer 3

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

Question 4

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

Answer 4

False

Question 5

What is Vin de Paille?

Answer 5

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

Question 6

What are the five principal grape varieties grown in Jura?

Answer 6

Chardonnay
Savagnin
Poulsard
Pinot Noir
Trousseau

Question 7

What is Vin Jaune?

Answer 7

A wine made under a protective layer of surface yeast.

Question 8

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

Answer 8

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

Question 9

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

Answer 9

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

Question 10

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

Answer 10

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

Question 11

What is “ullage”?

Answer 11

The headspace in a bottle or barrel

Question 12

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

Answer 12

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

Question 13

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

Answer 13

He discovered yeasts and their role in fermentation.

Question 14

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

Answer 14

He created a copper sulfate spray to combat mildew.

Question 15

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

Answer 15

Vin Jaune

Question 16

What is a “vin de garde”

Answer 16

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

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Savagnin

Question 18

What is a “Clavelin”?

Answer 18

A 620 ml bottle used in the Jura for Vin Jaune

Question 19

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

Answer 19

False. Jura produces more white wine than red.

Question 20

What is the most widely planted grape in the Jura?

Answer 20

Chardonnay

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Arbois AOC

Question 22

Macvin is a fortified wine. True or False?

Answer 22

False. Macvin is fortified grape must.

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Chardonnay

Question 24

What is a “reculee”?

Answer 24

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

Question 25

What is the climate of Savoie?

Answer 25

Continental with alpine influences

Question 26

Savoie is to the south of which important lake?

Answer 26

Lake Geneva/Lac Leman

Question 27

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

Answer 27

Part of Apremont and all of Abymes.

Question 28

What does the Centre d'Ampelographie Alpine Pierre Galet do?

Answer 28

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

Question 29

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

Answer 29

True

Question 30

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

Answer 30

False. It is a style within the Savoie AOC.

Question 31

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

Answer 31

True

Question 32

What is the primary grape of Roussette de Savoie AOC?

Answer 32

Altesse

Question 33

What is Savoie's most widely planted grape variety?

Answer 33

Jacquere

Question 34

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

Answer 34

Red, white, rose, and sparkling

Question 35

What is the principal grape used in cremant de savoie?

Answer 35

Jacquere

Question 36

What is a synonym for Roussane in Savoie?

Answer 36

Bergeron

Question 37

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

Answer 37

False. Production is white dominant.

Question 38

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

Answer 38

Rivers

Question 39

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

Answer 39

Altesse

Question 40

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

Answer 40

Molette

Question 41

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

Answer 41

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

Question 42

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

Answer 42

Grafted grapevines

Question 43

What are the two most important red grapes of Savoie?

Answer 43

Mondeuse Noire and Gamay.

Question 44

What is "echalas"?

Answer 44

A training system consisting of a single wooden stake.