Labeling Terminology

Question 1

What does ‘Tradition’ indicate on a bottle of Jura blanc?

Answer 1

‘Tradition’ indicates a wine aged under flor yeast in the Jura.

Question 2

What does ‘Ouillé’ indicate on a Jura wine bottle?

Answer 2

“Ouille” indicates the wine has been topped up while aging in barrel and has not been affected by flor but may display limited oxidative characteristics.

Question 3

What is ‘Allobrogies’? Where would you find it?

Answer 3

Allobrogies is the IGP that covers the Savoie region. Wines made outside of the three AOPs or following different production guide lines ( grape varieties) can label their wines with ‘Allobrogies IGP’.

Question 4

What does ‘Manicle’ indicate on Savoie wine label?

Answer 4

Manicle on a Savoie wine label indicates that it is from Bugey.
Blanc= 100% chardonnay
Rouge= 100% PN

Question 5

What does ‘Montagnieu’ indicate on a Savoie wine label?

Answer 5

Montagnieu on a Savoie wine label indicates that it is from Bugey.

Rouge= 100% Mondeuse

Vin Mousseaux/ Pétillant Blanc= Min. 70% combined Mondeuse-CHD-Altesse + Gamay-Molette-Jacquère-PN

Question 6

What does ‘Cerdon’ indicate on a Savoie wine label?

Answer 6

Cerdon on a Savoie wine label indicates that the wine is a Vin Mousseaux Rosé made using the Méthode Ancestrale from Bugey.
Made with Gamay and Poulsard aged on lees for a minimum of 2 months with 3 atm pressure

Question 7

What does IGP indicate on a wine label?

Answer 7

IGP on a wine label indicates:
1. IGP/Indication Geographic Protege =PGI/Protected Geographical Indication
2. This denoted area is larger than a PDO
3. 85% of the grapes must come from within the specified region
4. The wine must be made in the region
5. The wine must have characteristics associated with the source geographic area