Wine Law and Regulations

Question 1

True or False

all four appellations share the same production rules:

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Regarding all of the following:

White wine, excluding Vin Jaune and Vin de Paille, Savagnin and/or Chardonnay

Allowed varieties/minimum amount required

Max Yields

Answer 2

Savagnin and/or Chardonnay must make up a minimum of 80 per cent of the blend

maximum yield is 60 hL/ha

Question 3

Red and rosé wines:

List the allowed Varieties

what are their maximum Yields?

What is the minimum % of the blend that they need to make up?

Answer 3

Pinot Noir, Poulsard and Trousseau

maximum yield 55 hL/ha.

must make up a minimum of 80 per cent,

Question 4

Rules regarding Vin Jaune

Answer 4

Only Savagnin can be used

• maximum yield is 60 hL/ha,
  except in Château-Chalon that restricts yields to 30 hL/ha.
• The wine must be under le voile for a minimum of 60 months, during which time it must not be racked or topped up,
• can only be sold to the consumer from January, seven years after harvest.
• This wine must be bottled in 62 cL clavelin bottle, an exception to EU legislation for standard bottle sizes.

Question 5

Vin de Paille

Answer 5

maximum yield is 20 hL/ha.