Côtes du Jura

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The Jura near Baume-les-Messieurs

Côtes du Jura is a wine-growing region within the Jura wine-growing region . Since July 31, 1937, the area has enjoyed the status of an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC for short). In 2005, a total of 605 hectares of vineyards were planted. Approx. 16,100 hectoliters of white wine and Vin Jaune , 7,370 hectoliters of red wine and rosé wine and almost 500 hectoliters of Vin de Paille were produced(i.e. straw wine). The vineyards are spread over a total of 105 municipalities. In fact, however, it is no longer possible to find vineyards in all of the 105 approved municipalities. Geographically, this appellation extends over the entire extension of the Jura wine-growing region.

Grape varieties

The red grape varieties of are Poulsard (also called Ploussard), the Trousseau and Pinot Noir (locally called Gros Noirien or Pinot Gris) admitted. The first two varieties mentioned are practically only found in the Jura.

The white varieties include the Savagnin (sometimes also called Naturé) and the Chardonnay . The Chardonnay is sometimes called Melon d'Arbois or Gamay Blanc locally.

Approved municipalities

Abergement-le-Grand , Abergement-le-Petit , Aiglepierre , Arbois , Arlay , Les Arsures , L'Aubépin , Augea , Aumont , Balanod , Baume-les-Messieurs , Beaufort , Bersaillin , Blois-sur-Seille , Brainans , Bréry , Buvilly , Cesancey , Champagne-sur-Loue , La Chapelle-sur-Furieuse , Château-Chalon , Chazelles , Chevreaux , Chille , Chilly-le-Vignoble , Conliège , Courbouzon , Cousance , Cramans , Cuisia , Darbonnay , Digna , Domblans , L'Etoile , Frébuans , Frontenay , Gevingey , Gizia , Grange-de-Vaivre , Grozon , Grusse , Ladoye-sur-Seille , Lavigny , Lons-le-Saunier , Le Louverot , Macornay , Mantry , Marnoz , Mathenay , Maynal , Menétru -le-Vignoble , Mesnay , Messia-sur-Sorne , Miéry , Moiron , Molamboz , Monay , Montagna-le-Reconduit , Montaigu , Montain , Montholier , Montigny-lès-Arsures , Montmorot , Mouchard , Nanc-lès-Saint-Amour , Nevy-sur-Seille , Orbagna , Pagnoz , Pannessières , Passenans , Perrigny , Le Pin , Plainoiseau , Les Planches-près-Arbois , Poligny , Port-Lesney , Pretin , Pupillin , Quintigny , Revigny , Rotalier , Ruffey-sur-Seille , Sainte-Agnès , Saint-Amour , Saint-Cyr-Montmalin , Saint-Didier , Saint-Germain-lès-Arlay , Saint-Jean-d'Étreux , Saint-Lamain , Saint-Laurent-la-Roche , Saint-Lothain , Salins-les-Bains , Sellières , Toulouse-le-Château , Tourmont , Trenal , Vadans , Vaux-sur-Poligny , Vercia , Vernantois , Le Vernois , Villeneuve -sous-Pymont , Villette-lès-Arbois , Vincelles , Voiteur .

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