Jura wine, is
French wine produced in the
Jura département. Located between
Burgundy and
Switzerland, this cool climate
wine region produces
wines with some similarity to
Burgundy and
Swiss wine. Jura wines are distinctive and unusual wines, the most famous being
vin jaune, which is made by a similar process to
Sherry, developing under a
flor-like strain of
yeast. This is made from the local
Savagnin grape variety. Other grape varieties include
Poulsard,
Trousseau, and
Chardonnay. Other wine styles found in Jura includes a
vin de paille made from Chardonnay, Poulsard and Savagnin, a sparkling
Crémant du Jura made from slightly
unripe Chardonnay grapes, and a
vin de liqueur known as
Macvin du Jura made by adding
marc to halt
fermentation. The French
chemist Louis Pasteur was born and raised in the Jura region and owned a vineyard near
Arbois that is still producing wine today under the management of Jura's largest wine firms: Henri-Maire.