Jura wine

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Jura wine, is wine produced in the Jura département of France.

The Jura wines are very distinctive and unusual wines, the most famous being vin jaune, which is made by a similar process to sherry, developing under a flor of yeast. This is made from the local Savagnin grape variety. Other grape varieties include Poulsard, Trousseau, and Chardonnay.

The Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée for the area are:

Wines

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Wine styles	Red/White \| Rosé/Blush \| Sparkling \| Dessert \| Fortified \| Fruit \| Ice Wine
Well known wines/regions	Amarone \| Asti \| Barolo \| Beaujolais \| Bordeaux \| Burgundy \| Chablis \| Champagne \| Chianti \| Dão \| Egri Bikavér (Bull's Blood) \| Madeira \| Marsala \| Port \| Retsina \| Rioja \| Rhône \| Sancerre \| Sauternes \| Sherry \| Tokaji \| Valpolicella \| Vermouth \| Vinho Verde \| Vouvray
Well known Varietal grapes	Red — Cabernet Franc \| Cabernet Sauvignon \| Carmenère \| Charbono \| Gamay \| Grenache \| Malbec \| Merlot \| Muscadine \| Négrette \| Petit verdot \| Petite sirah \| Pinotage \| Pinot Noir \| Sangiovese \| Syrah/Shiraz \| Tempranillo \| Valdiguié \| Zinfandel/primitivo White — Albariño \| Chardonnay \| Chenin Blanc \| Gewürztraminer \| Muscat \| Pinot Blanc \| Pinot Gris/Grigio \| Riesling \| Sauvignon blanc \| Sémillon \| Viognier
See Also	List of grape varieties \| List of wine-producing regions