Poulsard
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Poulsard is a red French wine grape variety from the Jura wine region. The name Ploussard is used mainly around the town of Pupillin but can appear on wine labels throughout Jura as an authorized syno
Poulsard grapes
A Poulsard from Arbois.
It is through the maceration process (example shown with Pinot noir) that color is leached from the skins into the fermenting must. However, the skins of Poulsard have a very low amount of color pigmentation so even after a week of extended maceration the must usually only has a very pale color.
A light red Jura wine made from Poulsard and Trousseau
Bugey wine
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Bugey wine is produced in the Bugey region in the Ain département of France, under the two VDQS designations Bugey and Roussette du Bugey. On May 28, 2009, INAO gave its final approval for the elevati
Poulsard
…Contrôlée (AOC) wines of Arbois AOC, Côtes du Jura AOC, Crémant du Jura AOC, L'Etoile AOC and Macvin du Jura AOC. Outside Jura, Poulsard is also grown in Bugey AOC of the Ain département in eastern France. Poulsard is found almost exclusively in eastern France, particularly in the Jura between Burgundy and Switzerland…
A Mondeuse noire wine from 2007 when Bugey was a Vin Délimité de Qualité Supérieure (VDQS) classified wine.
A sparkling rose from Bugey-Cerdon.