vin jaune

Definition

Wine

• a style of straw-coloured wine produced in the Jura region of eastern France, often from Savagnin grapes, that is aged for at least six years, in which time, like sherry, it acquires a layer of yeast on its surface that protects against oxidation but colours and flavours the wine

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Contexts for “vin jaune”

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• Wine