Frédéric Lornet is a wine

Wine

Wine is an alcoholic beverage, made of fermented fruit juice, usually from grapes. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, or other nutrients. Grape wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast...

 producer who owns and runs the Abbaye de la Boutière in Montigny-lès-Arsures

Montigny-lès-Arsures

Montigny-lès-Arsures is a communes in the Jura department in Franche-Comté in eastern France.- See also :* Communes of the Jura department* Frederic Lornet* French wine* Jura wine- References :* - External links :...

; a small village just outside of Arbois

Arbois

Arbois is a commune in the Jura department in Franche-Comté in eastern France. The Cuisance River passes through the town, which has some pretty streets lined with ancient houses...

 in the Franche-Comté

Franche-Comté

Franche-Comté the former "Free County" of Burgundy, as distinct from the neighbouring Duchy, is an administrative region and a traditional province of eastern France...

 / Jura region of France

France

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.

History

Arbois, childhood home to Louis Pasteur

Louis Pasteur

Louis Pasteur was a French chemist and microbiologist born in Dole. He is remembered for his remarkable breakthroughs in the causes and preventions of diseases. His discoveries reduced mortality from puerperal fever, and he created the first vaccine for rabies and anthrax. His experiments...

, has for centuries been the wine capital of the Jura. As the name Abbaye de la Boutière indicates, the winery

Winery

A winery is a building or property that produces wine, or a business involved in the production of wine, such as a wine company. Some wine companies own many wineries. Besides wine making equipment, larger wineries may also feature warehouses, bottling lines, laboratories, and large expanses of...

 was established near Arbois in a hoary Roman Catholic Cistercian (White Monk) abbaye.

The Jura is an eastern French winemaking

Winemaking

Winemaking, or vinification, is the production of wine, starting with selection of the grapes or other produce and ending with bottling the finished wine. Although most wine is made from grapes, it may also be made from other fruit or non-toxic plant material...

 region located between Burgundy and Switzerland

Switzerland

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 - and its location has meant that some unique grape varieties (e.g. the red Poulsard

Poulsard

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 synonyms...

 and Trousseau gris

Trousseau Gris

Trousseau Gris is a French variety of white wine grape. It is occasionally found in eastern France and was once widely grown in California under the name Gray Riesling. In cool climates it can produce fresh aromatic wines...

) are used to create highly unusual and rare wines.

Frédéric Lornet has been working with this palette and other grape types to make classic versions of French wine

French wine

French wine is produced in several regions throughout France, in quantities between 50 and 60 million hectolitres per year, or 7–8 billion bottles. France has the world's second-largest total vineyard area, behind Spain, and is in the position of being the world's largest wine producer...

 using Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir

Pinot noir is a black wine grape variety of the species Vitis vinifera. The name may also refer to wines created predominantly from Pinot noir grapes...

 and Chardonnay

Chardonnay

Chardonnay is a green-skinned grape variety used to make white wine. It is originated from the Burgundy wine region of eastern France but is now grown wherever wine is produced, from England to New Zealand...

 grapes. One of the rarest wines made at Abbaye de la Boutière is called vin jaune

Vin jaune

Vin jaune is a special and characteristic type of white wine made in the Jura wine region in eastern France. It is similar to dry fino Sherry and gets its character from being matured in a barrel under a film of yeast, known as the voile, on the wine's surface...

 (yellow wine), which is made from the Savagnin

Savagnin

Savagnin or Savagnin Blanc is a variety of white wine grape with green-skinned berries. It is mostly grown in the Jura region of France, where it is made into the famous vin jaune and vin de paille.-History:...

 grape (also known locally as Naturé). Abbaye de la Boutière also makes two sparkling wines, Cremant du Jura, a Blanc de Blanc and a Ploussard rosé

Rosé

A rosé is a type of wine that has some of the color typical of a red wine, but only enough to turn it pink. The pink color can range from a pale orange to a vivid near-purple, depending on the grapes and wine making techniques.- Production techniques :There are three major ways to produce rosé...

, named "L’Abbaye" after the ancient Cistercian abbey where they are made.

The common Appellations to all the Abbaye de la Boutière wines are: Côtes du Jura, Côtes du Jura Mousseux and a Crémant du Jura along with more localized Appellation such as : Arbois, Arbois Pupillin

Pupillin

Pupillin is a commune in the Jura department in Franche-Comté in eastern France.-Demographics:As of the census of 1999, the population was 218.The estimate for 2005 was 244.-References:*...

, Château Châlon, L'Etoile, Macvin and Vin de paille (straw

Straw

Straw is an agricultural by-product, the dry stalks of cereal plants, after the grain and chaff have been removed. Straw makes up about half of the yield of cereal crops such as barley, oats, rice, rye and wheat. It has many uses, including fuel, livestock bedding and fodder, thatching and...

 wine).

See also

• List of Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée wines
• Wine label
  Wine label
  Wine labels are important sources of information for consumers since they tell the type and origin of the wine. The label is often the only resource a buyer has for evaluating the wine before purchasing it...
  
  
• History of Wine
  History of wine
  The history of wine spans thousands of years and is closely intertwined with the history of agriculture, cuisine, civilization and humanity itself...
  
  
• French wine
  French wine
  French wine is produced in several regions throughout France, in quantities between 50 and 60 million hectolitres per year, or 7–8 billion bottles. France has the world's second-largest total vineyard area, behind Spain, and is in the position of being the world's largest wine producer...
  
  

External links

• http://www.eyewithwings.net/nechvatal/arbois.htmPortrait of Frederic Lornet and other wine makers at Arbois's Fete de Vin by Joseph Nechvatal
  Joseph Nechvatal
  Joseph Nechvatal is a post-conceptual art digital artist and art theoretician who creates computer-assisted paintings and computer animations, often using custom-created computer viruses.-Life and work:Joseph Nechvatal was born in Chicago...
  
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