Patrick and Adrien work seven hectares at Aiglepierre north of Arbois and receive visitors in the caveau for commented tastings of Cremant, Macvin and vin jaune.
Tip: Monday to Saturday by appointment, English and Spanish spoken, and the estate takes campervans under France Passion.
Address: 33 rue des Orcieres, 39110 Aiglepierre, France, Jura
Family estate on the Pupillin road out of Arbois, 3.5 hectares certified by Ecocert, planted with all five Jura grapes and open for cellar-door tasting.
Tip: The cellar sits on the lane that climbs from Arbois to Pupillin, an easy walk from the town centre.
Jerome Arnoux pours his Arbois and Cotes du Jura range in a Gothic cellar listed as a Monument Historique, a few steps off the Arbois main street.
Tip: Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00 to 12:30 and 14:30 to 19:00, then seven days a week through July and August.
Raphael and Adeline Fumey started with 56 ares in the mid 1980s and now farm 17 hectares at Montigny-les-Arsures, with son Marin back from harvests abroad.
Tip: The range covers vin jaune, vin de paille, Macvin and Cremant alongside the still Arbois bottlings.
Four generations of the Benoit family on the Pupillin slopes, now run by Benjamin Benoit, with hand harvesting and a limited Arbois-Pupillin production.
Tip: Pupillin sits 3 km from Arbois and 9 km from Poligny, so the cellar fits neatly into a half day.
Family estate on the Pupillin road out of Arbois, 3.5 hectares certified by Ecocert, planted with all five Jura grapes and open for cellar-door tasting.
Tip: The cellar sits on the lane that climbs from Arbois to Pupillin, an easy walk from the town centre.
Six hectares of Poligny vines taken over on 1 July 2021 by growers continuing the parcels previously farmed by the Reverchon family.
Tip: One of the few cellar doors inside Poligny itself rather than out among the vines.
Village interpretation centre at Chateau-Chalon with a vaulted cellar and a panoramic terrace where staff run paid initiations to vin jaune, vin de paille and Macvin.
Tip: Groups of 12 or more must book ahead; the summer programme adds sessions led by Chateau-Chalon growers.
Jerome Arnoux pours his Arbois and Cotes du Jura range in a Gothic cellar listed as a Monument Historique, a few steps off the Arbois main street.
Tip: Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00 to 12:30 and 14:30 to 19:00, then seven days a week through July and August.
