Arbois house created by Jacques Tissot in 1962 from a plot inherited from his father, now 30 hectares run with his children Nathalie and Philippe under lutte raisonnee.
Tip: Separate business from Andre et Mireille Tissot and from Jean-Louis Tissot; check the street address before you book.
Address: 39 rue de Courcelles, 39600 Arbois, France, Jura
Family estate on the Pupillin road out of Arbois, 8 hectares in Arbois and 2 in Cotes du Jura, hand-harvested and with every white raised in oak barrel.
Tasting: Open Monday to Saturday 9am to 6.30pm, Sunday by appointment. Free tasting, cellar visits and groups up to 60 by arrangement.
Tip: Certified Terra Vitis, and one of the few Arbois cellars open through the lunch hour six days a week.
Demeter-certified Arbois estate on 9 hectares spread over lieux-dits including Les Corvees, Grand Curoulet, Clos Maire and La Bergere, with every wine made from its own fruit.
Tasting: Tasting at the Arbois cellar; contact the domaine to arrange a visit.
Tip: Michel-Henri and Francoise now work with their son Quentin, and the cellar keeps handling to a minimum.
Cooperative set up on 4 January 1906 by 26 Arbois growers after phylloxera, it pressed for the AOC system and bottles under the Chateau Bethanie name from a cellar built in 1969.
Tasting: Tasting and sales at the Chateau Bethanie site; the separate Place de la Liberte shop is closed for building works.
Tip: Its Savagnin cellar, created in 1993, holds 3,000 Burgundy pieces of 228 litres, which is why the vin jaune range runs deep.
Family estate created in 1973 on 10.3 hectares at Les Arsures and Montigny-les-Arsures, on soils that suit Trousseau and Ploussard, vinified variety by variety and parcel by parcel.
Tasting: Cellar visit and tasting Monday to Saturday, 9.30am to 12pm and 2pm to 6pm, preferably by appointment; groups of about 25 by arrangement. Closed Sundays and holidays.
Tip: Certified Haute Valeur Environnementale since 2013 and converting to organics from the 2019 harvest onward.
Montigny-les-Arsures estate bottling the Arbois range across Poulsard, Trousseau, Chardonnay and Savagnin, plus vin jaune, vin de paille, white and rose Cremant and Macvin.
Tasting: Caveau de Vauxelles at Montigny-les-Arsures, open for tasting and direct sales; contact the estate for current hours.
Tip: The third distinct Tissot business in the Arbois appellation, based at Vauxelles rather than Quartier Bernard or rue de Courcelles.
Family estate on the Pupillin road out of Arbois, 8 hectares in Arbois and 2 in Cotes du Jura, hand-harvested and with every white raised in oak barrel.
Tasting: Open Monday to Saturday 9am to 6.30pm, Sunday by appointment. Free tasting, cellar visits and groups up to 60 by arrangement.
Tip: Certified Terra Vitis, and one of the few Arbois cellars open through the lunch hour six days a week.
Demeter-certified Arbois estate on 9 hectares spread over lieux-dits including Les Corvees, Grand Curoulet, Clos Maire and La Bergere, with every wine made from its own fruit.
Tasting: Tasting at the Arbois cellar; contact the domaine to arrange a visit.
Tip: Michel-Henri and Francoise now work with their son Quentin, and the cellar keeps handling to a minimum.
Cooperative set up on 4 January 1906 by 26 Arbois growers after phylloxera, it pressed for the AOC system and bottles under the Chateau Bethanie name from a cellar built in 1969.
Tasting: Tasting and sales at the Chateau Bethanie site; the separate Place de la Liberte shop is closed for building works.
Tip: Its Savagnin cellar, created in 1993, holds 3,000 Burgundy pieces of 228 litres, which is why the vin jaune range runs deep.
Family estate created in 1973 on 10.3 hectares at Les Arsures and Montigny-les-Arsures, on soils that suit Trousseau and Ploussard, vinified variety by variety and parcel by parcel.
Tasting: Cellar visit and tasting Monday to Saturday, 9.30am to 12pm and 2pm to 6pm, preferably by appointment; groups of about 25 by arrangement. Closed Sundays and holidays.
Tip: Certified Haute Valeur Environnementale since 2013 and converting to organics from the 2019 harvest onward.
Twenty hectares split between 15 in AOC Arbois at Montigny-les-Arsures and Arbois and 5 in Cotes du Jura on the En Chamoz slope above Salins-les-Bains.
Tasting: Cellier de Genne at the old abbey in Montigny-les-Arsures; French, German and English spoken.
Tip: The cellar occupies a former abbey building, which is worth the detour on its own.
