Cooperative founded in 1909 that now groups 35 growers around Pupillin, the village that calls itself the world capital of Ploussard, the local name for Poulsard.
Tip: Certified Terra Vitis. Open at weekends, which many Pupillin growers are not.
Address: 35 Rue du Ploussard, 39600 Pupillin, France, Jura
Pupillin family domaine run by Anne-Laure and Damien Petit, covering the full Arbois Pupillin range from Ploussard to vin jaune, vin de paille, Macvin and Cremant.
Tasting: Caveau open Monday to Friday 8am to 12pm and 2pm to 6pm, weekends 9am to 12pm and 2.30pm to 6pm; cellar visits by appointment, with a museum of old winemaking tools.
Tip: Distinct from Jean-Michel Petit at Domaine de la Renardiere, two streets away in the same village.
Seven-hectare Pupillin estate started in 1990 by Jean-Michel Petit, built on parcel cuvees and all-barrel ageing, with the village red marls driving the Ploussard.
Tasting: Caveau open daily except Sunday, telephone ahead; groups up to 30, 5 euros for a six-wine tasting.
Tip: Organic since 2010 and certified in 2012, biodynamic in practice but not certified. Not connected to Domaine Desire Petit.
Pupillin family domaine run by Anne-Laure and Damien Petit, covering the full Arbois Pupillin range from Ploussard to vin jaune, vin de paille, Macvin and Cremant.
Tasting: Caveau open Monday to Friday 8am to 12pm and 2pm to 6pm, weekends 9am to 12pm and 2.30pm to 6pm; cellar visits by appointment, with a museum of old winemaking tools.
Tip: Distinct from Jean-Michel Petit at Domaine de la Renardiere, two streets away in the same village.
Seven-hectare Pupillin estate started in 1990 by Jean-Michel Petit, built on parcel cuvees and all-barrel ageing, with the village red marls driving the Ploussard.
Tasting: Caveau open daily except Sunday, telephone ahead; groups up to 30, 5 euros for a six-wine tasting.
Tip: Organic since 2010 and certified in 2012, biodynamic in practice but not certified. Not connected to Domaine Desire Petit.
Chateau-Chalon house founded in 1850, working 11 hectares: 8 of Chardonnay in Cotes du Jura and 3 of Savagnin for vin jaune, all raised under voile in 16th-century cellars.
Tasting: Tasting and retail sales Monday to Saturday, 9am to 12pm and 2.30pm to 6pm, by appointment; closed Sunday.
Tip: No website and no walk-ins. Telephone ahead, and expect three cuvees rather than a long list.
Estate created in 1985 on 15 hectares, 5 in Chateau-Chalon and 10 in Cotes du Jura, with a vaulted 16th-century cellar holding more than 500 barrels for long vin jaune ageing.
Tasting: Caveau open Saturdays 10am to 12pm and 2pm to 6pm, weekdays by appointment; cellar visit and full-range tasting, French, German and English.
Tip: The cellar keeps a back-catalogue of older vintages, so ask what is open beyond the current release.
Jean-Claude and Annie Credoz opened their Chateau-Chalon caveau in 2002 with 2 hectares and bought back the family vines, reaching 9 hectares inside a decade. Valentin now farms alongside them.
Tasting: Caveau in the village of Chateau-Chalon, open for tasting and direct sales; contact the domaine for current hours.
Tip: The family traces its vines to 1859 and moved down from Menetru-le-Vignoble in 2004; ask about the old parcels.
Cooperative founded in 1957 at the foot of the Chateau-Chalon cliff, collecting 75 hectares across Cotes du Jura and Chateau-Chalon and bottling the full Jura range.
Tasting: Free tasting seven days a week during caveau hours; group visit and tasting by appointment Monday to Saturday, 10 euros for five wines with Comte.
Tip: The easiest place in the Haute-Seille to compare Chateau-Chalon with a Cotes du Jura sous voile side by side.
