Find and Book Wineries to Visit in Jura and Savoie

When you are planning a trip to Jura and Savoie, you should be prepared for a long drive through the mountains regardless of which airport you will arrive at. 
Here are some of the nearest airport to arrive at in order to visit wineries in Jura and Savoie:

• Dole–Jura Airport - located approximately 8.1 kilometers southwest of Dole and about  42.8 kilometers north of Lons-le-Saunier.


• Dijon-Bourgogne Airport - located 66 kilometers away from Arbois and 7 kilometers east of Chenôve.


• Geneva and Annecy - Haut Savoie Airports are located a bit further but it gives you a possibility to start your travel in Geneva and continue exploring wineries in Jura and Savoie.

If you are planning your trip by car to Jura and Savoie wineries, you will be experiencing some of the most beautiful landscape drives in the Alps. 
It will take almost two hours drive from Geneva to Arbois where you will be able to visit some of the best wineries in Jura.
If you arrive in Dole, 50 minutes drive will take you to Lons-le-Saunier - the capital of Jura. Wineries near Lons-le-Saunier offer a diversity of wine experiences that include: guided tour to the cellar, wine tastings paid with local cheese and snacks, and many more.

There are no direct trains between Geneva and Lons-le-Saunier. You will need to change the train at least once during 5 hours journey.  It might sound like a long trip but you will have some of the most beautiful visual treats of natural landscapes and impressive sights during your train journey from Geneva to Lons-le-Saunier, where you will be able to experience top wineries in Jura and Savoie wine regions.

Literally, it is an all-year-round destination! In Jura and Savoie wineries winter is the best season if you want to combine ski and pleasure. During summer is the best place to escape from the high temperatures, spring and autumn are the best wine seasons!

Wineries in Jura and Savoie are mostly family-owned with a history going back to the Medieval era and even more when the zone was Roman Empire. Although the tradition is ingrained, the Jura and Savoie wineries promote sustainability to the most as environmental preservation is more crucial than ever before.

Jura and Savoie wine regions cultivate some of the most unknown grape varieties. Most of the wineries in Jura cultivate Savagnin, Poulsard, Trousseau, and Pinot Noir whilst in Savoie, Jacquère leads the way followed by Altesse, Roussanne, and Chasselas. 
Vin de Paille is another excellent dessert wine produced in Jura and Savoie.  Vin de Paille wines are made at varying sweetness levels, from medium sweet to lusciously sweet. The appellation requires a minimum of 14% alcohol and three years of aging (with 18 months in wood).

Some words to remember before you visit wineries in Jura and Savoie:

English	French
Winery	Vignoble
Wine cellar	Cave à vins
Wine	Vin
Vine	Vigne
Wine tasting	Dégustaction de vins
Cheers!	à votre santé

Wineries in Jura and Savoie offer all the amenities to host the visitors. Physically challenged persons will encounter no issues visiting the Jura and Savoie wineries. Production line, wine tasting spaces, cellars, shop inside the winery are some of the facilities.