Arbois Wine and Pasteur Excursion

Arbois provides the setting for an excursion that pairs Jura wine culture with the life and work of Louis Pasteur. At Cave de la Reine Jeanne, a listed Gothic cellar associated with a daughter of the Dukes of Burgundy frames a tasting of local wines. Château Pécauld houses the Vine and Wine Museum, where reconstructed vineyards, cellar displays and production methods explain vin jaune, vin de paille and Macvin traditions. The Maison de Louis Pasteur preserves family rooms, furnishings, a billiard table and the scientist’s restored laboratory, linking private life with his research on vaccination and pasteurisation. Together, these visits present Arbois as both the historic capital of Jura wines and a place where medieval architecture, vineyard practice and scientific heritage remain visible.