Beginning Burgundy

Question 1

What was the first monastery in Bourgogne?

Answer 1

Abbey of Cluny

Question 2

Who formed Clos Vougeot?

Answer 2

Cistercians of Abbaye de Citeaux

Question 3

What is the latitude of Bourgogne?

Answer 3

46 - 48 degrees

Question 4

What is the river of Chablis?

Answer 4

Serein river

Question 5

What charity auction takes place “the third Sunday in November”?

Answer 5

Hospices de Beaune

Question 6

What is the major river of the Côte d’Or?

Answer 6

Saône river

Question 7

What is flavescence dorée?

Answer 7

A bacterial disease spread by leaf-hoppers that shrivels leaves and berries

Question 8

Vineyard rows in the Côte d’Or generally run _________ to the slope.

Answer 8

parallel

Question 9

What are the Chablis grand cru vineyards?

Answer 9

Blanchot, Bougros, Grenouilles, Les Clos, Preuses, Valmur, Vaudésir

Question 10

What is the largest grand cru in Burgundy?

Answer 10

Corton

Question 11

What red wine appellation is in the Yonne déparment?

Answer 11

Irancy AOP

Question 12

What is most planted grape in Burgundy?

Answer 12

Chardonnay

Question 13

White wines from Bouzeron AOP are produced from which grape?

Answer 13

Aligoté

Question 14

What is the grape of Saint-Bris AOP?

Answer 14

Sauvignon Blanc/Gris

Question 15

How much Aligoté must be in Bourgogne Aligoté wines?

Answer 15

100%

Question 16

Grand cru Bonnes Mares is shared between which two communes?

Answer 16

Chambolle-Musigny
Morey-St-Denis

Question 17

Which three communes in the Côte de Beaune produce only red wines?

Answer 17

Pommard
Volnay
Blagny

Question 18

What commune was the last Grand cru to get promoted? (When?)

Answer 18

La Grand Rue (1992)

Question 19

What’s the preferred soil type in Chablis?

Answer 19

Kimmeridgian limestone

Question 20

Name the (10) Beaujolais Crus

Answer 20

St.-Amour, Juliénas, Chénas, Moulin-à-Vent, Fleurie, Chiroubles, Morgon, Regnié, Brouilly, Côte de Brouilly

Question 21

Name the Grand Cru vineyards in Puligny-Montrachet

Answer 21

Bâtard-Montrachet
Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet
Chevalier-Montrachet
Le Montrachet

Question 22

What commune is the only red grand cru in the Côte de Beaune?

Answer 22

Corton

Question 23

How many liters in a pièce?

Answer 23

228 Liters

Question 24

What is another name for Pinot Beurot?

Answer 24

Pinot Gris

Question 25

What is the parentage of Chardonnay?

Answer 25

Gouais Blanc X Pinot

Question 26

What are the white grapes of Coteaux Bourguignons AOP?

Answer 26

Aligoté, Melon de Bourgogne, Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris

Question 27

What does name "Coteaux Bourguignons" translate as in English?

Answer 27

"Burgundian Hills" (AOC for white, red and rosé wine from the region of Burgundy, France.

Question 28

What do the 1er crus Morgeot, La Boudriotte, and Clos St-Jean all have in common?

Answer 28

They are all vineyards in Chassagne-Montrachet that grow red wine

Question 29

What are combes?

Answer 29

dry, traverse valleys which serve as conduits for cold breezes and hail storms

Question 30

Bourgogne Passe-tout-grains AOP includes what stipulation regarding vinification?

Answer 30

Varieties must be co-fermented

Question 31

Cote de Beaune-Villages wines are what color?

Answer 31

Red

Question 32

What is a cooperage called in Bourgogne?

Answer 32

Tonnellerie

Question 33

Name two cooperages in Bourgogne?

Answer 33

Cadus François Frères Damy Chassin Père & Fils Sirugue Billon

Question 34

Name the two species of European Oak

Answer 34

Quercus sessiliflora Quercus robur

Question 35

Which nearby forests generally supply oak to Bourgogne?

Answer 35

Bourgogne Jura Neivre Allier

Question 36

What is the main grape in Mâcon Rouge?

Answer 36

Gamay

Question 37

Chardonnay or Pinot Noir based wines from the Mâconnais often take which regional appellation?

Answer 37

Bourgogne Blanc/Rouge AOP

Question 38

What commune is Les Rugiens in?

Answer 38

Pommard

Question 39

What commune is Les Bressandes in?

Answer 39

Beaune

Question 40

What commune is Les Maréchaudes in?

Answer 40

Corton AOP in Aloxe-Corton & Ladoix

Question 41

What commune is Clos de Ducs in?

Answer 41

Volnay

Question 42

What commune is Le Cailleret in?

Answer 42

Puligny-Montrachet

Question 43

Where is Les Demoiselles?

Answer 43

encased by Le Cailleret in Puligny-Montrachet

Question 44

What commune is Caillerets Deusses in?

Answer 44

Volnay

Question 45

What commune is Les Epenots in?

Answer 45

Pommard

Question 46

What commune is Aux Fourneaux in?

Answer 46

Savigny-les-Beaune

Question 47

Where in Burgundy is Montmains?

Answer 47

Chablis

Question 48

Where is Côte du Py?

Answer 48

Morgon

Question 49

Where is Blanchot Dessus?

Answer 49

Next to Le Montrachet in Chassagne-Montrachet

Question 50

Where is Le Clos du Roi?

Answer 50

Corton AOP in Aloxe-Corton

Question 51

Where is Fourchaume?

Answer 51

Chablis

Question 52

What is name of Comte Armand's monopole within Les Epenots?

Answer 52

Clos de Epenots

Question 53

Who is the largest landowner in the Côte d'Or?

Answer 53

Bouchard

Question 54

What is "Vigne de L' Enfant Jésus?"

Answer 54

Bouchard monopole within Grèves 1er cru in Beaune

Question 55

Domaine Leflaive, Jacques Cavillon, Etienne Sauzet and Paul Pernot may be found in which village?

Answer 55

Puligny

Question 56

Albert Grivault's monopole "Clos de Perrières" is located where?

Answer 56

In Perrieres 1er cru in Meursault