Bourgogne Flashcards

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List the sub regions of Burgundy from north to south

A

Chablis & Grand Auxerrois
Cote de Nuits
Cote de Beaune
Cote Chalonnaise
Maconnais

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How did Bourgogne become so obsessed with Terroir?

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The middle ages monks spent hundreds of years cataloguing tiny differences in sites and their expressions

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Difference between lieux dits and Climats

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A lieux dits is an unranked parcel of land that is also a cadastal unit, a climat is always a vineyard and it is often a premier Cru or grand Cru site

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Why does quality vary so greatly among a single grand Cru site

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Due to the Napoleonic system one grand cru may have hundred of owners

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5
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What was phillipe the bold famous for?

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Outlawing Gamay in favour of Pinot

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What was John the fearless famous for?

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Appointed guardian of the future king of France and was assassinated for being power hungry

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What two things was phillipe the good known for?

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Capturing and handing Joan of arc to the English and founding the hospice de beaune

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What was Charles the Rash famous for?

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Died attempting to conquer Alsace and Lorraine

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Who gave Gevrey the right to put Chambertin on its nMe

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King Louis Phillipe

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What were the repercussions of King Louis Phillipe giving Gevrey the right to amend it’s name?

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Most other villages followed suit

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Give examples of how the Napoleonic code impacted the Burgundian wine industry.

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Birth of the negociant
Less organic and biodynamic

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What was the result of the french revolution on burgundy

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The great domaines were broken up and very few monopoles survived

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13
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What accounts for the shift from red to white in the 1980s

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Global trends and the increase in plantings from Macon and Chablis in response

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14
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Although Burgundy is only 4.5% of Frances wine production by volume what % is it by revenue?

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What is the climate of Chablis and Grand Auxerrois

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Continental with marked Maritime influences

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What is the climate of the Cote d or

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Continental

17
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What is the climate of the macconais

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Continental with marked Mediterranean

18
Q

What’s the difference in bud break between the Macon and chablis

19
Q

There is a large granite massif in Burgundy where does it surface?

A

Beaujolais

20
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What soils sit on top of the granite massif? What category are they?

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Limestone, marl all sedimentary

21
Q

Why is there so much sedimentary soil in Burgundy?

A

It was once a warm and shallow sea

22
Q

How many fault lines are there through Burgundy

23
Q

What soil does Pinot prefer in burgundy

A

High limestone content

24
Q

What soil does Chardonnay prefer?

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Marl, and in Chablis Kimmeridgean

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How was the cote d or escarpment formed
In the last period of continental upheaval the Alps rose and the bresse plain sank which formed the graben of the cote d or
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How did the Saone river of burgundy form the valley?
It didn't
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Does burgundy have colluvial or alluvial soil? What's the difference
Colluvial formed by slope wash Does not have alluvial, formed by river or ocean sediment
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What are the two uplifts of the Saone graben
The cote dor escarpment and the jura mountain foothills
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What are the two cremant categories found in burhundy
Eminent Grand eminent
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Minimum aging for eminent
24 months sur lie
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Minimum aging for grand eminent
36 months sur lie
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What is the maximum yield of juice from the berries for grand eminent
75%
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What varieties are allowed for grand eminent
White - Chardonnay Pinot Rose - up to 20% gamay
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What's the maximum dosage of grand eminent
15g/l
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What sweetness category must grand eminent be
Brut
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How has global warming impacted burgundy
Bud break brought forward ten days frost and hail now a significant threat