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Bourgogne Flashcards

1
Q

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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2
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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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3
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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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4
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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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6
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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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7
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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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8
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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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9
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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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11
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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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12
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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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21

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15
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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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16
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What is the climate of the Cote d or

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Continental

17
Q

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

A

One week

19
Q

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

A

Beaujolais

20
Q

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

A

8

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

25
Q

How was the cote d or escarpment formed

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In the last period of continental upheaval the Alps rose and the bresse plain sank which formed the graben of the cote d or

26
Q

How did the Saone river of burgundy form the valley?

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It didn’t

27
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Does burgundy have colluvial or alluvial soil? What’s the difference

A

Colluvial formed by slope wash

Does not have alluvial, formed by river or ocean sediment

28
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What are the two uplifts of the Saone graben

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The cote dor escarpment and the jura mountain foothills

29
Q

What are the two cremant categories found in burhundy

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Eminent
Grand eminent

30
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Minimum aging for eminent

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24 months sur lie

31
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Minimum aging for grand eminent

A

36 months sur lie

32
Q

What is the maximum yield of juice from the berries for grand eminent

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75%

33
Q

What varieties are allowed for grand eminent

A

White - Chardonnay Pinot
Rose - up to 20% gamay

34
Q

What’s the maximum dosage of grand eminent

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15g/l

35
Q

What sweetness category must grand eminent be

A

Brut

36
Q

How has global warming impacted burgundy

A

Bud break brought forward ten days frost and hail now a significant threat

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