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Where are vineyards planted in Côte Chalonnaise?

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East

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What makes Chalonnaise slopes different?

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Slopes are not continuous like Cote Beaune so there are more different exposures

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What is the west of Chalonnaise?

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Couchois

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What is the weather of Chalonnaise and why?

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Cooler since it receives less shelter from the Westerlies

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What are the soils of Chalonnaise?

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Like Beaune
Limestone rich marls

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Where do soils start to transition to older, sandier soils found in Maconnais?

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Givry AOC

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What is the Northern most AOC in Chalonnaise?

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Bouzeron

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What is the Southern most AOC in Chalonnaise?

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Montagny

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What is the majority production in Chalonnaise?

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60% Red
50% less than Côte d’Or

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What is 50% of the production in Chalonnaise labeled?

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Bourgogne Rouge or Blanc

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What is the only AOC for Aligote?

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Bouzeron

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What AOC sites in a secluded valley?

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Bouzeron

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Where do the slopes for Aligote face in Bouzeron?

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North facing

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Why is Bouzeron suited for Aligote?

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Cool exposition, shallow soils

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What AOC produces 2X the about of Crémant than red or white?

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Rully

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When and where was the 1st methode traditional produced in Bourgogne?

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Rully
1822

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What AOC takes its name from the Roman god of trade and commerce?

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Mercurey

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What is the largest town in Chalonnaise

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Mercurey

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What AOC has the highest production in Chalonnaise?

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Mercurey

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What is the primary production of Mercurey?

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Red
a little white with 32 Premiers

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What AOC boast 75% production at the village level in Chalonnaise?

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Mercurey

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Pre-phylloxera what were the most sought after wines in Bourgogne?

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Givry

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What is the production in Givry?

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Mostly red
38 Priemers

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What is the AOC only Chardonnay in Chalonnaise?

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Montagny

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Who is the smallest producer in Chalonnaise?
Givry (If area, Bouzeron AOC as 3% of the Chalonnaise sub-region)
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Who are the 2 largest producers?
Mercurey Rully
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What is the big coop that does 65% production in Montagny?
Cave des Vignerons de Buxy
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What coop paid for quality of quanity?
Cave des Vigerons de Buxy
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What is the largest sub-region in Bourgogne?
Mâconnais
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What has changed in Mâconnais?
Focusing more on terrior
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What is to the west of the Mâconnais?
Grosne Valley
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What is the climate in the Mâconnais?
Continental
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What is the result of the climate in the Mâconnais?
Riper grapes More pronounced fruit
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What are the soils of the Mâconnais?
1. Limestone and marls (N) 2. Granite and Schist (S)
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Where are the oldest soils found in Bourgogne 160-220MYA?
The Mâconnais
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What is the dominate grape in Mâconnais?
Chardonnay 90% planting
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What was the primary grape in the 18th C?
Gamay
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What is the majority of the production labelled under (80%) in Mâconnais?
Macon AOC which includes Village and Village + Name
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What is the flagship AOC in the Mâconnais?
Pouily-Fuissé
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What are the bioherms of Pouilly-Fuissé?
Solutre Rock of Vergisson Mont Pouilly
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How many climats in Pouilly-Fuisse?
22
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What are the 4 communes of Pouilly-Fuissé
Chaintré Fuissé Solutré-Pouilly Vergisson
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How much production do the 4 communes?
24%
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How much production comes from the Village AOCs in the sub-region Mâconnais?
20%
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What is the landscape in southern Mâconnais
Steeper, rockier more dramtic
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Where are most of the vineyards in Mâconnais?
The South
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What are the soils like in Pouilly-Fuissé
Similar to Côte d'Or
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How much do the Pouilly-Fuissé Premier Crus represent in terms of hectares?
24%
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Is Pouilly-Fuissé Premier Cru an AOC
NO
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What is an effective satellite of Pouilly-Fuissé
Pouilly-Loché & Pouilly-Vinzelles
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80% of these AOCs are produced by coops
Pouilly-Loché and Pouilly-Vinzelles
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When was Saint-Veran's incorporated into the Mâconnais from Beaujolais?
1971
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How did Saint-Veran's wines used to be sold when in Beaujolais?
Beaujolais Blanc
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What does Saint-Veran's produce?
100% Chardonnay
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What has 2 non-contiguous growing areas split by Pouilly-Fuisse?
Saint Véran
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What is the newest AOC in the Mâconnais?
Viré-Clessé
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What does Vire-Clesse produce
White and Semi-sweet from Chardonnay
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What is the sweetness level for Vire-Clesse?
0.4%-1.8%
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How are the semisweet wine from Vire-Classe labeled?
Demi-Sec (4-8 g/l) Levouté (8-18 g/l)
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What are the sweetest Noble Rot wines from Vire-Classe called?
Levouté
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What are the top 2 largest production areas at Mâconnais village level AOCs?
Pouilly-Fuissé (38%) Saint-Véran (37%)
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What style of most of Vire-Classe wines?
Dry
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What does Noble rot do and what doe "pelage du lièvre" mean in Mâconnais?
Grapes turn golden brown like a rabbit's fur which "pelage du lièvre" shortened to Levouté
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What does Mâcon AOC classified?
Regional AOC which means Mâcon can be labelled Bourgogne but not other way around
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What is Mâcon production
(W) - 100% Chardonnay (R/Rs) - Blend of Pinot Noir and Gamay
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How many DGCs in Mâcon?
W - 26 R - 20 - Gamay only
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What is required for red DGC in Mâcon
Must be ONLY GAMAY
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What are some of the famous white DGCs in Mâcon?
Mâcon-Lugny Mâcon-Chardonnay Mâcon-Viré Mâcon-Fuissé
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What Macon AOC has to be white Chardoanny?
Mâcon Village
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Côte Chalonnais is considered...
A DGC under Bourgogne AOC
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Cótes du Couchois is considered...
A DGC under Bourgogne AOC
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Where is Côtes de Couchois located...
SW of Côte du Beanue and NW of Cóte Chalonnais
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What can be included in Bourgogne AOC aside from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay what other grapes can be added to either?
Pinot Blanc Pinot Gris César only in Irancy

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