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1
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Where are vineyards planted in Côte Chalonnaise?

A

East

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2
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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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3
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What is the west of Chalonnaise?

A

Couchois

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4
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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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5
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What are the soils of Chalonnaise?

A

Like Beaune
Limestone rich marls

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6
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Where do soils start to transition to older, sandier soils found in Maconnais?

A

Givry AOC

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7
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What is the Northern most AOC in Chalonnaise?

A

Bouzeron

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8
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What is the Southern most AOC in Chalonnaise?

A

Montagny

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9
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What is the majority production in Chalonnaise?

A

60% Red
50% less than Côte d’Or

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10
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What is 50% of the production in Chalonnaise labeled?

A

Bourgogne Rouge or Blanc

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11
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What is the only AOC for Aligote?

A

Bouzeron

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12
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What AOC sites in a secluded valley?

A

Bouzeron

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13
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Where do the slopes for Aligote face in Bouzeron?

A

North facing

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14
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Why is Bouzeron suited for Aligote?

A

Cool exposition, shallow soils

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15
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What AOC produces 2X the about of Crémant than red or white?

A

Rully

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16
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When and where was the 1st methode traditional produced in Bourgogne?

A

Rully
1822

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17
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What AOC takes its name from the Roman god of trade and commerce?

A

Mercurey

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18
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What is the largest town in Chalonnaise

A

Mercurey

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19
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What AOC has the highest production in Chalonnaise?

A

Mercurey

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20
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What is the primary production of Mercurey?

A

Red
a little white with 32 Premiers

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21
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What AOC boast 75% production at the village level in Chalonnaise?

A

Mercurey

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22
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Pre-phylloxera what were the most sought after wines in Bourgogne?

A

Givry

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23
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What is the production in Givry?

A

Mostly red
38 Priemers

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24
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What is the AOC only Chardonnay in Chalonnaise?

A

Montagny

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25
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Who is the smallest producer in Chalonnaise?

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Givry
(If area, Bouzeron AOC as 3% of the Chalonnaise sub-region)

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26
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Who are the 2 largest producers?

A

Mercurey
Rully

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27
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What is the big coop that does 65% production in Montagny?

A

Cave des Vignerons de Buxy

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28
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What coop paid for quality of quanity?

A

Cave des Vigerons de Buxy

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29
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What is the largest sub-region in Bourgogne?

A

Mâconnais

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30
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What has changed in Mâconnais?

A

Focusing more on terrior

31
Q

What is to the west of the Mâconnais?

A

Grosne Valley

32
Q

What is the climate in the Mâconnais?

A

Continental

33
Q

What is the result of the climate in the Mâconnais?

A

Riper grapes
More pronounced fruit

34
Q

What are the soils of the Mâconnais?

A
  1. Limestone and marls (N)
  2. Granite and Schist (S)
35
Q

Where are the oldest soils found in Bourgogne 160-220MYA?

A

The Mâconnais

36
Q

What is the dominate grape in Mâconnais?

A

Chardonnay 90% planting

37
Q

What was the primary grape in the 18th C?

38
Q

What is the majority of the production labelled under (80%) in Mâconnais?

A

Macon AOC which includes Village and Village + Name

39
Q

What is the flagship AOC in the Mâconnais?

A

Pouily-Fuissé

40
Q

What are the bioherms of Pouilly-Fuissé?

A

Solutre
Rock of Vergisson
Mont Pouilly

41
Q

How many climats in Pouilly-Fuisse?

42
Q

What are the 4 communes of Pouilly-Fuissé

A

Chaintré
Fuissé
Solutré-Pouilly
Vergisson

43
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How much production do the 4 communes?

44
Q

How much production comes from the Village AOCs in the sub-region Mâconnais?

45
Q

What is the landscape in southern Mâconnais

A

Steeper, rockier more dramtic

46
Q

Where are most of the vineyards in Mâconnais?

47
Q

What are the soils like in Pouilly-Fuissé

A

Similar to Côte d’Or

48
Q

How much do the Pouilly-Fuissé Premier Crus represent in terms of hectares?

49
Q

Is Pouilly-Fuissé Premier Cru an AOC

50
Q

What is an effective satellite of Pouilly-Fuissé

A

Pouilly-Loché &
Pouilly-Vinzelles

51
Q

80% of these AOCs are produced by coops

A

Pouilly-Loché and Pouilly-Vinzelles

52
Q

When was Saint-Veran’s incorporated into the Mâconnais from Beaujolais?

53
Q

How did Saint-Veran’s wines used to be sold when in Beaujolais?

A

Beaujolais Blanc

54
Q

What does Saint-Veran’s produce?

A

100% Chardonnay

55
Q

What has 2 non-contiguous growing areas split by Pouilly-Fuisse?

A

Saint Véran

56
Q

What is the newest AOC in the Mâconnais?

A

Viré-Clessé

57
Q

What does Vire-Clesse produce

A

White and Semi-sweet from Chardonnay

58
Q

What is the sweetness level for Vire-Clesse?

59
Q

How are the semisweet wine from Vire-Classe labeled?

A

Demi-Sec (4-8 g/l)
Levouté (8-18 g/l)

60
Q

What are the sweetest Noble Rot wines from Vire-Classe called?

61
Q

What are the top 2 largest production areas at Mâconnais village level AOCs?

A

Pouilly-Fuissé (38%)
Saint-Véran (37%)

62
Q

What style of most of Vire-Classe wines?

63
Q

What does Noble rot do and what doe “pelage du lièvre” mean in Mâconnais?

A

Grapes turn golden brown like a rabbit’s fur which “pelage du lièvre” shortened to Levouté

64
Q

What does Mâcon AOC classified?

A

Regional AOC which means Mâcon can be labelled Bourgogne but not other way around

65
Q

What is Mâcon production

A

(W) - 100% Chardonnay
(R/Rs) - Blend of Pinot Noir and Gamay

66
Q

How many DGCs in Mâcon?

A

W - 26
R - 20 - Gamay only

67
Q

What is required for red DGC in Mâcon

A

Must be ONLY GAMAY

68
Q

What are some of the famous white DGCs in Mâcon?

A

Mâcon-Lugny
Mâcon-Chardonnay
Mâcon-Viré
Mâcon-Fuissé

69
Q

What Macon AOC has to be white Chardoanny?

A

Mâcon Village

70
Q

Côte Chalonnais is considered…

A

A DGC under Bourgogne AOC

71
Q

Cótes du Couchois is considered…

A

A DGC under Bourgogne AOC

72
Q

Where is Côtes de Couchois located…

A

SW of Côte du Beanue and NW of Cóte Chalonnais

73
Q

What can be included in Bourgogne AOC aside from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay what other grapes can be added to either?

A

Pinot Blanc
Pinot Gris
César only in Irancy

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