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Burgandy Flashcards

1
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what is the climate of Burgandy like?

A 
Continental climate 
hot summers, cold winters
no waterbody around
little rainfall
unpredictable weather around harvest- prone to frost , rain etc
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Soil of burgandy

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Clay, marls, limestone, granite, lava, schist

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3
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Name the districts of burgandy

A 
TOTAL 8
Chablis
Cote de Nuits
Cote de Beaune
Haute Cote de Nuits
Haute Cote de Beaune
Cote chalonnaise
Maconnaise
Beaujolais
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4
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what is cote d’Or

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Cote de Nuits + Cote de Beaune

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5
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What are the main grapes of Cote d’Or

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Pinot noir and chardonnay

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6
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What are the main grapes cote chalonnaise and maconaise

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Pinot noir, Gamay

Aligote, Chardonnay, Pinot blanc

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What are the main grapes Chablis

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Chardonnay

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What are the main grapes Beaujolaise

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Gamay

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9
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Who is a negociant ?

A

A person who buy , blends and then sells wine

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10
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How many appelleations in Burgundy?

A

Total of 101

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11
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which area in burgandy has 19 appellation?

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Montrachet in Chassagne

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12
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What are the levels of classification in burgandy?

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Grand cru - 32
Premier cru - 562
Village AOC
Regional AOC

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13
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what is a communal appellation

A

Premier cru + village AOC

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14
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Name a few Regional AOCs

A

Bourgogne AOC
Bourgogne Gamay AOC - 30% min gamay
Borgogne passetoutgrain - pinot noir and gamay
Aligote AOC - aligote and upto 15% chardonnay

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15
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Which river runs through Chablis

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River Serein

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16
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How is the climate different from main burgundy

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due to the presence of the river, climate is cooler

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17
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What is the soil profile of chablis and what flavour does it contribute to the wines produced there?

A

marine fossil of oyster
Kimmeridgian and Portlandian clay
it contributes mineral chalky flavour

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18
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what is the classification system in chablis

A

Grand cru chablis AOC
Chablis premier cru
Chablis AOC
Petite Chablis AOC

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19
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Name the 7 Grand cru chablis vineyards

A 
Vaudesir
Grenouilles
Les Clos
Les Preuses
Bougros
Valmur
Blanchot
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20
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How many premier cru chablis AOCs?

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17 major

23 lieux dits

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21
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Which districts come under the bourgogne tonnere AOC?

A 
Tonnerre
Molosmea
Epineuil
Junay
Dannemoine
Vezinnes

ONLY DRY WHITES

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22
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Bourgogne epineuil AOC uses which grapes and makes which wines?

A

Chardonnay and pinot noir of village epineuil

Red, white and rose

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23
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which is the only AOC that produces wines from sauvignon blanc grapes in burgandy?

A

St-Bris AOC

it is a cluster of villages 13km SE of chablis

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24
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which AOC produces red wine of the st-bris district?

which grapes?

A

Iranay AOC

pinot noir, pinot gris and Cesar grapes

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25
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what is cote de nuits famous for?

A

Full bodied, high tannin, dense red berry fruit flavours and aromas

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26
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name a few small production AOCs in chablis

A 
st-Brix 
Borgogne tonnerre
Borgogne Epineuil
Iranay 
chitry
cote de jacques
cote de auxerre
vezelay
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27
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which grape is cote de nuits famous for?

A

pinot noir

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28
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how many grand cru vineyards in cote de nuits

A

24

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29
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which river runs through cote d’Or

A

saone river

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30
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what kind of wine is is cote de nuit famous for

A

full bodied, high tannin, dense red berry fruit wines

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31
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how many grand crus in cote de nuit

A

23 grand crus

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32
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how many communes in cote de nuit?

A

6 communes

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33
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Name the 6 communes of cote de nuit

A 
Chambolle-Musigny
Gevrey-chambertin
vosne-romanee
flagey-echezeaux
Morey st denis
Vouget
34
Q

which is the only white grand cru in cote de nuit

A

Musigny blanc

35
Q

Name the grand crus of CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY

A

2
Bonnes-mares
Musigny

36
Q

Name the grand crus of GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN

A 
8
Chambertin
C- clos de beze
Chapelle-C
Charmes- C
Griottes-C
Latricieres-C
Mazis-C
Ruchottes-C
37
Q

Name the grand crus of VOSNE-ROMANEE

A 
6
Richebourg
La Tache
La Romanee
Romanee-Conti
Romanee st vivant
Grande Rue
38
Q

Name the grand crus of FLAGEY- ECHEZEAUX

A

2
Grands Echezeaux
Echezeaux

39
Q

Name the grand crus of MOREY ST DENIS

A 
4
Clos de Tart
Clos de la roche
clos st denis
clos de lambrays
bonnes-mares---- part of chambolle musigny****
40
Q

Name the grand crus of VOUGEOT

A

1

clos de vougeot

41
Q

which is the only grand cru that lies in 2 villages?

A

Bonnes-mares
in
Chambolle musigny & morey st denis

42
Q

how many premier crus in cote de nuits

A

115 premier crus

43
Q

Name the 6 premier cru communes in cote de nuit

A 
Chambolle-musigny
fixin
vougeot
gevrey- chambertin
vosne romanee
nuit st george
44
Q

Name a premier cru of chambolle-musigny

A

les amoureuses

45
Q

Name a premier cru of fixin

A

clos du chapitre

46
Q

Name a premier cru of gevrey-chambertin

A

les corbeaux

47
Q

Name a premier cru nuit st george

A

clos de la marechale

48
Q

Name a premier cru vosne romanee

A

les brulees

49
Q

Name a premier cru vougeot

50
Q

which has a larger wine growing area? cote de beaune or nuit?

A

cote de beaune

double the land of nuit

51
Q

what are the main grapes of beune?

A

pinot noir and chardonnay

52
Q

what is a predominent factor in the soil in beaune?

53
Q

how is the white wine production in beaune?

A

barrel fermented and left in cask for 18 months

racked into clean barrels after fermentation process id completed

54
Q

which is the sole cru for red wine in beaune but also a cru for white wine

A

Corton in the commune of aloxe corton

55
Q

what are the other crus in aloxe corton only for white wines?

A

corton-charlemagne

charlemagne

56
Q

Name a few grand crus of beaune?

A
  • criots batard montrachet - CHAssagne montrachet
  • Bienvenue batard montrachet
  • chevalier montrachet . – PULIGNY montrachet
57
Q

How many premier cru AOCs in beune?

A

16

  • Aloxe corton
  • Auxey Duresse
  • Beaune
  • Blagny
  • Chassagne-Montrachet
  • Ladoix
  • Maranges
  • Meursault
  • Meursault Blagny
  • Monthelie
  • Pernand Vergelesses
  • Pommard
  • Puligny Montrachet
  • St Aubin
  • Santenay
  • Savigny Les Beaune
58
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which is the premier cru in beaune that doesnt produce red wine?

A

Pommard AOC

59
Q

who started the hospices de beaune

A

Nicolas Rolin and his wife

1443

60
Q

what does the money earned from hospices de beaune go for?

A

to the upkeep of hospices

61
Q

when does the hospices de beaune auction take place?

A

3rd of sunday of november

62
Q

how many cuvees and acre owned by hospices de beaune?

A

38 cuvees

152 acre

63
Q

why are the wines from haute-cote de beaune and nuit not considered that great?

A

vineyeards are at an altitude that cause difficulty in the ripening of grapes

64
Q

how many villages does cote chalonnaise have?

A

5 villages or commune appellations

65
Q

Name the 5 villages of cote challonaise

A 
Rully AOC
Mercurey AOC
Givry AOC
Montagny AOC
Bouzeron AOC
66
Q

Which grape does the montagny AOC use and what are a few of its specifications?

A

Produces white wines only
Chardonnay grape
must reach minimum 11.5 abv before chaptalisation

67
Q

which AOC in chalonnaise produces wines from aligote grapes

A

Bouzeron AOC

upto 15% chardonnay

68
Q

the rest of the area in cote Chalonnaise comes under what appellation?

A

Bourgogne rouge
bourgogne blanc
cremant de bourgogne

69
Q

what is cote Chalonnaise also called as?

A

Region de Mercurey

70
Q

What are a few wine labels in Maconnaise?

A

macon superior
Macon village
macon + name of the village

71
Q

Where is the best chardonnay wine found in maconnaise?

A

Near pouilly fuisse

72
Q

Name a joint appellation of Maconnaise

A

Vire-Clesse AOC

1998

73
Q

Name a few villages of Maconnaise

A

Vire
Clesse
Lugny
Chaintre

74
Q

is the pouilly fuisse wines red or white?

75
Q

Name the comunes of Pouilly fuisse AOC

A 
5
Pouilly
Vergison
Chiantre
Fuisse
Solutre
76
Q

which 2 regions appear in both Maconnaise and beaujoliase

A

Chiantre

st amour

77
Q

Name 2 satellite appellations of Pouilly Fuisse

A

Pouilly vinzelles

Pouilly Loche

78
Q

what does st veran AOC produce and where is it located

A

white wines

outisde pouilly villages into beaujolais

79
Q

which grape does the Macon Rouge AOC use?

A

100% gamay grapes

white, red and rose wines

80
Q

where do the names chardonnay and chasselas originate from

A

from villages of the same name
near Tournus - chardonnay
close to fuisse - chasselas

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