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What type of climate is in Burgundy?

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Continental

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What are the five main winegrowing areas?

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Chablis, Cote de Nuits, Cote d’Or, Cote Chalonnaise, Maconnais, Beaujolais

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What is the soil in Burgundy?

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Chalk, calcareous clay, marl, limestone

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What is the soil in Beaujolais?

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Granite

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Where is Chablis located?

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130 km (80miles) north of Dijon.

Closer to Champagne than Burgundy

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What is the climate of Chablis?

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Cool, continental

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Where is the Cote Chalonnaise?

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South of Cote d’Or.

Located in northern Saone-et-Loire

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Where does the name Saone-et-Loire originate from?

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The city of Chalon-sur-Saone

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What river is the Cote Chalonnaise by?

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Region lies on western edge of Saone River Valley. Series of non-contiguous, gently sloping hillsides

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What are the largest areas of production for white wine in Burgundy?

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1 Chablis

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What is the dominate method for clonal selection in Burgundy?

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Selection massale.

Field selection vs clonal selection. Creates greater diversity in the vineyard and is believed to create a more complex wine

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What is a lieux-dit?

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Specific part of vineyard or region recognized for its own topographical or historical significance

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What is the soil of Chablis?

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Kimmeridgian clay/ limestone

Kimmeridgian Age–150 million years ago

Sub soils of grey marl alternate with limestone

Ancient seabed that is rich in fossilized oysters

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What is the cepage of a label stating Chablis AOP?

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100% Chardonnay

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What is the only AOP in Burgundy allowed to grow Sauvignon Blanc?

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St Bris AOP

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What are some threats to harvest in Chablis?

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Hail and late season frosts

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Do you see oak used in wines from Chablis?

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No oak in lower tier wines but upper tier will see use

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Is malolactic fermentation common in Chablis?

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Yes

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What are the AOPs of Chablis

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Chablis AOP
Petit Chablis AOP
Chablis Grand Cru AOP

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What is special about the Chablis Grand Crus?

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South/southwest exposure.

Kimmeridgean limestone bed

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What are the 7 grand crus of Chablis?

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Les Preuses
Vaudesir
Valmur 
Les Clos
Blanchot
Bourgros  
Grenouilles
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How long is the Cote d’ Or?

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30 miles, north to south.

Starts at city of Dijon and ends at village of Santenay

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What does Cote d’Or translate to?

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Golden Slope

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What is the topography of the Cote de Nuits?

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Hillsides and ridges

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Where are top vineyard sites located in Cote de Nuits?

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Middle section of the hillside

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What is the climate of the Cote de Nuits?

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Continental

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What grapes are grown in Cote de Nuits?

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Pinot Noir.

Rarely producing white wines.

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Where are the Grand Crus in Chablis located?

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On the right bank of the Serein River

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What direction do the vineyards of Cote de Nuits face?

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East

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What direction do the vineyards of Cote de Beaune face?

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Southeast

31
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What is the preferred barrel size used in Burgundy?

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228 liter “piece”

Some producers use larger barrels for white wines

Percentage of new oak in concordance with quality

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What is the soil in Cote de Nuits?

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Marl and limestone

33
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What are some threats to harvest in Cote de Nuits?

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Frost, summer hail, and excessive rain in the fall

34
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Is whole cluster fermentation used?

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Mixed use of whole vs destemmed cluster fermentation.

1970s and 80s–Whole cluster is widely popular

35
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How many grand crus of Burgundy are in Cote de Nuits?

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24 of 33

36
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What are the village appellations for red wine in the Cote de Nuits? (north to south)

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  • Marsannay
  • Fixin
  • Gevry-Chambertin
  • Morey Saint-Denis
  • Chambolle Musigny
  • Vougeot
  • Vosne Romanee
  • Flagey- Echezeaux
  • Nuits-Saint-Georges
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What are the village appellations for white wine in Cote de Nuits?

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  • Marsannay
  • Fixin
  • Morey-Saint-Denis
  • Vougeot
  • Nuits-Saint-Georges

*very little produced compared to red wine

38
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What is the one grand cru in Cote de Nuits that can produce white wine?

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Musigny

39
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What are the Grand Crus of Gevrey-Chambertin?

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  • Chambertin
  • Chambertin-Clos de Beze
  • Chapelle-Chambertin
  • Charmes-Chambertin
  • Griotte-Chambertin
  • Latricieres-Chambertin
  • Mazis Chambertin
  • Mazoyeres-Chambertin
  • Ruchottes-Chambertin
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What are the Grand Crus of Morey-Saint-Denis?

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  • Bonnes-Mares
  • Clos de la Roche
  • Clos des Lambrays
  • Clos de Tart
  • Clos Saint Denis
41
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What are the Grand Crus of Chambolle Musigny?

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  • Bonnes-Mares

- Musigny

42
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What is the Grand Cru of Vougeot?

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-Clos de Vougeot

43
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What are the Grand Crus of Flagey Echezeaux ?

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  • Echezeaux

- Grands Echzeaux

44
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What are the Grand Crus of Vosnee Romanee ?

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  • La Grande Rue
  • La Romanee
  • La Tache
  • Richbourg
  • Romanee Conti
  • La Romanee
45
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What are recent top vintages of the Cotes de Nuits?

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2005
2009
2010
2014
2015 
2018
46
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Are there any Grand Crus in Nuits-Saint-Georges?

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No!

There is some interest in elevating the best premier cru “Les Saint Georges” to this status e

47
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What is are the soil types found in the Cote de Beaune?

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  • marl

- limestone

48
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What is the climate of the Cote de Beaune?

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Continental, but with a wide range of microclimates from village to village even vineyard to vineyard

49
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What is the largest grand cru in Burgundy?

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Corton

Can produce red and white wines

Only Grand Cru in Cote de Beaune that can produce a red Grand Cru

50
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What are the villages north to south in the Cote de Beaune?

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  • Pernand-Verglesses
  • Ladoix-Serrigny
  • Aloxe-Corton
  • Savigny-les-Beaune
  • Chorey-les-Beaune
  • Beaune
  • Pommard
  • Volnay
  • Monthelie
  • Auxey-Duresses
  • Saint Roman
  • Mersault
  • Blagny
  • Saint Aubin
  • Puligny-Montrachet
  • Chassange-Montrachet
  • Santenay
  • Maranges
51
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What are the Grand Crus of Pernand Verglesses?

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  • Corton

- Charlemagne

52
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What are the Grand Crus of Ladoix-Serrigny?

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  • Corton

- Corton-Charlemagne

53
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What is the Grand Cru of Aloxe Corton?

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Corton

54
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What are the Grand Crus of Puligny Montrachet?

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  • Batard Montrachet
  • Bienvenues Montrachet
  • Chevalier Montrachet
  • Montrachet
  • Criots Batard Montrachet
55
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Good recent Cote de Beaune vintages?

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2005
2009
2010
2014
2015
2017
56
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Where is Cote Chalonnaise?

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Directly south of Cote d’Or

No hillside escarpments protect rom east winds

57
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What is the climate of Cote Chalonnaise?

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Continental

58
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What is the commune that can produce Aligote?

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Bouzeron

59
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What are the villages in Cote Chalonnaise? (north to south)

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  • Bouzeron
  • Rully
  • Mercurey
  • Givry
  • Montagny
60
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What are the white wine only appellations in Chalonnaise?

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  • Montagny

- Bouzeron

61
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What is the climate in the Maconnais?

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Continental

Slightly warmer and drier than northern Burgundy regions

62
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What is the topography like in the Maconnais?

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Low lying hills and flat farmland

63
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What are the communes of the Maconnais?

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Pouilly-Fuisse
Poiully-Loche
Poiully-Vinzelles 
Saint Veran
Vire-Clesse
64
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What is the topography of the Maconnais like?

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Similar to Chalonnaise, but more dramatic in the south

as jagged limestone outcrops rise up.

65
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What is the Rock of Solutre?

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Limestone outcrop in Maconnais.

Highest and most symbolic site in the Saone-et-Loire

66
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What are the Monts du Beaujolais?

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Choppy, low mountains that reach upwards of 1,100 feet in elevation.

Separates Maconnais and Beaujolais

67
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Where is Beaujolais located?

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South and slightly overlapping the Maconnais.

35 miles long from north to south

68
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What is the climate of Beaujolais?

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Semi-continental.

Warmer than the rest of Burgundy

69
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What are the soils of Beaujolais like?

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North: Schist (volcanically pressed slate) and granite

South: sandstone and clay

70
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Where is hillside viticulture prominent in Beaujolais?

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Northern crus.

Leads to lower yieds.

71
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What are the crus of Beaujolais? (north to south)

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  • Saint-Amour
  • Julienas
  • Chenas
  • Moulin-a-Vent
  • Fleurie
  • Chiroubles
  • Morgon
  • Regnie
  • Cote de Brouilly
  • Brouilly
72
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When are Beaujolais noveau wines released?

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3rd Thursday of November

73
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How is carbonic maceration induced?

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Winemaker will seal whole clusters or whole berries of red grapes in a tank and pump in carbon dioxide.

In the absence of oxygen, intact whole berries undergo a short intracellular fermentation, metabolizing individual stores of glucose and malic acid to produce alcohol and carbon dioxide without the aid of yeast.

During carbonic maceration, tannins and anthocyanins move from the skins to the flesh of each grape, giving the juice color.

Can attain 2% alcohol before it dies and cellular activity ceases.

74
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What are the lees aging requirements for Cremant de Bourgogne?

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9 months on lees

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