Burgundy Flashcards

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1
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Bouzeron

region and grape

A

Cote de Challonaise

100% Aligoté

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Montagny

region and grape

A

Cote de Challonaise

Chardonnay

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Givry

region and grapes

A

Cote de Challonaise

Pinot Noir and Chardonnay

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Beaujolais

grape

A

Predominantly Gamay with small production of Chardonnay

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5
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Name 3 of the 9 villages in the Cote de Nuits

A
  1. Gevrey-Chambertin (Grand Cru)
  2. Vougeot (Grand Cru)
  3. Musigny (Grand Cru)
  4. Marsanny
  5. Fixin
  6. Morey St. Denis
  7. Flagey-echezeaux
  8. Vosne-romanee
  9. Vuits St. Georges
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Q

Napoleon’s Code of Inheritance

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1804 - all estates were to be divided equally among the heirs, fragmenting the vineyards

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Q

Chablis

grape

A

Chardonnay

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Cote de Nuits

grape

A

Pinot Noir

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Maconnais

3 AOP’s

A
  1. Macon
  2. St. Veran
  3. Pouilly-Fuisse
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Cote

A

hillside or slope

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Cote de Beaune

region and grapes

A

South end of Cote d’or

Pinot Noir and Chardonnay

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12
Q

Name a designated Chablis Grand Cru

A
  1. Les Clos
  2. Les Preuses
  3. Valmur
  4. Bougror
  5. Blanchot
  6. Vaudesir
  7. Grenouilles
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Gevrey-Chambertin

region and grape

A

Cote de Nuits (Grand Cru)

Pinot Noir

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Classic Regions/Villages for Chardonnay

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  1. Chablis
  2. Maconnais (Macon, St. Veran, Pouilly-Fuisse)
  3. Montagny
  4. Parts of Cote de Challonaise (Mercurey, Rully, Givry, Montagny)
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Volnay

region and grape

A

Cote de Beaune

Pinot Noir

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Q

Morgon

region and grape

A

Beaujolais (Grand Cru)

Gamay

17
Q

Cote de Chalonnaise

5 sub-regions

A
  1. Mercurey
  2. Givry
  3. Rully
  4. Montagny
  5. Bouzeron
18
Q

Morgon AOP

main grape

A

Gamay

19
Q

Name the 5 regions of Burgundy

A
  1. Chablis
  2. Cote d’Or (Cote de Nuits and Cote de Beaune)
  3. Cote de Chalonnaise
  4. Maconnais
  5. Beaujolais
20
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Mercurey

region and grapes

A

Cote de Chalonnaise

Pinot Noir and Chardonnay

21
Q

Monopole

A

Parcel with single ownership

22
Q

Name 3 of the common Cote de Beaune Villages

A
  1. Alex-Corton (Grand Cru)
  2. Volnay
  3. Meursalt
  4. Pommard
  5. Puligny-Montrachet
  6. Chassagne-Montrachet
23
Q

Burgundy Climate

A

Continental

24
Q

Rully

region and grapes

A

Cote de Chalonnaise

Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Cremant de Borgogne

25
Q

What are the best vineyards in the Cote d’Or called

A

Grand Cru

24 of the 33 are in Cote de Nuits

26
Q

Les Clos

region and grape

A

Chablis (Grand Cru)

Chardonnay

27
Q

How many villages and how many Grand Cru are in Beaujolais

A

38 villages

10 Grand Cru

28
Q

10 Beaujolais Grand Cru

A
  1. Morgon
  2. Cote de Bruilly
  3. Brouilly
  4. Regenie
  5. Chirobles
  6. Fleurie
  7. Julienas
  8. Saint-Amour
  9. Chenas
  10. Moulin-a-vent
29
Q

Musigny

region and grape

A

Cote de Nuits (Grand Cru)

Pinot Noir

30
Q

What were the Cistercian Monks responsible for

A

Studying the vineyards and identifying superior parcels that produced wines of distinctive character

31
Q

Maconnais

grape

A

Chardonnay

32
Q

Pommard

region and grape

A

Cote de Beanue

Pinot Noir

33
Q

Clos

A

Plot that is surrounded by dry stone walls

example - Clos Vougeot (Grand Cru)

34
Q

Difference between Domaine Bottling and a Negociant

A

Domaine - owns the vineyard and owns the entire process from growing to aging to bottling

Negociant - merchants that buy grapes and bottle under their own label

35
Q

Meursalt

region and grape

A

Cote de Beaunt

Pinot Noir