Burgundy Flashcards

1
Q

Chablis grows what type of grape

A

100% Chardonnay

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2
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4 levels of Chablis

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Petit Chablis
Chablis AOC
Chablis Premier Cru
Chablis grand cru AOC

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3
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Petit Chablis AOC is what

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Basic quality Chardonnay from lesser sites

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4
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Chablis AOC is

A

Village wines

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5
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Two Chablis premier crus from the right bank

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Montee de Tonnerre

Fourchaume

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6
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Left bank Premier Crus with the most market traction

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Vaillons
Montmains
-Forets
-Butteaux

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7
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Chablis Grand Cru composing of what type of slopes

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Southwest facing slopes

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8
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7 lieu-diets of Grand Cru Chablis

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Les clos
Vaudesir 
Valmur 
Preuses 
Blanchot 
Bougros
Grenouilles
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9
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The 8th parcel of grand Cru Chablis

A

La Moutonne

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10
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La Moutonne overlaps what two grand crus

A

Vaudesir and Preuses

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11
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Lieu-dits means what

A

Small geographical area bearing a traditional name. The name refers to some characteristic of the pace, it’s former use, past event, etc.

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12
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Chablis how many premier crus

A

40

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13
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How many grand cru villages in Beaujolais

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10

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14
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Name the 10 grand cru villages in Beaujolais

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St. Amor
Jullienas 
Moulin-a-vent
Chenas
Fleurie
Chirobles 
Morgan
Regnie 
Brioully
Cote de brioully
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15
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How many AOP’s in Beaujolais

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11 AOP’s

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16
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Name the 3 levels of Beaujolais

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Beaujolais AOP
Beaujolais Villages
Cru Beaujolais

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17
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Beaujolais main grape

A

Gamay

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18
Q

Good Chardonnay can be produced and sold as what in Beaujolais

A

Bourgogne or Beaujolais Blanc

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19
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What type of soil is in Chablis

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Kinmerdgian Limestone and clay

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20
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What type of soul is the southern sector is Beaujolais

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Clay based souls where the southern sector is flatter

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21
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Northern Beaujolais has what type of topography

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Granite hillsides from the Mounts de Beaujolais

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22
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Which AOP has the highest elevation and is the coolest

A

Chiroubles

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23
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Which is the smallest of the 10 crus in Beaujolais

A

Chenas

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24
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Which is the largest cru in Beaujolais

A

Brouilly

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25
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What river flows in the Chablis region

A

Serein river

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26
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What department is Chablis in

A

Yonne

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27
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What department is Beaujolais in

A

Rhône

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28
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Northern Beaujolais overlaps into what other region

A

Maconnais

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29
Q

Phillippe the bold did what with a red grape

A

Ordered all of Gamay to be ripped up in preference to Pinot noir

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30
Q

Coteaux Bourguignons AOP by burgundy wine law can produce what

A

Red blends including Gamay, white and rosé

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31
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Bourgogne AOP can produce what by the burgundy wine laws

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Red, white, rosé

Gamay is not allowed

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32
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Beaujolais does what with the grapes in the vat

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Carbonic maceration or semi-carbonic maceration

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33
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Difference between carbonic maceration and semi-carbon maceration

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Carbonic introduces carbon dioxide in the tank and semi-carbonic happens naturally with whole clusters on top squishing the bottom clusters to creat carbon dioxide

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34
Q

Benedict order in cluny, brigands promoted what

A

Winemaking in the 10th an 11th centuries

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35
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Who in the 12th century continued purchasing land and wine making

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Cistercians

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36
Q

What happened in the 1970’s

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Land owned by the clergy and nobleman was auctioned off after the French Revolution. This started private ownership of vineyards in burgandy

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37
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In 1804 land inheritance to be split equally between male heirs, this created the fractured vineyards we have today is called

A

Nepoleonic Code

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38
Q

Métayage

A

Sharecropping

39
Q

Fermage

A

Leasing

40
Q

Who created the first classification of Burgundy’s wine

A

Dr. Jules lavalle

41
Q

Domaine means

A

Private owner

42
Q

Domaine bottling began in what century

A

1920’s

43
Q

Wines are traditionally aged in what

A

228 liter French oak barrels with some using larger, neutral barrels for Chardonnay and Aligoté. Red wines usually more new barrel use than whites

44
Q

All reds and whites go through what type of fermentation

A

Malo-lactic fermentation

45
Q

Producers of red white have the choice to increase tannin by what

A

Whole cluster fermentation or completely de-stem their grapes

46
Q

Bâtonnage means

A

Stirring settled lees back on the wine

47
Q

Bâtonnage is typically done for what type of wines

A

Higher quality white wines

48
Q

Wine law of Bourgogne Côte Chalonaise, Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Nuits, Bourgogne Haites Côtes de Beaune

A

Red and white wines from the mountains around the region

49
Q

Wine laws for Bourgogne Aligoté AOP

A

Dry white wines based from Aligoté

50
Q

Wines laws for Bourgogne Mousseux AOP

A

Dry sparkling RED wine made from Pinot Noir and Gamay in the traditional method

51
Q

Wine laws for Bourgogne Passe-Tout- Graines AOP

A

Dry red and rosé from a mixture of Pinot Noir and Gamay, some white varieties allowed

52
Q

Wine laws for Crément de Bourgogne AOP

A

White and rosé dry and semi-dry sparkling wines made from allowed red and white varieties ( manly Pinot Noir and Chardonnay). The traditional method, aged on the lees for a minimum 9 months, released after 12 months

53
Q

Major Villages from Burgundy from north to south

A
Dijon
Nuits-st.-George’s 
Beaune
Chacon-sur Sâone
Mâcon
Lyon

These are the major industrial cities, as well as the northern And southern boundaries of Burgandy

54
Q

Malo-lactic fermentation means

A

A secondary fermentation process wherein malic acid converts into lactic acid and carbon dioxide. This process reduces a wine’s acidity and adds complexity

55
Q

After WWI who controlled much of Burgundy until the 1920’s

A

Negociants handled the marketing and making of wines, either because families held to little land to be profitable or because they had other careers within the community

56
Q

AOP’s of cote de nuits

A
Cote de nuits villages 
Marsannay
Fixin
Gevery chambertin
Morley-saint-denis
Chambolle musigny
Vouget
Vosne- romanee 
Nuits-st-george
57
Q

Grand crus of gevery chambertin

A
Mazis chambertin
Rouchettes chambertin
Chambertin clos de beze
Chappelle chambertin
Griotte chambertin
Chambertin
Charmed chambertin
Latricieres chambertin
Mazoyeres chambertin
58
Q

Morey-saint-denis grand crus

A
Clos da la roche 
 Clos saint-denis
Clos des lambrays
Clos de tart
Bonne mares
59
Q

Chambolle-musigny grand crus

A

Bonne mares

Musisgny

60
Q

Grand cru of Vouget

A

Clos de Vouget/ clos Vouget

61
Q

Grand crus of Vosne-romanee

A
Richbourg 
Romanee-saint vivant
Romanee-conti
La ramonee
La grand rue
La tache
62
Q

Gevery chambertin premier cru

A

Clos saint jacques

63
Q

Clos saint Jacques out performs but is excluded from grand crus why?

A

It’s borders does not touch chambertin itself

64
Q

Chambolle-musigny one exceptional premier cru

A

Les Amoureuses

65
Q

Bonnes Mares is shared in what two AOP’s

A

Money-saint-denis

Chambolle-musigny

66
Q

4 premier crus of Vouget

A

Clos de Perriere
Les petite Vouget
Les cras
Les clos blanc

67
Q

Premier crus of vosne-romanee

A
Les suchots
Les beaux monts 
Les petits monts 
Aux Molconsorts
Crus parantoux
68
Q

Flagey-Echezaux town is not an AOP but has 2 grand crus

A

Echezeaux

Grand-Echezeaux

69
Q

Does Nuits-saint-George have any grand crus?

A

No

70
Q

Top premier cru of Nuits-saint-george

A

Les Saint Georges

71
Q

La Grand was the last grand cru to be promoted in what year

A

1992

72
Q

AOP’s of Cote de Beaune

A
Cote de beaune
Cote de beaune villages
Ladioux
Aloxe-corton
Pernand-vegelesses
Sauvigny- Les- beaune
Chorey-Les-beaune
Beaune
Pommard
Volnay
Monthelie
Auxey- duresses
Saint-Romain
Meursault
Blatant
Saint-aubin 
Chassagne-montrachet 
Santenay 
Maranges
73
Q

Grand crus of cote de beaune

A
Corton 
Corton-chalamagne 
Chevalier-montrachet 
Buenvenues-batard- montrachet
Batard- montrachet
Criots- batard- montrachet
74
Q

What grand cru in cote de beaune is white and red grapes

A

Corton

75
Q

Pommard and volnay are a manly what type of grape

A

Red ( Pinot noir )

76
Q

The three communes of Corton area

A

Aloxe-corton
Ladioux-serrigny
Pernard-vegelesses

77
Q

Beaune is the commercial capital what headquarter do you find there

A

Joseph-drouhin
Pere et fils
Louis Jadot

78
Q

Top beaune village wines

A

Les Bressandes
Geves
Clos de Mouches

79
Q

Top premier crus in Pommard

A

Les Rugiens

Les Epenots

80
Q

Volnay premier crus

A
Les Caillerts
Champans
Clos de Chenes 
Taillepieds
Marquis d’Angerville
81
Q

Mersault premier crus

A

Perrieres
Les Genevrieres
Les Charmes

82
Q

Puligney-montrachet and Chassagne-montrachet both claim to a portion of ?

A

Montrachet

83
Q

Puligny-montrachet best premier crus

A

Les Pucelles
Le Cailleret
Les Domaine

84
Q

Chassagne-montrachet top premier cru

A

Morgeot ( is actually 15 smaller premier crus)

85
Q

What river flows in Cote Chalonaise

A

Saone River

86
Q

Five main villages of Cote Chalonaise

A
Bouzeron
Rully
Givry 
Mercurey 
Montogny
87
Q

Bouzeron can grow what white grape besides Chardonnay

A

Aligote

88
Q

Crement de Bourgogne AOP can only be produced in what village in Cote Chalaonaise

A

Rully

89
Q

What two villages in cote Chalonaise produce the best reds in the region

A

Givry

Mercurey

90
Q

Maconnais produces what type of grape

A

Chardonnay

91
Q

What are the 6 AOP’s of Maconnais

A
Macon AOP
Pouilly-fuisse 
Pouilly Loche
Pouilly Vinzelles
Saint Veran
Vire-clesse
92
Q

Macon AOP is allowed to produce what type of wines

A

Red, white and rosé

93
Q

Blagny in cote de beaune produces what type of wine

A

Red wine

94
Q

Musigny in Cote de nuits can produce what types of wines

A

White and Red