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1
Q

What wine region has the most AOCS?

A

Burgundy

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2
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Who did the vine arrive with?

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Celts or Romans

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3
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What did Phillippe the Bold do?

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Outlawed Gamay to promote Pinot Noir

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4
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How did Charles the Rash die?

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Attempting to conquer Alsace and Lorraine

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5
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Where is Burgundy located?

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East

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6
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3 administrative departments?

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The Yonne, The Cote d’or, Saone et Loire

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7
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Climate overall?
North?
South?

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Continental
Oceanic influences in North
Med influences in South

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8
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What does Saone River flank?

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Cote de Nuits and Cote de Beaune

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9
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Where does bud break start 1 week earlier?

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Warmer Maconnais

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10
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What is the bottom plate of the region?

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Granite massif that surface in Beaujolais

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11
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Soils in Graben?

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Colluvial soils

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12
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Top slope is usually for what?
(Thinnest)

A

Premier Crus

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13
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Middle slope is usually for what?
(Captures max sunlight)

A

Grand Crus

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14
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Bottom slope is usually for what?
(Retains most water)

A

Village AOCS

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15
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What soil for Pinot Noir?

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Limestone and marl

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16
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What soil for Chardonnay?

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Marl

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17
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What 3 wines are always or often blended?

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Bourgogne Passe Tout Grains
Cremant de Bougogne
Coteaux Bourguignons

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18
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What is Saint Bris made from?

A

Sauvignon Blanc and Sauvignon Gris

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19
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Bouzeron and Bourgogne Aligote are made from?

A

Aligote

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20
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Most planted grape?

A

Chardonnay

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21
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Primary red?

A

Pinot Noir

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22
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1 Training method?

A

Guyot

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23
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Where do they machine harvest?

A

Chablis, Maconnais

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24
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Handpicking?

A

Cote d’or

*Cote Chalonnaise uses both methods

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25
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Is all Burgundy wine AOC?

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Yes

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26
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How many regional AOCS?

A

7

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27
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Wines labeled Macon Village are what?

A

Whites only

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28
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Red only area?

A

Cotes du Couchois

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29
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What is Mousseux made with?

What other grape is allowed in Yonne?

A

Gamay and/or Pinot Noir

Cesar

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30
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Cremant Eminent min sure lie aging?

A

24 months vs general 9 months

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31
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Grand Eminent rules?

A

Min 36 months sur lie aging plus 3 months in cellar
Must receive less than 1.5% dosage and attain min 10% alcohol
Whites can only be Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
Rose allows for up to 20% Gamay

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32
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Smallest AOC in Burgundy?

A

Passe-Tout Grains AOC
Min 30% Pinot Noir and min 15% Gamay
Other varieties can be used if they are in a field blend

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33
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Biggest AOC?

A

Chablis

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34
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Largest village appellation in Cote d’or, with more Grand Crus than any other?

A

Gevrey-Chambertin AOC

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35
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2 Grand Crus permitted to produce both red and white?

A

Chambolle Musigny
Corton

36
Q

Smallest wine commune in Cote d’or, but largest Grand Cru?

A

Vougeot AOC

37
Q

Largest commercial center in Bourgogne?

A

Beaune AOC

38
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Smallest village in Cote de Beaune?

A

Saint Romain AOC

39
Q

Largest wine producing village in Cote d’Or?

A

Meursault AOC

40
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More white Grand Crus than any other village in Burgundy?

A

Puligny-Montrachet AOC

41
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Southernmost appellation in Cote de Beaune?

A

Maranges AOC

42
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Where was the first tradtional method produced in Burgundy?

43
Q

Largest town in Cote Chalonnaise and highest production?

A

Mercurey AOC

44
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Largest sub-region in Burgundy for area under vine and wine production?

45
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Where does Burgundy sit?

A

Paris Basin

46
Q

What Grand Cru has 13 climats and both variations in soils?

A

Clos Vougeot

47
Q

Primary variety for Marsannay and Bourgogne rose?

A

Pinot Gris aka Pinot Beurot

48
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For Burgundy Gamay where must fruit be sourced from?

A

The 10 Beaujolais Crus

49
Q

Sole red grape for reds and roses of Macon with DGC?

50
Q

Most common farming method?

A

Lutte Raisonee

51
Q

Where do they use oak Maturation?

A

Cote d’or and Cote Chalonnaise

52
Q

Wines with 85% or more of Gamay must be labeled as what?

A

Bourgogne Gamay and must be sourced from area of Beaujolais Crus

53
Q

What was Coteaux Bourguignons AOC?

A

Bourgogne Grand Ordinaire
(It’s the most general AOC)

54
Q

In the Macon AOC, what wines are allowed for Macon DGC wine?

A

Chardonnay and Gamay

PN is allowed if it isn’t a DGC

55
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What % of juice extracted from press can be used for Grand Eminent?

56
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What 2 grapes are allowed for white Grand Eminent?

A

Chardonnay and Pinot Noir

57
Q

What do Village wines reflect?

A

A blend of terroirs

58
Q

What is a Premier Cru wine?

A

Single vineyard or climat with a reputation for producing high quality wine

59
Q

What appears on the label for Grand Cru?

A

Name of vineyard along with Grand Cru

***Except in Chablis (Village of Chablis always accompanies the Grand Cru vineyard name on the label)

60
Q

Soil in Petit Chablis?

A

Portlandian Marl

61
Q

Chablis produces wine under 3 Aocs, which is the biggest?

A

Chablis Aoc

62
Q

Cote de Nuits is better suitedfor what grape variety?

A

Pinot Noir

(Almost all reds here)

63
Q

Cote de Beaune is best for what 2 grapes?

A

Chardonnay and Pinot Noir

64
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What does Marsannay Aoc produce?

A

Rose from Pinot Gris and/or Pinot Noir

65
Q

What is the largest village appellation in the Cote d’or with more Grand Crus than any other?

A

Gevrey Chambertin Aoc

66
Q

What 2 Aocs share the Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru?

A

Morey-Saint Denis Aoc
Chambolle-Musigny Aoc

67
Q

What are the 2 Grand Crus that can produce both red and white wine?

A

Musigny and Corton

68
Q

Smallest wine commune in Cote d’or, but largest Grand Cru?

A

Vougeot Aoc

69
Q

Only Grand Cru that rests at the bottom of the slope?

A

Vougeot Aoc

70
Q

Do all Villages in Cote de Beaune use the same grapes?

71
Q

Aloxe-Corton Aoc shares 3 Grand Crus with who?

A

Ladoix-Serrigny and Pernand-Vergelesses

72
Q

Wine capital of Burgundy?

73
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What river is Savigny-Les Beaune Aoc bisected by?

A

Rhonin River

74
Q

Largest commercial center in Burgundy?

A

Beaune Aoc

75
Q

Smallest village in the Cote de Beaune?

A

Saint-Romain Aoc

76
Q

Largest wine producing village in Cote d’or?

A

Meursault Aoc

77
Q

Where are there more white Grand Crus than any other village in Burgundy?

A

Puligny-Montrachet Aoc

78
Q

Southernmost appellation in Cote de Beaune?

A

Maranges Aoc

*No Pinot Blanc allowed here

79
Q

What 4 village appellations in Cote de Beaune are NOT allowed to label their wines as Cote de Beaune-Village?

A

Beaune
Alex-Corton
Pommard
Volnay

80
Q

Smallest Aoc in Cote Chalonnaise?

A

Bouzeron Aoc

81
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Where was the first traditional method produced?

82
Q

Largest Town/Highest production in Cote Chalonnaise?

A

Mercurey Aoc

83
Q

Largest sub-region in Burgundy in regard to area under vine and wine production?

84
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Only area where Beaujolais soil appears (Granite and schist)?

A

Southern part of Maconnais where it borders Beaujolais

85
Q

What Aoc was once part of Beaujolais?

A

Sain-Veran Aoc

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