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Burgundy Flashcards

1
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Climate of Burgundy

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North: cool continental
South: moderate continental

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Climatic hazards of burgundy

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Spring frost
Rain

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Why do a lot of cru overlaps/why is division of land so messed up?

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Due to napoleonic inheritance laws

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4
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Name the 5 areas of burgundy

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  1. Chablis (Yonne)
  2. Cote de Nuits (cote d’Or) - sub-district: haut Côtes de nuits

3.Cote de Beaune (cote d’Or) - sub-district: haut cotes de beaune

4.Cote Challonaise or Region de Mercurey (sâone-et-Loire)

5.Mâconnais

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Grape varieties of Burgundy

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Pinot noir
Chardonnay
Gamay
Aligoté

Pinot Blanc

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Burgundy Classification

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  1. Regional AOC es. Mâcon AOC
  2. Village AOC es. Chassagne Montrachet
  3. AOC premier cru (name of the village + climat) es. chassagne-montrachet clos saint jean premier cru
  4. AOC Grand Cru > sold under the name of the climat es. Batard-Montrachet
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Does AOC premier cru in burgundy allow blending between two cru?

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Yes

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8
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Does AOC grand cru in Burgundy allow blending between cru?

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Yes but the name of the cru cannot appear

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What are the new 2011 Appelation in Burgundy

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Coteaux Bourguignon AOC

Bourgogne Gamay AOC

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What are the grapes for Bourgogne Gamay AOC

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Wines that contains min 30% Gamay
Grapes can only be sourced from the 10 cru of Beaujolais

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What is the new AOC created in 2017 for Burgundy and what it means

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Côte d’Or AOC

Wines 100% Chardonnay or Pinot noir from cote de nuits or cote de beaune

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12
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What does this AOC mean:
Bourgogne passe-tout-grains AOC

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Red and rosè with 9,5% abv
A blend of min 1/3 Pinot noir and the rest Gamay

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What does this AOC mean:
Bourgogne aligotè AOC

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Min 9,5% alchol
Must come from aligotè with up to 15% Chardonnay allowed

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14
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What does this AOC mean:
Cremant de Bourgogne AOC

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Sparkling from burgundy

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15
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What is the river that cross Chablis

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River serein

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Soil in Chablis

What effect has it on the wine

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Oyster fossil
Kimmeridgian clay

It gives chalky character and minerality to the wine

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How are the wines from the lesser vineyards of Chablis called

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Petit Chablis

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18
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What grape varieties are permitted in Chablis

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Chardonnay

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19
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What is the local name given to Chablis

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Beaunoise

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20
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What is the classification of Chablis

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1 petit Chablis AOC
2 Chablis AOC
3 Chablis premier cru AOC
4 Chablis grand cru AOC

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21
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How many grand cru does Chablis have

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1 grand cru with 7 vineyards + 1

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22
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Minimum abv for Chablis grand cru

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11% abv

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23
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What’s the name of the vineyard in Chablis which is not officially a grand cru but can put the words on the label

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La moutonne

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24
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Chablis premier cru minim abv

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10.5%

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25
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List of the Chablis grand cru

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Bougros
Preuses
Vaudésir
Valmur
Grenouilles
Les clos
Blanchot

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26
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Name a few Chablis premier cru

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Fourchaume
Montée de Tonnerre

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27
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Min abv for Chablis AOC

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10%

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28
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Min abv for petit Chablis AOC

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9.5% abv

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29
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What does Saint Bris AOC produce

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Sauvignon blanc and gris

30
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What does Vézelay AOC produce

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Chardonnay

31
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What mountains do we find on the western part of the Côte d’Or

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Massif Central

32
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What soil do we find in cote de nuits

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Sand
Limestone
Iron-rich marl

33
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Where is rosè wine produced in cote de nuits

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Marsennay

Marsannay-la-côte AOC
Bourgogne rosé de Marsannay AOC

34
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Grand cru in
Gevrey chambertin

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Chambertin
Chambertin-clos-de-béze
Chapelle-chambertin
Charmes-chambertin

35
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Grand cru in
Morey st. Denis

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Clos Saint Denis
Clos de la roche
Clos de tart
Clos des Lambrays

Bonne-mares

36
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Grand cru in
Chambolle musigny

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Bonne-Mares
Musigny

37
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Grand cru in
Vougeot

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Clos de vougeot

38
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Grand cru in
Flagey-echezeaux

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Echezeaux
Grand-echezeaux

39
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Grand cru in
Vosne-romanée

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Romanée-conti
La romanée
La tâche
La Grande-rue

40
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Which is the only white wine grand cru in the cote de nuits

A

Musigny blanc

41
Q

Name one premier cru in
Chambolle musigny

A

Les amoureuses

42
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Name one premier cru in
Fixin

A

Clos du chapitre

43
Q

Name one premier cru in
Gevrey-chambertin

A

La Perriere

44
Q

Name one premier cru in
Nuit-saint-George

A

Les saints-georges

45
Q

Name one premier cru in
Vosne-romanée

A

Aux brûlées

46
Q

Name one premier cru in
Vougeot

A

Les petits vougeots

47
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Cote de beaune soil

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Limestone

48
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Which is the only grand cru for red production in the cote de beaune

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Corton

49
Q

Grand cru of
Aloxe-corton

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Corton
Corton-charlemagne
Charlemagne (partly in Ladoix serrigny)

50
Q

Grand cru of
Puligny Montrachet

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Le Montrachet (overlaps chassagne Montrachet)

Chevalier-montrachet
Batard-montrachet
Bienvenues-batard-montrachet

51
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Grand cru of
Chassagne Montrachet

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Criots-bâtard-montrachet
Batard Montrachet (shared with Puligny Montrachet)

52
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Premier cru in
Aloxe corton

A

Les Marechaudes

53
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Premier cru in
Auxey-duresse

A

Les duresse

54
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Premier cru in
Beaune

A

La mignotte

55
Q

Premier cru in
Blagny

A

Sous blagny

56
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Premier cru in
Chassagne-montrachet

A

Chassagne

57
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Premier cru in
Ladoix

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Hautes Mourottes

58
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Premier cru in
Maranges

A

La fussière

59
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Premier cru in
Mersault

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Perrières

60
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Premier cru in
Monthelie

A

Le village

61
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Premier cru in
Pernand vergelesse

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Vergelesses

62
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Premier cru in
Pommard

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Clos blanc

63
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Premier cru in
Puligny Montrachet

A

Le cailleret

64
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Premier cru in
St aubin

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Sur gamay

65
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Premier cru in
Santenay

A

La comme

66
Q

Premier cru in
Savigny les beaune

A

Basses vergelesses

67
Q

When was the hospice the beaune bought and by whom

A

1443
Nicolas rolin and wife

68
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When is the hospice de beaune auction taking place

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3rd Sunday of November

69
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Is cote de beaune village white or red

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Red

70
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Which premier cru only produce red

A

Pommard and volnay

71
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Name a premier cru in morey st Denis

A

Le village

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