Burgundy

Question 1

What are the four departments that Burgundy runs through, from North to South?

Answer 1

Yonne - Chablis
Côte d’Or - Côte de Nuits/Beaune
Nièvre - Western vineyards
Saône-et-Loire - Côte Chalonnaise/Mâconnaise

Question 2

What are the red/white/rosé/crémant percentages of Burgundy wine production?

Answer 2

Red - 30%
White - 61%
Rosé - 1%
Crémant - 8%

Question 3

For each of the five areas of Burgundy, what grapes do they use? (Both red and white)

Answer 3

Chablis - Chardonnay
Côte d’Or - Mainly Pinot Noir, small amounts of Gamay. Mainly Chardonnay, small amounts of Aligoté and Pinot Blanc.
Côte Chalonnaise and Côte Mâconnaise - Pinot Noir and Gamay. Chardonnay, Aligoté, Pinot Blanc
Beaujolais - Gamay

Question 4

How many appellations are in Burgundy?

Answer 4

101. Many of which overlap each other

Question 5

What are the Burgundian appellations based on?

Answer 5

Terroir

Question 6

In 2011 two new appellations were added; Coteaux Bourguignon AOC, and Bourgogne Gamay AOC. What do these appellations signify?

Answer 6

Coteaux Bourguignon AOC - Replacing Bourgogne Grande Ordinaire AOC is a regional appellation for any red, white, and rosé
Bourgogne Gamay AOC - For any wines containing >30% Gamay. These grapes may only be sourced from the 10 cru of Beaujolais

THIS AOC MUST FOLLOW CRITERIA SET BY INAO

Question 7

What does the appellation Bourgogne Passe-tout-grains AOC signify?

Answer 7

The wine (red or rosé) is made from a blend of a minimum of 1/3 Pinot Noir and the rest Gamay. This wine also requires a minimum of 9.5% ABV

THIS AOC MUST FOLLOW CRITERIA SET BY INAO

Question 8

In 2017 a new regional appellation was added. What was it and what does it signify?

Answer 8

Côte d’Or AOC - For wines from Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune for wines made of 100% Chardonnay or Pinot Noir

THIS AOC MUST FOLLOW CRITERIA SET BY INAO

Question 9

Bourgogne AOC contains 100% Aligoté - True or False?

Answer 9

False. The AOC may blend up to 15% chardonnay as well as a minimum 9.5% ABV required

THIS AOC MUST FOLLOW CRITERIA SET BY INAO

Question 10

What does Crémant de Bourgogne AOC produce?

Answer 10

Sparkling wine

THIS AOC MUST FOLLOW CRITERIA SET BY INAO

Question 11

What is Chablis’ local name for Chardonnay?

Answer 11

Beaunoise

Question 12

Where is Bourgogne Tonnerre AOC, what kind of wine does it produce and what are the six villages?

Answer 12

North-East of the Chablis region, just South-West of the Chàtillonnais.

It produces dry white from the following six villages of Tonnerrois:

• Tonnerre
• Molosmes
• Epinquil
• Junay
• Dannemoine
• Vézinnes

Question 13

Where is Bourgogne Epineuil AOC, and what does it produce?

Answer 13

It is North of Tonnerre across the Armançon River, producing dry whites, reds, and rosé made from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.

Question 14

Where is Bourgogne Côtes d’Auxerre AOC, what communes dodes it cover and what does it produce?

Answer 14

It is a few km West of the Chablis region, covering:

• Auxerre
• Vaux
• Champs-sur-Yonne
• Augy
• Quenne
• Saint-Brisle-Vineux
• Vincelottes

Red, white and rosé from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir

Question 15

Where is Vézelay AOC and what does it produce?

Answer 15

Located in the Auxerre region, on both sides of the Cure River.
Chardonnay is produced with a similar characteristics of Chablis with less finesse.

Question 16

Where is Saint-Bris AOC and what does it produce?

Answer 16

It is 13km South-West of the town of Chablis.
It produces dry Sauvignon Blanc/Gris in a similar style to the wines in the central Loire.

Question 17

Where is Irancy AOC and what does it produce?

Answer 17

Located in Southern-Central Auxerrois in the Saint-Bris district.
It produces red wine from Pinot Noir/Gris, and César.
It is sold under Bourgogne-Irancy AOC

Question 18

What are a few other AOC’s producing red, white and rosé in the Chablis and Saint-Bris district?

Answer 18

• Chitry
• Côte St Jacques
• Coulanges-la Vineuse
• Côte d’Auxerre (White only)
• Vézelay (White only)

Question 19

Where is Châtillonnais and what does it produce?

Answer 19

Châtillonnais is 64km east of Chablis in the Côte d’Or.
It produces red, white, rosé and Crémant from Mainly Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, with small amounts of Gamay and Aligoté

Question 20

Name the 24 Grand Cru under their respective communes from North to South:

• Gevrey-Chambertin
• Morey-St-Denis
• Chambolle-Musigny
• Vougeot
• Flagey-Echézeaux
• Vosne-Romaneé

Answer 20

• Chambolle-Chambertin; Chambertin, Clos de Bèze, Chappelle-Chambertin, Charmes-Chambertin (Mazoyéeres-Chambertin), Griottes-Chambertin, Latricières-Chambertin, Mazis-Chambertin, Rouchottes-Chambertin
• Morey-St-Denis; Clos de Tart, Clos de la Roche, Clos St Denis, Clos de Lambrays, Bonne Mares [Partly]
• Gevrey-Musigny; Bonne-mares [Mainly], Musigny (Musigny Blanc is the only white GC)
• Vougeot; Clos de Vougeot
• Flagey-Echézeaux; Grands Echézeaux, Echézeaux
• Vosne-Romaneé; Richerbourg, La Tâche, La Romaneé, Romaneé Conti, Romaneé St Vivant, Grand Rue

There are technically 24 as Bonne-mares appears twice

Question 21

There are about 186 Premier Cru in Côte de Nuits. Name how many Cru are in each of the villages:

• Fixin (Red and white)
• Gevery-Chambertin (Red)
• Chambolle Musigny (Red and white)
• Vougeot (Red and white)
• Vosne-Romaneé (Red)
• Nuits-St-Georges (Red and white)

Answer 21

• Fixin; 5 Premier Cru
• Gevery-Chambertin; 26 Premier Cru
• Chambolle Musigny; 25 Premier Cru
• Vougeot; 75 Premier Cru
• Vosne-Romaneé; 14 Premier Cru
• Nuits-St-Georges; 41 Premier Cru