Burgundy

Question 1

Village Appellations of Mâconnais (5)

Answer 1

Viré-Clessé
Puilly-Loché
St-Véran
Puilly-Fuissé
Puilly-Vinzelles

Question 2

Burgundy Crus (10)

Answer 2

Juliénas
St-Amour
Chenas
Moulin-A-Vent
Fleurie
Chiroubles
Morgon
Réignée
Brouilly
Cote-de-Brouilly

Question 3

How many red wine grand crus are there in the Côte-D’Or?
How many in Côte-de-Nuits vs Côte-de-Beaune?

Answer 3

24 red wine crus in Or
23 of them are in Nuits, only 1 in Beaune (Corton)

Question 4

Name the first & second largest volume production regions for Chardonnay in Burgundy

Answer 4

Chablis & the Mâconnais

Question 5

Where did the Chardonnay grape likely get its name?

Answer 5

From the village of Chardonnay in the Mâconnais

Question 6

What type(s) of wine can be produced under Mâcon AOP?

Answer 6

white, red (more gamay planted than pinot here, and gamays can be varietally labeled), & rosé.

Question 7

What wines dominate the Mâcon region in volume?

Answer 7

85% of Mâcon AOP wine is Mâcon-Village, which must be white wine and includes 27 communes allowed to add their names.

Question 8

Is oak common in the Mâconnais?

Answer 8

The vast majority of Mâconnais wines are raised in stainless steel without oak

Question 9

Contrast Mâconnais Chardonnay with that of Chablis?

Answer 9

While chablis is acid driven and steely, macon is fruitier and more open, with less of chablis searing acid or sharp minerality

Question 10

What is the climate of the Mâconnais

Answer 10

Moderate continental, warmer than rest of burgundy