Burgundy Flashcards
What communes make up Pouilly-Fuisse?
Fuisse
Solutre Pouilly
Chaintre
Vergisson
What 3 villages make up the hill of Corton?
Aloxe-Corton
Ladoix-Serrigny
Pernand-Vergelesses
What four lieux dits were approved in the 1990’s to add their name to the label of Burgogne AOP?
La Chapelle Notre Dame
Le Chapitre
Cote St. Jacques
Montrecul
The Cote Chalonnais lies in what department?
Saone-et-Loire department
The Grand Cru Bonnes Mares is shared between Chambolle-Musigny and one other commune. What is it?
Morey St. Denis
How many Grand Cru in Gevrey-Chambertin
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Clos de Beze is the only one that doesn’t contain Chambertin at the end of it.
Name 3 great producers within Gevrey-Chambertin.
Armand Rousseau
Claude Dugat
Fourrier
What are Pommard’s best Premier cru vineyards?
Les Rugiens (divided into haut and bas sections)
Les Epenots
Clos des Expeneaux (monopole for Comte Armand- central portion of the les epenots vineyard)
What are the 10 Crus of Beaujolais
Julienas
St. Amour
Chenas
Moulin a Vent
Fleurie
Chiroubles
Morgon
Regnie
Brouilly
Cote de Brouilly

When was La Grand Rue promoted to grand cru?
1992
What soil is indicative of Cru Beaujolais?
Granite
Define: piece
Burgundy barrel- 228L
What three villages do not make white wine in the Cote de Nuits?
Gevrey-Chambertin
Chambolle-Musigny
Vosne-Romanee
Name the Grand Crus of Beaune.
There are none
There are 42 Premier Cru, most notable:
Les Marconnets
Greves
Clos du Roi
Clos des Mouches
Name 3 great Premier Cru Vineyards of Meursault
Aux Perrieres
Les Genevrieres
Les Charmes
List 3 great producers of Meursault
Coche Dury
Guy Roulot
Comtes Lafon
Which of the following villages does not produce Côte de Nuits-Villages AOP wines?
Prissey
Fixin
Brochon
Corgoloin
Marsannay
Marsannay
Beaujolais and Coteaux du Lyonnais lie in what department?
Rhone department
Where is les Genevrières?
Meursault
In what department do Chablis, Auxerre, Irancy, and St-Bris lie?
Yonne department
Santenot if planted to white grapes is labelled as____________ and if planted to red grapes _______________.
Meursault Premier Cru
Volnay Premier Cru
Name 4 great producers from Chambolle-Musigny
Comte Georges de Vogue
Barthod
Georges (and Cristophe) Roumier
Perrot-Minot
Which of the following villages is not a Beaujolais cru?
Morgon
St-Aubin
Brouilly
St-Amour
Fleurie
St-Aubin
Where is Fourchaume?
Chablis
1erCru
What do Beaujolais Superieur wines need for classification?
Higher must weight
half a degree higher alcohol
All grand cru wines from the Côte de Nuits are red.
True or False?
False
Musigny Blanc
List the Grand Cru vineyards of Puligny-Montrachet
Montrachet (Split with Chassagne)
Batard-Montrachet (Split with Chassagne)
Chevalier-Montrachet
Bienvenues-Batard-Montrachet
Vergisson is a commune of Pouilly-Fuisse.
True or False?
True as well as
Chaintre
Solutre-Pouilly
Fuisse
What are the 4 premier cru vineyards of Vougeot?
Clos de la Perriere (Bertagna monopole)
Les Petits Vougeot
Les Cras
Le Clos Blanc (Vougeraie monopole)
What are the four Chablis AOPs?
Petit Chablis
Chablis
Chablis Premier Cru
Chablis Grand Cru
List 4 great Premier cru of Vosne-Romanee
Aux Malconsorts
Clos de Reas
Beaux Monts
Cros Parantoux
Which of the following villages does not have any grand cru vineyards?
Meursault
Chassagne-Montrachet
Morey-St-Denis
Flagey-Echézeaux
Chambolle-Musigny
Meursault
Which of the following vineyards is an important premier cru in Meursault?
Clos de la Roche
les Serpentières
les Perrières
Clos Napoléon
Les St-Georges
Les Perrieres
What are the village appellations of Cote de Nuits from north to south?
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Marsannay
Fixin
Gevrey-Chambertin
Morey-St-Denis
Chambolle-Musigny
Vougeot
Vosne-Romanee
Nuits St. Georges
Cote de Beaune Village wines are exclusively _________ ?
Red
Made from any village in Cote de Beaune except for Volnay, Pommard, Aloxe-Corton, and Beaune
Where is Pouilly-Fuisse?
Côte de Nuits
Chablis
Mâconnais
Côte Chalonnaise
Beaujolais
Maconnais
Which of the following is not a Chablis Grand Cru?
Les Clos
Clos des Tart
Vaudésir
Valmur
Bougros
Clos de Tart
What is selection massale?
Choosing to select cuttings for propagation from the most desirable older vines in a vineyard, rather than using specific clonal material from a nursery. Mass selection can help to maintain the consistency of style of the wine from a particular vineyard.
Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet is located within which of the following villages?
Chassagne-Montrachet
Meursault
Puligny-Montrachet
Savigny-lès-Beaune
Aloxe-Corton
Puligny-Montrachet
What are the Grand Crus of Vosne-Romanee?
La Tache (monopole DRC)
Romanee-Conti (monopole DRC)
La Romanee (monopole Liger-Belair)
La Grand Rue (monopole Francois Lamarche)
Richebourg
Romanee-St-Vivant
What 5 main villages have their own appellation within the Cote Chalonnaise?
Bouzeron
Rully
Givry
Mercury
Montagny
Which of the following Grand Cru vineyards is located in Vosne-Romanée?
Chambertin
Montrachet
La Tâche
Corton
Bonnes Mares
La Tache
What may the following villages label there wine as?
Flagey-Echezeaux
Premeaux
Flagey-Echezeaux - Vosne-Romanee
Premeaux - Nuit St Georges
What is the largest Grand Cru in the Cote de Nuits?
Clos Vougeot
Mazoyères-Chambertin is a climat of the grand cru Charmes-Chambertin.
True or False?
True
Coteaux du Lyonnais AOP produces wine from what grapes?
White: chardonnay, aligote, pinot blanc
Red: gamay
What villages may Cote de Nuit Villages be sourced from?
Fixin
Brochon
Prissey
Corgoloin
Comblanchien
Can be white(rarely) or red
What are the 5 separate village AOPs of the Maconnais?
Pouilly-Fuisse
Pouilly-Loche
Pouilly-Vinzelles
St-Veran
Vire-Clesse
What are the Grand Crus of Morey-st-Denis?
Bonnes Mares (sliver shared with Chambolle-Musigny)
Clos de la Roche
Clos de Saint-Denis
Clos de Tart (Mommesin monopole)
Clos des Lambrays
What are the Grand crus of Flagey-Echezeaux?
Echezeaux
Grands-Echezeaux
What is the preferred soil type in Chablis?
Kimmeridgian limestone
What are Volnay’s best Premier cru vineyards?
Taille Pieds
Les Caillerets
Clos des Chenes
Clos de Ducs (monopole Marquis d’Angerville)
What are the Grand crus of Chambolle-Musigny?
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Musigny
Bonnes-Mares
Givry produces only red wine.
True or False
False
List 2 great producers of Morey-St-Denis
Dujac
Ponsot
What is the minimum percentage of Pinot Noir in Bourgogne Passetoutgrains ?
30%
For what cocktail is Aligoté traditionally used?
Kir
it is combined with creme de cassis and drunk as an apertif
Which of the following is a Bourgogne AOP lieu-dit in the Côte de Nuits?
Montrecul
Aux Malconsorts
Chitry
Épeneuil
Marsannay
Montrecul
Where is Maranges?
Cotes de Beaune
Cotes de Nuit
Cotes Chalonnaise
Macconaise
Beaujolais
Cotes de Beaune
Clos des Lambrays is a monopole of Mommessin.
True or False?
False
Clos de Tart is a monopole of Mommessin
Coteaux Bourguignons is just like Bourgogne AOP except for what?
It allows blending of the Gamay grape in red blends.
Where is Bouzeron AOP located?
Cote Chalonnaise
Bouzeron produces wines from what grape?
Aligote
List the Grand Crus of Chassagne-Montrachet
Le Montrachet (Split with Puligny)
Batard-Montrachet (Split with Puligny)
Criots-Batard-Montrachet
What is unique about the village of Marsannay?
They make rose
Which of the following appellations is not located in the Côte Chalonnaise?
Mercurey
Bouzeron
Givry
Rully
Aloxe-Corton
Aloxe-Corton
What is a well regarded Premier cru in Chambolle-Musigny?
Les Amoureuses
List 3 great producers of Volnay?
Marques d’Angerville
Hubert Montille
Michel Lafarge
Bourgogne Mousseaux is exclusively made from ?
Red grapes made in the traditional method
Define:
Metayage
Fermage
Share cropping
leasing
If Blagny is white it is labelled as ____________ and if it is red it is labelled as ______________.
Meursault-Blagny
Blagny
What is a synonym for Pinot Beurot?
Pinot Gris
What is the smallest AOP in all of France?
La Romanee
What are the only 2 Grand Cru vineyards in Vosne that have multiple owners?
Richebourg
Romanee-St-Vivant
What grapes make up the red wines in the Maconnais?
Pinot Noir & Gamay
Name 3 premier cru sites in Gevery-Chambertin that are worthy of note.
Clos St-Jacques
Lavaux St-Jacques
Les Cazetieres
How many Grand Cru vineyards are in the Cote de Nuits?
24
Name 3 top producers in Vosne-Romanee?
Henry Jayer (run by nephew Emmanuel Rouget)
Domaine de la Romanee Conti
Domaine Leroy
others of note-
Michel Gros, Anne Gros, Jean Grivot, Meo Camuzet
Other than Pommard and Volnay, which commune of the Côte de Beaune produces red wines exclusively?
Blagny
Who is the sole producer of Musigny Blanc?
Comtes Georges de Vogue
How many communes make up the Beaujolais Villages AOP?
38 communes including the northern cru.
What are the Grand Crus of Chablis?
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Bougros
Les Preuses
Vaudésir
Les Grenouilles
Valmur
Les Clos
Blanchots
8th
La Moutonne
(an unofficial “8th” grand cru comprised of parcels of both Les Preuses and Vaudésir, and a monopole of Domaine Long-Depaquit)
What is the largest Grand Cru in Burgundy?
Corton
What are the Grand Crus of Nuit St Georges?
There are none
Premier Cru Les Saint Georges is seeking Grand cru status
Le Montrachet is split between what 2 villages?
Chassagne-Montrachet
Puligny-Montrachet
Why was Coteaux de Bourguignons AOP introduced?
Formerly known as Bourgogne Grand Ordinaire AOP. This is used to bring Gamay into red blends. It shares the same dimensions as Bourgogne AOP
What village began the production of sparkling wines in Burgundy?
Rully
What is the smallest AOP in France?
La Romanee
What is a chevet?
Water Channel
What are murgers?
Piles of rocks removed from the vineyards while tilling.
What is a clos?
Walled vineyard
Define Climat
- A parcel of vines defined and named to be associated with the wines it produces- a single vineyard in Burgundy
- Signals, the climats of Burgundy draw from the notion of terroir, and become tracts of land whose wines are shaped not only by location, but by other environmental and manmade conditions particular to the vineyard
Define Leux Dits
Nearly synonymous with climat, a lieu-dit is a named single vineyard, and forms one contiguous parcel within a single commune
Define Parcel
A parcel is a single contiguous holding within a vineyard, owned entirely by one grower
What does coupage mean?
Blend or blending
Define provignange
is the name given to the technique used originally to propagate the vines, by layering a branch and covering it with soil
When replanting after phylloxera in Burgundy, what head training was most often used?
Single Guyot
In what part of Burgundy do you typically see Double Guyot?
Chablis
In what part of Burgundy does gobelet training remain wide spread?
Beaujolais
What is the minimum number of plants per hectare in the Cote d’Or?
9,000
10,000 is typical in the region.
What is a Chaufferettes?
diesel-burning smudge pots, designed to heat the vines at night) first appeared in Chablis vineyards in the 1950s, but the cost of fuel—both to the vigneronand to the environment—remains high.
What is winemaking consultant, Guy Accad, famous for.
Cold Soak
White sugar is added to Burgundian wines for Chaptilization. What vegetable is the sugar sourced from?
Beets
What is subtractive must enrichment?
The technique, illegal before 2009, allows a Burgundian producer to remove water from the must to concentrate the remainder by a maximum factor of 10%.
What is a feuillettes?
Smaller barrels that hold 132 liters of wine. They remain the official unit of measurement for Chablis growers selling wine to négociants but are rare in actual wine production. Few coopers even make feuillettes today.
What percentage of Chablis vineyards are harvested by machine?
95%
What river does Chablis lie along?
Serein
What are the 3 communes of Marsannay?
Chenove
Marsannay-La-Cote
Couchey
What is the only village AOP in Burgundy that produces a Rose?
Marsannay
Introduced by the now-defunct Domaine Clair-Däu in the 1920s
Who is considered the top estate in Marsannay?
Domaine Bruno Clair
Grandson of Clair Dau
Domaine de la Perriere is known for what wine in Fixin?
Monopole- Clos de la Perriere
Jules Lavalle’s ranked it as one of the Côte d’Or’s tête de cuvées
What are Burgundy’s two oldest climats?
Clos de Beze
Chambertin
Both located in Gevery- Chambertin
What are the Grand Cru vineyards in Gevrey Chambertin from North to South. First name the western side of the Routes de Grand Crus than the eastern side.
Western side of Routes de Grand Crus: 5
Mazis-Chambertin
Rouchottes-Chambertin
Chambertin-Clos-de-Beze
Chambertin
Latricieres-Chambertin
Eastern side of Routes de Grand Crus: 4
Chapelle-Chambertin
Griottes-Chambertin
Charmes-Chambertin
Mazoyeres-Chambertin

What are the most important Premier Cru Vineyards of Gevrey-Chambertin?
Located on the hillside north of the Combe de Lavaux
Clos Saint-Jacques
Les Cazetiers
Located in the southern most region of Gevrey-Chambertin
Aux Combottes
Name 5 of the most reputable Domaines located in Gevrey-Chambertin.
Armand Rousseau
Fourrier
Claude Dugat
Denis Bachelet
Denis Mortet
Joseph Roty
Pierre Damoy
Name 5 of the most reputable Domaines located in Morey-St-Denis
Dujac
Ponsot
Perrot-Minot
Guy Catagnier
Hubert Lignier
Clos de Tart
List the Grand Crus of Morey-Saint-Denis
4
Clos-de-la-Roche
Clos-Saint-Denis
Clos-de-Tarts
Clos-Lambrays
Small portion of Bonnes Mares is located within in Morey-Saint-Denis

Who owns Clos de Tart?
Mommessin
What are the 3 distinct lieux dits of Musigny
Les Musigny
Les Petits Musigny
La Combe d’Orveaux (small piece)
Who is the largest land holder of Musigny?
Comtes de Georges Vogue
What are the 2 Grand Cru of Chambolle-Musigny?
Bonnes Mares in the North
Musigny in the South

Best Premier Cru Vineyard in Chambolle-Musigny?
Les Amoureuses
Top climat surrounding Bonnes Mares?
Les Fuees
Les Véroilles
Les Cras
List 3 great Domaines of Chambolle-Musigny
Comtes Georges de Vogue
Georges Roumier
Ghislaine Barthod
Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier
What four departments make up Burgundy?
Yonne- Chablis
Cote d’Or
Saone-et-Loire
Rhone
What are the regional AOPs of Burgundy
Bourgogne
Bourgogne Aligote
Bourgogne Mousseux
Bourgogne Passe-Touts-Grains
Coteaux Bourgignons
Cremant de Bourgogne
What is the dividing line between Cote de Nuits and Cote de Beaune?
There is a break in the slope between the communes of Corgoloin and Ladoix Serrigny
What are the AOPs of Chablis and the Grand Auxerrois ?
Chablis
Chablis Grand Cru
Irancy
Petit Chablis
Saint-Bris
What department is the Cote Chalonnaise located?
Saone-et-Loire
What is the capital of the Saone-et-Loire department?
Macon
What is the Rock of Solutre?
Highest point in the Maconnais. It is a limestone outcropping.
What are the Monts du Beaujolais?
A series of choppy low mountains that reach upwards of 1,000 meters.
What percentage of wine production in Burgundy comes from Beaujolais?
About 1/3 or 33%
Burgundy is positioned between what latitude?
46-48
Name as synonym for Beanuois?
Chardonnay
Chardonnay is a crossing between what two varietals?
Pinot Noir & Gouais Blanc
What is the most planted grape in Burgundy?
Chardonnay
What is Gamay’s full name and what is it’s sister varietal?
Gamay Noir a Jus Blanc
Chardonnay
Where would you likely see Aligote grown in Burgundy?
Bouzeron & Cote Chalonnaise
What is Pinot Beurot?
Synonym for Pinot Gris used in Burgundy
How are gamay and pinot noir vinified when making Passe-Tout-Grains?
They must be vinified together
What 2 grapes can add up to a maximum 10% of varietally labelled Pinot Noir in Irancy?
Cesar & Pinot Gris
Name 3 rare varietals that exist in the Yonne Department?
Cesar
Tressot
Sacy
What minimum percentage of Passe-Tout-Grains must come from the Gamay grape?
15%
In what year was the first written evidence of winemakeing in Burgundy?
312
What year marks the earliest appearance of a Grand Cru in Burgundy?
630
Chambertin-Clos de Bèze—the parcel was a gift from Duke Amalgaire of Burgundy to the monks of the Abbey of Bèze, founded in that same year.
What is the history behind Romanee Conti
In 1131 the Priory of St Vivant de Vergy was gifted many unplanted parcels of land within Vosne. The land was originally called “Clos de Cinq Jornaux”
Who completed the first real classification of the Cotes d’Or climats?
Denis Blaise-Morelot 1831
When did Jules Lavalle’s seminal classification of Burgundy’s wines and vines release?
1855
What was a major influence in forming the AOCs of Burgundy in the early 20th century?
Jules Lavalle’s “Historie et statistique de la vigne et des grands vins de la Côte-d’Or”
What is a micro-negociant?
Domaine vignerons who start their own small-scale négociant operations.
Domaine de Montille’s “Deux Montille” wines and Domaine Dujac’s “Dujac Fils & Père” project. Comte Armand’s Benjamin Leroux produces négociant wines under his own name
Who were the first private merchant houses in Burgundy?
Maison Champy
Maison Claude Marey
1720
In what year and where did phylloxera first struck the Cotes d’Or?
Meursault 1878
Who is the BIVB?
The voice of the Bourgogne wine trade
What was the first Appellation d’Origine law of 1919?
Formally defined appellations and eliminated the practice of coupage (blending)
What is Comité National des Appellations d’Origine and when were they founded?
Governing board designed to define appellations and control the production of wine on a national scale. Founded in 1935 and were the forerunners to the INAO
What year was the rollout of the original Appellation d’Origine Controlees?
1936 &1937
According to the BIVB what percentage of Burgundy is made by negociants?
60%
When was the UNESCO application submitted and accepted for Burgundy?
2014 & 2015
When was the French Revolution?
1789-1799
Where and when did phylloxera first strike Burgundy?
Villie-Morgon, Beaujolais
1874
Who is the largest landowner in the Cote d’Or?
Bouchard Pere & Fils with 130 hectares of vines
What is the dominant head trained trellising system in Beaujolais?
Gobelet
Which head trained trellising system is most prevalant in the Cote d’Or and Chablis?
Cote d’Or- Single Guyot & Cordon de Royat
Chablis- Double Guyot & Cordon de Royat
What orientation do most rows run along the Cote d’Or?
East-West orientation
Notable Exceptions: Clos de Tart, Clos de Lambrays, La Romanee
What is the minimum number of plants to be planted per hectare in the Cote d’Or?
No fewer than 9,000 plants per hectare
What is a cordon?
Arm of a grapevine
In Chablis what is the minimum vine density per hecatre?
5,500 vines per hectare
What is the mandatory meter spacing of vines in the Cote d’Or?
1x1
Who was the first Burgundian producer to practice Biodynamics and when?
Jean-Claude Rateau 1979
What are the largest climate threats to Burgundy’s vineyards?
Hail
Frost
Coulure
Millerandage
Pinot Droit vs Pinot Fin
Pinot Droit- high yielding upright growing vine
Pinot Fin- lower yielding vine with concentrated juice
What are considered the benefits of Cold Maceration in red winemaking?
Color
Softer tannins
Fruit aromatics
What are the telltale signs of carbonic/semi-carbonic maceration?
Fruity
Highly floral
Below are examples that could be carbonic or come from certain yeast strains.
- bubble gum
- banana
- pear drop
Where was Francois Freres originally established?
Saint Romain
When was Chablis AOC established?
1938
Who are the UGCC?
Union des Grands Crus de Chablis
A private organization whose membership controls roughly half of the Chablis Grand Cru AOP acreage. Chablis Grand Cru AOP wines bearing the seal of the organization have been subjected to a blind tasting to authenticate quality, and are not released to the public until January 1 of the second year after the harvest
Which side of the Serein will you find the Grand Crus of Chablis?
Right Bank
Name the major Premier Crus located on the left bank of the Serein?
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Beauroy
Chaume de Talvat
Cote de Lechet
Cote de Jouan
Les Beauregards
Montmains
Vau de Vey
Vaillons
Vosgros
Vau Ligneau
Name the major Premier Crus located on the right bank of the Serein
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Berdiot
Cote de Vaubarousse
Fourchaume
Les Fourneaux
Mont de Milieu
Montee de Tonnerre
What is the minimum alcohol for the following?
Petit Chablis AOP
Chablis AOP
Chablis AOP Premier Cru
Chablis Grand Cru AOP
Petite Chablis- 9.5%
Chablis- 10%
Chablis Premier Cru- 10.5%
Chablis Grand Cru- 11%
What 2 Grand Cru Chablis does Dauvissat produce?
Les Clos
Les Preuses
What communes make up Marsannay?
Chenove
Marsannay-la-Cote
Couchey
Who owns the monopole “Clos de Hospices dans le Clos” and where is it located?
Christian Moreau & Louis Moreau
Chablis Grand Cru “Les Clos”
both estates bottle that and “les clos” as separate bottlings
What is the northernmost and newest appellation of the Cote de Nuits?
Marsannay
What communes make up Fixin?
Fixin & Brochon
How many premier cru vineyards exist in Fixin?
6
Three of which are monopoles
Clos de la Perriere- Phillipe Joliet
Clos Napolean- Pierre Gelin
Le Clos du Chapitre- Guy & Yvan Dufouleur
What communes make up Gevrey-Chambertin?
Gevrey-Chambertin and Brochon
What is the Cote d’Or’s largest appellation?
Gevrey-Chambertin
What are Burgundy’s 2 oldest climat?
Chambertin & Clos de Beze
List the Grand Cru of Gevrey-Chambertin west of D122 from North to South.
Mazis-Chambertin
Ruchotte-Chambertin
Chambertin-Clos de Beze
Chambertin
Latricieres-Chambertin
List the Grand Cru of Gevrey-Chambertin east of D122 from North to South.
Chapelle-Chambertin
Griotte-Chambertin
Charmes-Chambertin
Mazoyeres-Chambertin
What are the only 2 Grand Cru vineyards in the Cotes de Nuit that touch D974?
Mazoyeres-Chambertin
Clos de Vougeot
What is the only climat in Burgundy that is surrounded on all four sides by grand cru vineyards?
Aux Combottes, southern Gevrey-Chambertin
Who are important producers in Gevrey-Chambertin?
Armand Rousseau
Fourrier
Claude Dugat
Denis Bachelet
Denis Mortet
Joseph Roty
Pierre Damoy
What is the largest premier cru in Gevrey-Chambertin?
Lavaux-St-Jacques
In what climat in Morey-St-Denis is Aligote allowed to be planted?
Mont Luisants
Ponsot is the domaine to bottle Aligote
Name great producers of Morey-St-Denis
Dujac
Ponsot
Pierre-Minot
Guy Castagnier
Hubert Lignier
Clos de Tart
List the grand crus of Morey-St-Denis north to south.
Clos de la Roche
Clos Saint-Denis
Clos de Tart
Clos des Lambrays
Bonnes Mares (shared with Chambolle-Musigny)
Who is the sole owner of La Bussiere in Morey-Saint-Denis?
Georges Roumier
What is the only premier cru vineyard to lie south of Musigny in Chambolle-Musigny?
La Combe d’Orveau
List the grand crus from north to south in Chambolle-Musigny
Bonnes-Mares
Musigny
Who is the sole owner of Petits-Musigny and what is planted there?
Vogue
Chardonnay
What are the three lieux-dits that comprise the grand cru vineyard of Musigny?
Le Musigny
Les Petits Musigny
La Combe d’Orveau
What is Chambolle-Musigny’s best premier cru vineyard?
Name other noteworthy climat?
Les Amoureuses
Les Fuees
Les Veroilles
Les Cras
Who owns the premier cru vineyard “Clos de la Perriere” in Vougeot?
Bertagna
solely red wine is produced
Who owns the premier cru vineyard Les Clos Blanc in Vougeot?
Domaine de la Vougeraie planted to chardonnay
What communes exist within Vosne-Romanee?
Vosne
Flagey-Echezeau
Who owns the monopole La Romanee in Vosne-Romanee?
In what year did Liger Belair become the sole producer of La Romanee?
Liger Belair since 1826 or 1827
2006
Who owns the Clos de Reas vineyard in Vosne-Romanee?
Michel Gros
List some great producers of Vosne-Romanee
Sylvain Cathiard
Meo-Camuzet
Domaine de la Romanee-Conti
Domaine Leroy
Comte Liger-Belair
How many lieux-dits comprise the grand cru vinearyd Echezeaux
11
Every premier cru in Flagey-Echezeau and Vosne-Romanee abut a grand cru vineyard except for ?
Clos de Reas
What are the 2 communes of production within Nuits-Saint-Geroges?
Nuits-Saint-George
Primeaux-Prissey
Who owns 99% of the premier cru Aux Perdrix in Nuits-Saint-George?
What commne is it located in?
Domaine de Perdrix
Primeaux Prissey
Who owns the premier cru Chateau Gris? What commune is it located in?
Domaine du Chateau Gris (owned by Albert Bichot)
Nuits-Saint-George
located within the Les Crots Premier Cru
Who owns the monopole Clos des Corvees? What commune is it located in?
Prieure-Roch
Primeaux Prissey
What monopoles does Domaine de l’Arlot own?
Clos de l’Arlot (NSG)
Clos de l’Arlot Blanc (NSG)
Clos de Forets Saint George (NSG)
Who currently owns Domaine de l’Arlot?
AXA Millesimes
Where is the premier cru Les Terres Blanches located and what is planted in the vineyard?
Primeaux Prissey, Nuits Saint George
Chardonnay & Pinot Blanc
What is the southernmost premier cru in the Cote de Nuit?
Clos de la Marechale
What is the largest monopole in the Cote d’Or and who owns it?
Clos de la Marechale in Primeaux Prissey. It is owned by Jacques -Frederic Mugnier
Who owns the monopole Clos de Grands Vignes and where is it located?
Liger Belair
Primeaux Prissey
What is the only Premier Cru in the Cote d’Or that is east of D974?
Clos de Grandes Vignes
Owned by Liger Belair
What is the flagship estate in Nuits Saint George?
Domaine Henri Gouges
Who is the most important figure in the Nuits Saint George wine busy as of 2015?
Jean-Claude Boisset
List star domaines within Nuits Saint Georges and Primeaux Prissey?
Joseph Faiveley
Henri Gouges
Robert Chevillon
Jean-Jacques Confruron
Michel & Patrice Rion
Regis Forey
Domain l’Arlot
How many hectares is Corton Grand Cru?
160 hectares
What is the only red wine producing Grand Cru in the Cotes de Beaune?
Corton
What wine styles can be made in Corton-Charlemagne and Charlemagne Grand Crus?
Blanc- mostly Chardonnay with some Pinot Blanc
What commune is the largest shareholder of Corton?
Aloxe-Corton
75% or 120 hectares
Name the most important climat of Corton and where is it located?
Clos du Roi, Aloxe-Corton
Who owns the monopole Clos de Cortons and where is it located?
Faiveley
located within the lieux dit, Le Rognet et Corton located in Ladoix
Under what commune may Ladoix-Serrigny premier cru label their wines?
Aloxe-Corton
What geographically separates Pernand Vergelesses and Savigny-Les-Beaune
Bois de Noel
What 2 lieux dit make up the majority of Corton-Charlemagne?
En Charlemagne- Pernand Vergelesses
Le Charlemagne- Aloxe Corton
Major difference is Pernand Vergelesses is much more austere
What style of wine is produced on the Fretille Hill in Pernand Vergelesses?
White wine only- 3 premier cru
Village de Pernand
Sous Fretille
Clos Berthet
List great producers from Pernand-Vergelesses
Rapet
Pierre Marey
Bonneau du Martray
Rollin
Dubreuil-Fontaine
What is the only Domaine in Burgundy to produce only Grand Cru wine?
Bonneau du Martray
Who is the largest landowner in both Corton and Corton-Charlemagne?
Louis Latour
What Premier Cru is located within Les Jarrons of Savigny-Les-Beaune?
Premier Cru La Dominode
List great producers of Savigny-Les Beaune?
Chandon de Briailles
Simon Bize
The Mont Battois Hillside sits north of __________ and is located in ____________ commune?
North of Beaune
Savigny-Les-Beaune
Name 2 important producers of Chorey les Beaune
Tollot-Beaut
Domaine Germain
Who is Frank Schoonmaker?
About 1930, Schoonmaker became the first to import ‘domaine bottled’ burgundies into the US.
What 2 mountains sandwich Beaune?
Montagne de Beaune- North
Montagne Saint Desire- South
Who is the producer of Vigne l’Enfant Jésus and what vineyard is it associated with?
Bouchard
Premier Cru Les Greves, Beaune
Who produces Les Clos de Mouches blanc?
Joseph Drouhin located in Beaune- Premier Cru
Clos de Ursules premier cru is located entirely within _____________ premier cru. Who owns Clos de Ursules?
Les Vignes Franches- Beaune
Louis Jadot
Who is the ATVB? Where are they located?
Association Technique Viticole de Bourgogne
Burgundy clonal research facility located in Cote de Beaune appellation where they own 20 hectares of vineyards
What are the four appellations in the Cote de Beaune that can only produce red wine?
Pommard
Volnay
Blagny
Cotes de Beaune Villages
List exemplary producers of Pommard?
Comte Armand
Domaine de Courcel
What river/stream splits Pommard in two?
Dheune River
What is considered Pommards greatest vineyard?
Les Rugiens Bas
Les Rugien Haut exists but is inferior
List great producers from Volnay?
Michel Lafarge
Hubert de Montille
Marquis d’Angerville
Henri Boillot
Domaine de la Pousse d’Or
Who owns the monopole Clos des Epeneaux? Where is located?
Comte Armand
Mostly Les Grands Epenots with some coming from Le Petits Epenots in Pommard
What is the smallest Premier Cru monopole vineyard in the Cote d’Or, where is it located and who owns it?
Derrière Saint-Jean
Pommard
Violot-Guillemard
What are some of Volnay’s best sites?
Les Caillerets
Champans
Clos de Chenes
Tallepieds
What percentage of Volnay’s Premier Crus are Monopoles?
33% or 1/3
What four Meursault climats, if red, may be labeled as Volnay 1er Cru Santenots?
Les Santenots du Milieu
Les Santenots Blancs
Les Plures
Les Santenots Dessus
Who currently produces the monopole “Clos de la Cave des Ducs”?
Ben Leroux
Pommard
What Premier Cru vineyards exist within the Premier Cru Vineyard “Le Village” in Volnay?
Most of the “Clos”
Clos de la Cave des Ducs
Clos de l’Audignac
Clos de la Chapelle
Clos du Château des Ducs
Clos de la Rougeotte
What are considered top sites in Monthelie?
Les Champs Fuillots
Sur la Velle
Both border Volnay’s Clos des Chenes
Even though Auxey appended Duresses to their name what is considered the best premier cru site in the region?
Clos du Val which is located within Climat du Val
The Auxey Valley is sandwiched between what two hills?
Montmellian and Bourdon
What direction do most vineyards face in Auxey-Duresses?
South
What is the only climat in the Cote d’Or that has the word “climat” in the name?
Climat du Val- a premier cru in Auxey-Duresses
Who are the great producers of Auxey-Duresses?
Moulin-aux-Moines
Prunier-Damy
Maison Leroy
Where is Saint Romain located?
Northwest of Auxey-Duresses
What is Lalou Bize-Leroy’s personal winery? Where is it located?
Domaine d’Auvenay
Saint Romain
the domaine does not actually produce Saint Romain wines
List great estates of Meursault
Coche-Dury
Guy Roulot
Comtes Lafon
Patrick Javillier
Jacques Prieur
Pierre Morey
What is Meursault’s most important climat?
Les Perrieres
Who owns the monopole “Clos des Perrieres” in Meursault and what premier cru is it located within?
Albert Grivault
Les Perrieres
What are the four premier crus on the slope above Les Perrieres that are entitled to Meursault Premier Cru AOP if white an Blagny Premier Cru AOP if red?
La Ravelle
La Jeunelotte
La Piece sous le Bois
Sous le Does d’Ane
What three premier cru bordering Volnay are considered Volnay Premier Cru if red and Meursault Premier Cru if white?
Les Santenot du Milieu
Les Santenot Blancs
Les Plures
Name Comte Lafon’s monopole. Where is located and why is it unique?
Clos de la Barre
Meursault- Lafon’s backyard literally
It is labelled under it’s lieux-dit because it does not have premier cru status
Name important lieux-dit sites of Meursault that are not considered premier cru?
Le Tesson
Les Tillets
Les Narvaux
Chaumes de Narvaux
Blagny is a hamlet within what commune?
Puligny-Montrachet
What three premier cru of Blagny are actually located in Puligny?
Hameau de Blagny
La Garenne
Sous les Puits
Who owns the monopole “Clos de la Moucheres” located in Puligny-Montrachet?
What premier cru is it located within?
Henri Boillot
Les Perrieres 1er Cru
Where is the parcel “Les Demoiselles” located?
Who has ownership of this parcel?
Grand Cru vineyard
Chevalier-Montrachet
Louis Jadot & Louis Latour
List the Grand Cru of Puligny Monrachet from West to East down the hill.
Chevalier-Monrachet
Monrachet
Batard-Monrachet
Bienvenue-Batard-Monrachet
What are the largest climat 1er Cru of Puligny and subsequently the most common?
Les Folatieres
Champ Gain
List top estates of Puligny-Montrachet
Paul Pernot
Domaine Leflaive
Jacques Carillon
Etienne Sauzet
What is Marquis de Laguiche?
Monopole produced by Drouhin. It is a 2 hectare swath of the Montrachet vineyard in Puligny-Montrachet. It is the largest parcel of Monrachet owned by one owner
Who is the largest landowner of Chevalier-Monrachet?
What wines do the make with these grapes?
Bouchard with 2.5 hectares
Chevalier Monrachet “Cuvee la Cabotte” a lieux dit formerly part of Monrachet
Chevalier Monrachet
What is the Grand Cru that Chassagne can claim in its entirety?
What is the size of it?
Criots Batard Monrachet
1.6 Hectares
What is the smallest white Grand Cru vineyard in Burgundy?
Criots-Batard-Monrachet
How large is Morgeot in Chassagne-Monrachet?
54.23 hectares or 1/3 of 1er cru vineyards within Chassagne-Monrachet
How many 1er cru lie within the Morgeot 1er cru in Chassagne-Monrachet?
15
What is the best 1er cru site in Chassagne-Monrachet?
Blanchot Dessus, adjacent to Monrachet
List great estates of Chassagne-Monrachet
Ramonet
Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey
List great estates from Saint-Aubin
Hubert Lamy
Henri Prudhon
Marc Colin
What is the highest point in the Cote de Beaune?
Mont de Sene located in Santenay
What is the top climat in Santenay?
Clos de Tavannes
What three communes make up Maranges?
Dezize-les-Maranges
Cheilly-les-Maranges
Sampigny-les-Maranges
Where is Cotes du Couchois located?
It is part of Bourgogne AOP however it is south of Maranges and not considered part of Cote d’Or or Cote Chalonnaise
What is the largest 1er cru in Maranges?
La Fussiere
What is the highest 1er cru vineyard in the Cote de Beaune?
La Fussiere
What village appellations exist in Cote Chalonnaise?
-5-
Bouzeron
Rully
Givry
Mecury
Montagny
What grape is planted in Bouzeron AOP?
Who is the most well known estate?
Aligote
Domaine A & P Villaine
What clone of Aligote is used in Bouzeron?
Aligote d’Ore
How many 1er crus exist in Bouzeron?
In what year did it become an official appellation?
None
1998
What commune is the production center for Cremant de Bourgogne?
Rully
What is considered the viticultural heart of the Cote Chalonnaise?
Mercury
What are Mercury’s five original 1er cru?
Clos Marcilly
Clos Voyens
Le Clos du Roy
Les Fourneaux
Les Montaigus
Who owns the monopole 1er cru “Clos des Myglands”?
Faiveley
List great domaines of Mercury
Chateau de Chamirey
Bruno Lorenzen
Michel Juillot
What is considered Givry’s top estate?
Domaine Joblot
What are the four communes of Montagny?
Buxy
Jully-les-Buxy
Montagny-les-Buxy
Saint-Vallerin
What style of wine is authorized in Montagny of the Cote Chalonnais?
White wine
Chardonnay
Who is the largest producer Montagny?
Cave de Buxy, the local cooperative
also largest producer in the Cote Chalonnaise
What are the appellations of the Maconnais?
Macon
Vire Clesse
Pouilly-Fuisse
Pouilly-Loche
Pouilly-Vinzelles
Saint-Veran
How many geographical designations can append their name to a Macon label?
27
Name a Macon estate?
Olivier Merlin
La Roche a Vineuse