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What are pass-tout-grains?

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Inexpensive, rustic, quaffable wines made from blending Pinot noir and Gamay.

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What are 4 main grapes of Burgundy?

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Chardonnay
Pinot Noir
Aligote
Gamay

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What historical event(s) catalyze fragmentation of land ownership in Burgundy?

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French Revolution and Napoleonic Code around the turn of the 19th century.

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What are negociants?

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They buy wine and/or grapes and blend together to sell as their own

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What are domaines?

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Grapes are grown, wine is made and bottled all by the same people/vineyard.

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Describe the quality hierarchy of Burgundy?

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Grands Crus
Premiers Crus
Villages
Regional Appellations

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What is the climate of Burgundy and how does it affect its grapes and resulting wine?

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Cool continental causing wines with higher acidity and lower alcohol.

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Describe the makeup of Cremant de Bourgogne.

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30% must come from Chardonnay, Pinot noir, Pinot Gris or Pinot Blanc. The rest can come from lesser grapes like Aligote.

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What grapes make up Chablis?

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Chardonnay

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What kind of soil is in Chablis and how does it affect the wine?

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Kimmeridgian limestone give a “gout de pierre a fusil” or gun flint flavor.

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What are the 7 climats of Chablis from north to south?

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Bougros
Les Preuses
Vaudesir
Grenouilles
Valmur
Les Clos
Blanchot
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What two subregions make up the Côte d’Or?

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Cote de nuits in the north

Cote de beaune in the south

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In what area are the majority of Burgundian Grands Crus?

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Cote de nuits

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What grape is cote de nuits known for?

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Pinot noir

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What year was a good vintage for the Côte d’Or?

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2002
2005
2009
2010

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Name the AOCs of the cote de nuits.

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Marsannay
Fixin
Gevrey-chambertin
Morey-St-Denis
Chambolle-Musigny
Vougeot
Flagey-Echezeaux
Vosne-Romanee
Nuits-St-George
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What is a Grand Cru of Gevrey-chambertin?

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chambertin

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What is a grand Cru of Chambolle-Musigny?

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musigny

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What is a grand Cru of Vougeot?

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Clos de Vougeot?

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What is a Grand Cru of flagey-echezeaux?

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Echezeaux

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What is a grand Cru of vosne-romanee?

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romanee-conti

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What grapes are well-known in Cote de beaune?

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Chardonnay and Pinot Noir

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Where are the majority of premiers crus in Burgundy located?

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cote de beaune

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what are the AOCs of Cote de Beaune?

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Pernard Vergelesses
Ladoix Serrigny
Aloxe-Corton
chorey les beaune
Savigny les beaune
Beaune
Pommard
Volnay
Monthelie
Auxery-duresses
Saint romain
Meursault
Blagny
Puligny Montrachet
Chassagne Montrachet
Saint Aubin
santenay
maranges
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Which two AOCs in the Côte de beaune produce only reds?

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Pommard and volnay

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which two AOCs in the Côte de Beaune produce only whites?

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Chassagne Montrachet and puligny Montrachet

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What are the 5 subregions/AOCs (?) of the Côte Chalonnaise?

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Bouzeron
Rully
Mercurey
Givry
montagny
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which areas within the Côte Chalonnaise are known for whites?

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bouzeron and montagny

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Which areas within the Côte Chalonnaise are known for reds?

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Mercurey and Givry

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Which area is known for Cremant de Bourgogne ?

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Rully in the Côte Chalonnaise

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Which white grapes are big in the Maconnais area of burgundy and what is a famous wine from there?

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Chardonnay. Pouilly Fuisse

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Which winemaking technique is applied to Beaujolaid nouveau?

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Carbonic maceration

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Which grape is used to make Beaujolais?

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Gamay

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What are the crus of Beaujolais?

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St amour
Julienas
Chenas
Chiroubles
Moulin-a-vent
Fleurie
Morgon
Regnie
Brouilly
cote de Brouilly

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