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When is the hospice de beaune auction held?

A

Every third Sunday of November

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Which monks were important for viticulture in Burgundy?

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Cistercians and Benedictine

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How many growers claim clos vougeot?

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more then 80

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metayage

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sharecropping

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fermage

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leasing

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how many cases does domaine de la romanee conti produce? how many grand cru bottlings?aeq

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8000 cases; 8 grand crus

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who is cote d’or’s largest landowner?

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bouchard pere & fils

130 ha

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Name the 5 main winegrowing areas in Burgundy?

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Chablis
Cote d'Or
Cote Chalonnaise
Maconnais
Beaujolais
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What is Burgundy’s “golden slope”?

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Cote d’Or

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What is Cote d’Or s regional capital and what is it commercial center for wine trade?

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Dijon (regional capital)

Beaune (commercial center for the winetrade)

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Where is Chablis exactly located?

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130 km northwest of Dijon; Yonne departement

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communes of Yonne?

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Chablis, Vezelay, Irancy, Tonnerre and Joigny

all -except Chablis - are also known as “Grand Auxerrois”

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Grand Auxerrois?

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Collectivly the name for communes around the capital of Yonne, the land sourrounding Auxerre (except Chablis)

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Where is Cote Chalonnaise located?

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South of Cote d’Or

northern Saone-et-Loire departement

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Where does the Saone-et-Loire department get uts name from?

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City of Chalon-sur-Saone

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15
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Where does the river Saine runs?

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60km southward from Chalon-sur-Saone to Macon.

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Macon?

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capital of the department and namesake of the maconnais winegrowing region

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What are the “Region Borgogne”s largest production areas for white wines?

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Chablis

Maconnais

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What is Saone-et-Loire’s most emblenatic site?

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Rock of Solutre (highest among them)

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What are the “monts du Beaujolais”?

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series of choppy, low mountains- reaching up to 1000 meters in elevation.

south of Maconnais

Beaujolais wine growing region

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What is Burgundy’s most southern vineyard area? What commune was it named for?

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Beaujolais

commune of Beaujeu

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Name the main grapes growing at Burgundy?

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Pinot Noir
Gamay
Chardonnay
Pinot Blanc
Aligote
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Beside Pinot Noir- what is Burgundy’s most important seccondary grape?

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Gamay

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Beaunois?

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name for Chardonnay

means “from Beaune”

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Chardonnay is a natural crossing of…

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… Pinot Noir and Gouais Blanc

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Burgundy’s second most important white wine grape variety is?

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Aligote

particularly in the commune of Bouzeron

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26
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Name same rare grape varieties in Burgundy?

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Beurot (Pinot Gris)
Cesar
Trossot
Sacy

…authorized but effectively disappeared

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four-tier hierarchy?

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AOP system

regionale, village, premier cru and grand cru

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What is baseline regional appellation for entire Burgundy winegrowing region?

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Bourgogne AOP

(red, white, rose)
Pinot Noir and Chardonnay

made from other grape varieties- name is addes - f.ex. Pinot Gris, Pinot blanc, Cesar,…

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Coteaux Bourguignons AOP?

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Shares same broad dinensions as Bourgogne AOP, but allows inclusion of Gamay in red blends

also inexpensive blended whites and rose wines are allowed for that appellation

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Name the 4 lieux-dits approved for Bourgogne AOP?

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La Chapelle Notre Dame
Le Chapitre
Cote St-Jacques
Montrecul

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What are Cote de Beaune-Village AOP?

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Cote de Beaune-Villages wines are red and grape material may be sourced from any village in the Cote de Beaune save Pommard, Volnay, Aloxe-Corton and Beaune itself

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What are Cote de Nuits-Village wines?

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red or (rarely) white wines sourced from the villages of Fixin and Brouchon in the north, 
and Prissey, Corgoloin and Comblanchien in the south
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What means “Bourgogne Aligote”?

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seperate appellation for vatietal wines produced solely from Aligote grape. wines are often simple, refreshing and high in acidity.

also base for the kir cocktail (combined with creme de cassis)

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Bourgogne Passe-Tout-Grains AOP?

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red and rose wines
“field blend of the past”

Pinot Noir and Gamay Blend, and the two grapes must be vinified together

red one is far more common than rose

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cremant de bourgogne?

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debuted 1975
hand harvestest, traditional method white and rose sparkling wines
CH, PN

Rully (Cote Chalonnais)

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bourgogne mousseux?

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older, rare appellation reserved exclusivly for sparkling reds produced via traditional method

(in 1820 it was common to have red sparkling wines coming from clos de vougeot or chambertin)

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Name Burgundy’s two sparkling wine AOP’s?

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Cremant de Bourgogne

Bourgogne Mousseux

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Smallest AOP in France?

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La Romanee

0,85ha

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Largest AOP in Burgundy?

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Corton AOP

160 ha

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Chablis 3 AOP’s?

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Petit Chablis
Chablis
Chablis Grand Cru

production white wine only
exclusively from Chardonnay

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Soil for Chablis better vinyards?

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Kimmeridigian marl
(mixture of limestone, clay laced with millions of oyster fossils)

its visible in hillside outcrops around the village of Chablis

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Soiltypes for

Petit Chablis
Chablis
Chablis Premier and Grand Cru

A

Petit Chablis: cooler, windexposed sites on portlandien linestone

Chablis: Kimmeridigian marl under portlandian limestone; younger rock strata

Chablis 1er and GC: Pure Kimmeridigian marl

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What is Burgundys largest white winegrowinh region?

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Chablis

one out if five bottles of Burgundy annually bears its name on the label

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Name some of Chablis top 1er Crus?

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Montee de Tonnerre
Fourchaume
Vaillons
Montmains

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Chablis GC 7 geographical sesignations?

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Les Clos, Vaudesir, Valmur, Preuses, Blanchot, Bourgros, Grenouilles

(unofficial: La Moutonne - monopoly of domaine long-depaquit -overlapping Vaudesir and Preuses)

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Beyond Chablis there is a Sauvignon Blanc and a Pinot Noir-based reds appellation- name them!

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PN: Irancy AOP
SB: St Bris AOP

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The Cote d’Or is located on the western edge of plain?

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Western edge of the low Saone River Plain

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Soil of Cote D’Or?

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Limestone

topsoils combinations of linestone and clay

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Combes?

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significant geological feature of region.
dry, transverse valleys, carved during the last ice time by melt water and erosion.

serves today as conduits for cool breezes and hailstorms

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Broadly speaking…
Cote de Nuits vinyards faces…
and Cote de Beaune vinyards faces…

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C.d.N.: EAST

C.d.B.: SOUTHEAST

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Soiltypes Cote de Nuits and Cote de Beaune?

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Cote de Beaune -execept Montrachet- tends to gain marl and less limestone; Hills of Cote de Beaune are less steep

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Name and size of the barrels, red and white Burgundys are typically aged?

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Piece

228 liter

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batonnage?

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stirring the wine during elevage

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54
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Cote de Nuits streches from… to…?

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Dijon to Corgoloin

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Name Cote de Nuits Village appellations for reds from north to south?

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Marsanny
Fixin
Gevrey Chambertin
Morey St Denis
Chambolle Musigny
Vougeot
Vosne Romanee
Nuits St Georges
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Which Cote de Nuits Villages produce AOP whites?

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Marsanny
Fixin
Morey St Denis
Vougeot
Nuits St Georges
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57
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How many GC vinyards exist in the Cote de Nuits?

One of them also produces white wines? Which?

A

24 GC

Musigny

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Gevrey Chambertin greatest Pinot Noir vinyarrds are?

A

GC Chambertin and Clos de Beze

1er Cru Clos Saint Jacques

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What is Cote d’Or largest village appellation?

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Gevrey Chambertin

400ha

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Name Chevrey Chambertins GC’s?

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Chambertin
Clos de Beze
Charmes Chambertin
Latricieres Chambertin
Mazis Chambertin
Ruchotted Chambertin
Chapelle Chambertin
Griotte Chambertin
Mazoyeres Chambertin
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Gevrey’s top domaines?

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Armand Rousseau
Claude Dugat
Jean Marie Fourrier

62
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GC’s of Chambolle Musigny?

A

Musigny

Bonnes Mares

63
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THE exceptional 1er Cru of Chambolle Musigny?

A

Les Amoureuses

64
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Top producers of Chambolle Musigny?

A

George de Vogue
Barthod
Roumier
Perrot Minot

65
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GC of Morey St Denis?

A

Clos de Tart
Clos de Lambrays
Clos de la Roche
Clos St Denis

Bonnes Mares (1/5)

66
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Morey St Denis domaines?

A

Dujac

Ponsot

67
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What is Cote de Nuits largest GC?

A

Clos de Vougeot

50ha

68
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Vougeots four 1er crus?

A

Clos de la Perriere
Les Petits Vougeot
Les Cras
Le Clos Blanc

69
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Name the 6 GC of Vosne Romanee

A 
La Romanee
La Tache
Romanee Conti
La Grande Rue
Richebourg
Romanee Saint Vivant
70
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La Romanee is a monopol of …

A

Comtes Liger Belair

0,85ha

71
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Domaine Francois Lamarche is the monopol owner of what GC?

A

La Grande Rue

72
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Domaine de la Romanee Conti owns the following Monopol GC

A

La Tache

Romanee Conti

73
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Best 1er Crus of Vosne Romanee?

A 
Les Suchots
Les Beaux Monts
Les Petits Monts
Aux Malconsorts
Cros Parentoux
Clos des Reas (Monopole of Michael Gros)
74
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Producers of Vosne Romanee?

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Comtes Liger Belair
Domaine Leroy
Anne Gros
Jean Grivot
Meo Camuzet
Sylvain Cathiard
Henri Jayer
Emmanuel Rouget
75
Q

Two GC of Flagey Echezeaux?

A

Echezeaux

Grand Echezeaux

76
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why is echezeaux similar to clos de vougeot?

A

too many producers
38 ha- 80 parcels
too variable in quality
no cohesive theme of terroir

77
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appellation of Nuits St Georges includes…

A

Nuits St Georges

Premeaux Prissey

78
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Producers with Nuits St Georges wines?

A

Henri Gouges
Joseph Faiveley
Jean Jacques Confuron
Robert Chevillon

79
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How many GC exist in Nuits St Georges?

80
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Nuits St Georges top premier cru vinyard?

A

Les Saint Georges

81
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The 2 villages South of Nuits St Georges - Comblanchien and Corgoloin - entitle their wines as…

A

Cote de Nuits Villages AOP

82
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name the 2 smaller grand cru appellation within Corton?

A

Corton-Charlemagne
Charlemagne

bears the kings name
produces only white wines

83
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what wines are allowed at the Corton appellation?

A

red and white wines

but in practice almost all are red

84
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What is the only red wine producing Grand Cru at the Cote de Beaune?

A

Corton

is also the largest single GC appellation in Burgundy

85
Q

Three communes of Corton? Encircle the southern half of the hill.

A

Aloxe Corton
Ladoix Serrigny
Pernand Vergelesses

86
Q

What producers have their headquarter in Beaune?

A

Joseph Drouhin
Bouchard Pere et Fils
Louis Jadot

87
Q

Which commune in the Cite de Beaune has the most hectared under vine?

A

Beaune

largest population center between Dijon and Chalon sur Saone

88
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Beaune’s best vineyards?

A

Les Bressandes
Greves
Clos de Mouches

89
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Cote de Beaune AOP-for what wines?

A

minor appellation, for a few hectared of vines in the hills above Beaune

90
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what is the 2nd most fullbodied red wine agter Corton in the Cote de Beaune?

91
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Pommard - Volnay

difference?

A

both villages are reserved for red wines

Pommard is generally harder edged, tannic structure in contrast to Volnay’s softer fragrance and charme

92
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Best 1er Crus of Pommard?

A

Les Rugiens (Haut and Bas sections)

Les Epenots (Comte Armand’s monopol Clos des Epeneaux)

93
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Volnay’s 1er Crus?

A 
Les Caillerets
Champans
Clos de Chenes
Taillepieds
Clos de Ducs (Monopol of Marquis d' Angerville)
94
Q

Esteemed producers in Volnay?

A

D’Angerville
Hubert de Montille
Michel Lafarge

95
Q

4 Meursault vinyards adjacent to the Volnay border are allowed to label … , if Pinot Noir, rather than Chardonnay is planted.

A

Volnay 1er Cru Santenots

96
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Name the famous white wine villages south of Volnay?

A

Meursault
Puligny Montrachet
Chassagne Montrachet

97
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What commune at the Cote d’Or produced the highest amount of white wines?

98
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what is classic Meursault like?

A

rich, almost fat on the palate, nutty, buttery, honeyed spectrum of flavors and softer acidity than wines of Puligny Montrachet

99
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Meursault’s great 1er Crus?

A

Perrieres
Genevrieres
Les Charmes

100
Q

Meursault based domaines?

A

Coche Dury
Guy Roulot
Comtes Lafon

101
Q

GC’s of Puligny and Chassagne Montrachet?

A 
Montrachet
Chevalier Montrachet
Batard Montrachet
Bienvenues Batard Montrachet
Criots Batard Montrachet
102
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what CG is located on the Chassagne side?

A

Criots Batard Montrachet
Montrachet (parts)
Batard Montrachet (parts)

103
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Puligny’s best 1er Crus?

A

Les Pucelles
Le Cailleret
Les Demoiselles

104
Q

highly regarded producers of puligny montrachet?

A

Domaine Leflaive

Jacques Carillon

105
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does chassagne montrachet produce more white or red wines?

A

in the 1980s more red was produced

106
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What is the interesting thing about Chassagne Montrachets 1er Cru Morgeot?

A

encompasses 15 smaller 1er Crus, whicj are usually sold under Morgeot’s more marketable and recognizable name

107
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Noteable producers of Chassagne Montrachet?

A

Ramonet

Pierre Yves Colin Morey

108
Q

Blagny AOP? Wines?

A

red wines under own appellation

white wines are sold either as Meursault or Puligny Montrachet, depending on location if vinyard

109
Q

smaller cote de beaune villages

A 
Chorey les Beaune
Savigny les Beaune
Auxey Duresses
Saint Romain
Saint Aubin
Monthelie
Santenay
Maranges

(all those produce whites and reds)

110
Q

Soils of Cote Chalonnaise

A

wheathered limestone and clay

111
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how many communes the area of Bourgogne Cote Chalonnaise include? what wines sre produced there?

A

44 communes

reds, whites, rose wines

112
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Name Cote Chalonnaises 5 main villages with their own appellations?

A 
Bouzeron
Rully
Givry
Mercurey
Montagny
113
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what wine are produced in Montagny?

A

white wines only

114
Q

wines of Bouzeron?

A

white wines only

ALIGOTE!

115
Q

Givry produces…

A

either reds or whites

116
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Rully produces…

A

reds and whites

117
Q

Mercurey wines can be…

A

white or red

118
Q

what grapes are used for wines from Bouzeron?

119
Q

Givry and Mercurey produce more white or reds?

A

far more PN is planted than CH

120
Q

Name the 5 villages AOP of the Maconnais?

A 
Pouilly Fuisse
Pouilly Loche
Pouilly Vinzelles
Saint Veran
Vire Clesse

ALL FIVE PRODUCE ONLY CHARDONNAY

121
Q

Pouilly Fuisse includes the wines of 4 communes:

A

Fuisse
Solutre Pouilly
Vergisson
Chaintre

122
Q

Beaujolais’ vinyards are essentially planted with…

A

Gamay (95%)

123
Q

How much % of worlds Gamay plantings are at the Beaujolais?

124
Q

Chardonnays planted at Beaujolais are sold as…

A

bourgogne or baujolais blanc

125
Q

Name the 10 Beaujolais crus?

A 
St Amour
Julienas
Moulin a Vent
Chenas
Fleurie
Chiroubles
Morgon
Regnie
Brouilly
Cote de Brouilly
126
Q

What wines come from Coteaux du Lyonnais AOP?

A

reds and roses from Gamay
whites from CH, Aligote and Pinot Blanc

south of Beaujolais- north of Rhone

127
Q

What 4 french departments Burgundy spans at?

A

Yonne
Cote d Or
Saone et Loire
Rhone

128
Q

ha of Chablis and Grand Auxerrois?

129
Q

size of Cote de Nuits?

130
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size of Cote de Beaune?

131
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size of Cote Chalonnaise?

132
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size of Maconnais?

133
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size of Beaujolais?

134
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Size of Burgundy in ha?

135
Q

On what latitude is Burgundy positioned?

A

46-48 degree

136
Q

how much ha are planted in Burgundy?

137
Q

how much ha Pinot Noir are planted in Burgundy?

138
Q

how much ha Gamay are planted in Burgundy?

139
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Aligote- how much ha do in Burgundy exist?

140
Q

in Yonne and St Bris - Sauvignon Blanc is planted- how much ha all together?

141
Q

Where is the Cesar-grape planted?

A

tannic red grape for blends and reds in Irancy

142
Q

How many appellation do in Burgundy exist?

A

almost 100

143
Q

What is Bourgogne AOP?

A

baseline regional appellation for entire Burgundy

reds, white and rose wines - produced from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay

144
Q

Cote de Beaune Village AOP?

A

red wines
grapes may be sourced from the villages:
Pommard, Volnay, Aloxe Corton and Beaune

145
Q

Cote de Nuits Village AOP?

A 
red or (rarely) whites
may come from Fixin, Brochon, Prissey, Corgoloin and Comblanchien
146
Q

Bourgogne Aligote?

A

seperate appellation;
made from Aligote grape
refreshing, high acid grape

147
Q

red and rosewine - field blend - Burgundy?

A

Bourgogne Passe Tout Grains AOP

PN + Gamay (min30%)

148
Q

What is a “lieu-dit”?

A

climat

named single vinyard

149
Q

“parcel”?

A

single contiguous holding within a vinyard- owned by one owner

sometimes domains hold several parcels in one climat- f.ex. leflaive 3 seperate parcels in Batard Montrachet

150
Q

“clos

A

vinyard enclosed within a stone wall

151
Q

Chablis “major” premier crus on the right bank?

A 
Berdiots
Cote de Vaubarousse
Fourchaume
Les Fourneaux
Mont de Milieu
Montee de Tonnerre
Vaucoupin
152
Q

Chablis “major” premier crus left bank?

A 
Beauroy
Chaume de Talvat
Cote de Lechet
Cote de Jouan
Les Beauregards
Montmains
Vau de Vey
Vaillons
Vosgros
Vau Ligneau

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