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What is Negociant

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Merchants who don’t own the vineyard but buy the grapes and or finished wine for blending and bottling under their own label.

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French wine law, what are the three quality levels of French wine

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Vin de France, IGP/Vin de pay, AOP/AOC

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What is a domaine?

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The entire process from growing the grapes to bottling and aging the wine takes place at the domaine itself.

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What are the Maine grape varieties of burgundy

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Chardonnay and aligote

Pinot noir and gamay (reds)

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What is the climate in burgundy

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Continental

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What are the main types of soil in burgundy

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North: chalk and kimmeridgian clay
South: granite

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What are the four Chablis AOC’s

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Petite Chablis, chablis, Chablis premier crus, chablis grand cru

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What are the seven grand crus of Chablis?

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

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What is a characteristic of typical Chablis

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Racey acidity, oyster shell, youthful lemon, typically no oak

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Côte d’Or is made up of two sub regions

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Côte de nuits and côte de beaune

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Côte de nuits is mostly dominated by what grape

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Pinot noir

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What are the 9 AOC’s of côte de nuits

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Marsannay, Fixin, Gevrey-Chambertin, Morey-St.-Denis, Chambolle-Musigny, Vougeot, Echezeaux, Vosne-Romanee, Nuits-St-Georges

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What are the AOC’s of Côte de Beaune

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  • Aloxe-Corton ( red grand cru: corton, white grand cru: corton Charlemagne
  • Beaune (premier cru only)
  • Pommard (premier cru only, red wine only)
  • Volnay (premier cru only, red wine only)
  • Meursault (premier cru)
  • Puligny-Montrachet (4 grand crus)
  • Chassagne-Montrachet (3 grand crus)
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Name one major producer from Côte de beaune.

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Coche dury, Joseph Drouin, Bouchard Pere et Fils, Louis Jadot

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What are the Côte challonnaise AOC’s

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  • Bouzeron ( white wines from aligote)
  • Rully
  • Mercurey
  • Givry
  • Montagny (white only)
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Mâconnais AOC’s

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  • Mâcon
  • Mâcon-superior
  • Mâcon-villages
  • St Veran
  • Pouilly-Fuisse
  • Loché
  • Vinzelles
  • Vire-Clesse
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Beaujolais AOC’s

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  • Beaujolais
  • Beaujolais nouvous
  • Beaujolais-superior
  • Beaujolais-villages
  • Beaujolais cru (10)
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What are the 10 crus of Beaujolais

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St-Amour
Juliénas
Chénas
Chiroubles
Moulin-à-Vent
Fleurie
Morgon
Régnié
Brouilly
Côte de Brouilly
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What are 4 Lieux dits (place name) of burgundy?

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  1. La chapelle Norte dame
  2. Le chapitre
  3. Cote St. Jaques
  4. Montreal
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What is the largest grand cru of burgundy?

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Corton AOP

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What is the smallest grand cru of burgundy and the smallest appellation in France?

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La Romanee

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What is the benchmark for Chablis premier cru?

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Pronounced acidity, medium weight, lees character, intensely mineral, steely character, unencombered by new oak.

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What is the benchmark for grand crus?

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Rich, ripe, more oak, hazelnuts, oyster shells , lemons

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How many grand crus are in the cote de nuits?

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24 (all produce red wines except musigny)

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How many acres in a hectare?

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2.47

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What is the last grand cru to be promoted?

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La grand rue (1992)

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What are some notable grand crus of Côte de nuit? And what AOC are they from in the Côte de nuits?

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  • Chambertain (Gevry-Chambertain)
  • Chambertain-Clos de beze (Gevry Chambertain)
  • Musigney and Bonne Mares (Chambolle-Musigney)
  • Clos de veugoet (Veougot)
  • La Romanee (Vosne-Romanee)
  • La Grand Rue (Vosne-Romanee)
  • Echezeaux (Flagey-Echezeaux)
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What are some major producers of Côte de nuits?

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  • Armand Rousseau (Gevry-Chambertain)
  • Claude Dugat (Gevry-Chambertain)
  • Georges de Vogue (chambolle-musigny)
  • Domaine de la Romanee Conti (Vosne-Romanee)
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What are the two most expensive styles of Chardonnay in the Côte de beaune?

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Puligny Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet

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What are some characteristics of meursault?

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Usually higher quality, rich, fat with nutty buttered honey spectrum of flavors. Softer acidity than puligney-Montrachet

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What is one go to wine for les Clos grand cru in Chablis

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Rene and Vincent Daubissat

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What is one go to Chablis AOP

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Domaine William Fevre

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