Burgundy Flashcards

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white grapes of Burgundy?

A

Chardonnay, Aligote, Sauvignon Blanc

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red grapes of Burgundy?

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Pinot Noir, Gamay Noir, Cesar

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3
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100% Aligote can be found in what AOP?

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Bourgogne Aligote AOP, Bouzeron AOP (Cote Chalonnaise)

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what are the two sparkling appellations of Burgundy?

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Cremant de Bourgogne AOP (chard, pinot gris/blanc/noir)

Bourgogne Mousseux AOP (pinot noir, gamay, césar)

both traditional method, 9 months on lees

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5 AOPS of Chablis

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Petit Chablis AOP, Chablis AOP, Chablis Grand Cru AOP. St Bris AOP and Irancy AOP

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What are the Chablis Grand Cru AOP’s

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Bougros, les Preuses, Vaudesir, Grenouilles, Vlamar, les Clos, Blanchots, (la Moutonne)

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where is the only Sauv Blanc appellation in Burgundy?

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St Bris AOP in Chablis

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8
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Where is Gevrey-Chambertin AOP?

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Cotes de Nuits

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What are the grand cru vineyards of Gevrey-Chambertin?

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Ruchottes-Chambertin OAP
Champelle - Chambertin AOP
Chambertin AOP
Charmes-Chambertin AOP
Mazoyeres-Chambertin AOP
Mazis-Chambertin AOP
Griotte-Chambertin AOP
Chambertin Clos de Beze AOP
Latricieres-Chambertin AOP
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What two areas in Bonnes Mares AOP shared between?

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Morey-St.-Denis AOP and Chambolle-Musigny AOP in Cotes de Nuits

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What is the smallest appellation in France and where is it located?

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La Romanee AOP is the smallest, located in Vosne-Romanee AOP in Cotes de Nuits

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What is the most grown grape in Cote de Nuits?

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Pinot Noir

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13
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what is the only village allowed to make rose in Cotes de Nuits?

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Marsannay AOP

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14
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where are the most prestigious chardonnay vineyards in the world located?

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in Cotes de Beaune

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5 main AOPs in Cote de Beaune

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Pommard, Volnay, Mersault, Puligny-Montrachet, Chassagne-Montrachet

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16
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what is the commercial centre of Burgundy?

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city of Beaune

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What is particular about Pommard AOP, VOlnay AOP and Mersault AOP?

A

They only have premier cru vineyards

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what is the smallest white cru in Burgundy and where is it located?

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Criots-Batard-Montrachet AOP located in Chassagne-Montrachet, Cotes de Beaune

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19
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one vineyard, three Grand Cru expressions, shared between three villages. What are they and where are they?

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Grand Crus of Corton AOP, Cotron-Charlemagne AOP and Charlemagne AOP
Located in the villages of Aloxe-Corton AOP, Ladoix-Serrigny AOP and Pernand-Vergelesses AOP
Cotes de Beaune

20
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What two villages in Cote de Beaune have produce only red wine?

A

Pommard AOP and Volnay AOP

21
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5 villages of Cote Chalonnaise?

A

Bouzeron AOP, Rully AOP, Mercurey AOP, Givry AOP and Montagny AOP

22
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Where is sparkling produced in Burgundy?

A

Rully AOP (pinot noir, chard, point gris)

23
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Montagny AOP produces what type of wine?

A

100% Chardonnay

24
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Bouzeron produces what kind of wine?

A

100% Aligote

25
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4 communes of Pouilly Fuisse?

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Chaintre, Solutre-Pouilly, Fuisse, Vergisson

26
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What AOP is better value than the often over priced Pouilly Fuisse?

A

Saint-Veran AOP

27
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What is the style of Pouilly Fuisse?

A

Unoaked or very little oak Chardonnay

28
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The crus of Beaujolais are all _____?

A

villages

29
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10 Crus of Beaujolais

A
Saint Amour AOP
Chenas AOP
Regnie AOP
Julienas AOP
Fleurie AOP
Brouilly AOP
Moulin-a-Vent AOP
Chiroubles AOP
Morgon AOP
Cote de Brouilly AOP
30
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what is the wine only sub zone of Maconais?

A

Uchizy

31
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What is the red/rose only sub zone of Maconais?

A

Serrieres

32
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what is the only village appellation to produce aligote in Burgundy?

A

Bouzeron AOP in Cote Chalonnaise

33
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Mercurey AOP accounts for what output of Cote Chalonnaise?

A

2/3

34
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largest Grand Cru in Burgundy ?

A

Corton

Cote de Beaune

35
Q

Mazoyères-Chambertin is a ______of the grand cru Charmes-Chambertin

A

climat

36
Q

Name an important premier cru in Meursault

A

Les Perrieres

37
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What are two grand crus of Puligny-Montrachet?

A

Montrachet and Batard-Montrachet

38
Q

Where does the most expensive chard in the world some from?

A

Comtes Lafon, Mersault, Cote de Beaune

39
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What is the biggest cru in Beaujolais?

A

Brouilly

40
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What are the two white only AOPs in Cote Chalonnaise?

A

Bouzeron (Aligote) and Montagny (Chard)

41
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What region is Chablis in?

A

Yonne region

42
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What kind of soil does Chablis have?

A

Kimmerdgian clay (from marine fossils)

43
Q

What do they make in Petite Chablis

A

crappy wine

44
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What is Burgundy famous for starting in terms of oak use in whites?

A

Barrel fermentation

45
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Name the 4 regions on Burgundy

A

yonne, Cote D’or, The Saone-et-Loire region, The Maconnais region, beaujolais

46
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Where is Pouilly-fuisse located?

A

The Maconnais