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What are the characteristics of Chablis?

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  • Dry, very mineral Chardonnay
  • High acidity, flinty characteristics, steely
  • Very little or no oak usage compared to the rest of Burgundy
  • most Chablis is aged in stainless steel
  • Kimmerigian soil = limestone, clay, and shells
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What are the Grand Crus of Chablis?

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Vaudesirs*
Grenouilles*
Blanchots*
Les clos
Les Preuses
Valmur
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What are characteristics of the Petit Chablis AOC?

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  • 1/3 of wine produced in Chablis
  • Big blend of vineyards in the sub-region
  • Lower prices
  • No Kimmerigian soils
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What areas of Burgundy make up the Côte d’Or?

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Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune comprise the Côte d’Or, which is considered to be the most distinctive area of Burgundy.

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The Côte de Nuits produces what type of wines?

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Côte de nuits produces red wines of big structure (Pinot noir).

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What is the soil type in Côte de nuits?

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Clay

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What types of wines are produced in Côte de beaune?

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The best white wines of Burgundy are produced here.

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What is the soil type in Côte de beaune?

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Limestone

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What are four important villages of Côte de nuits?

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  • Gevrey-Chambertin (most important)
  • Chambolle-Musigny AOC
  • Vougeot AOC
  • Vosne-Romanee + Nuits-St. Georges AOC
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What are characteristics of Gevrey-Chambertin?

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  • bigger, fuller, more masculine expression of Pinot noir
  • AOC with the highest number of Gran Cru climats in Cote d’Or with 9
  • more Clay in soils
  • Best known and most important village

-Côte de Nuits

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What are characteristics of Chambolle-Musigny AOC?

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  • most delicate wines of The Côte d’Or
  • 2 grand crus (Musigny and Les Bonnes Mares)
  • main Chardonnay area of Côte de Nuits
  • only white in Côte de Nuits
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What are the characteristics of Vougeot AOC?

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  • epicenter of historical Burgundy
  • 1 famous grand Cru: Clos de Vougeot
  • very earthy wines

-Côte de Nuits

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What are the characteristics of Vosne-Romanee + Nuits-St. Georges AOC?

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  • lots of very tiny vineyards
  • 8 of the most prestigious grand crus in the world (Romanee-Conti, La Tache, Echezeaux)
  • velvety, but structured

-Côte de Nuits

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What are characteristics of Côte de Beaune?

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  • more important area for structured/Oaked/long aging whites
  • the few reds are elegant and finessed compared to Côte de Nuits
  • soil is the key difference with Côte de Nuits: more limestone/younger soils, giving wines higher acidity and minerality (which is better for Chardonnay)
  • only one red Grand Cru (Corton)
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What are characteristics of Corton AOC?

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  • Corton and Corton Charlemagne are the 2 great grand Cru vineyards: They contain 28 climats that are labeled
  • most juicy, thick, and fat whites of Burgundy
  • Corton is always Grand Cru
  • Corton mostly produces red wine (95%)
  • Only red Grand Cru of Cote de Beaune
  • Largest Grand Cru of Burgundy

-Côte de Beaune

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What are characteristics of Mersault AOC?

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  • the great white wine: world class Chardonnay that inspired half the world (Napa, Italy, South America, Australia….)
  • wines tend to have a higher oak usage due to massive acidic structure. Rich mid-palate and unique notes of cereals
  • no grand Cru vineyards

-Côte de Beaune

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What are characteristics of Puligny-Montrachet/Chassagne-Montrachet AOC?

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  • The most balanced, long-aging white of Burgundy
  • notes of marzipan, almonds, and honey
  • 5 grand Cru parcels

-Côte de Beaune

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T or F: Chablis is the southernmost area of Burgundy.

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False. Chablis is the Northernmost area of Burgundy.

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What are the wine areas/districts of Burgundy?

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Chablis
Cote de Nuits (red)
Cote de Beaune (white)
Cote Chalonnaise
Maconnais (white)
Beaujolais (gamay)
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What are characteristics of Burgundy?

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  • Pushes the concept of terroir to the extreme (every vineyard and every parcel is classified)
  • 33 Grand cru vineyards
  • All Burgundy AOCs are villages
  • Concentration on mono-varietals
  • Less use of oak
  • More use of native yeasts
  • More white wine than red wine production
21
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What was the first cru (single vineyard) of Burgundy?

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Clos de Vougeot

22
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What is the largest producer in Burgundy?

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Louis Latour

23
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What are the classification levels of Burgundy?

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  • GRAND CRUS (33) - single vineyard classified grand
  • PREMIER CRUS (635) - single vineyard classified 1st groth
  • VILLAGE APPELLATIONS (44) - blend of vineyards w/in a village
  • REGIONAL APPELLATION - blend of multiple villages/ all regions
24
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What are the grapes of Burgundy?

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*Chardonnay
*Pinot Noir
Aligote
Melon
Gamay

25
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What are three important villages of Cote be Beaune?

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Corton
Mersault AOC
Puligny-Montrachet/ Chassagne-Montrachet

26
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What are characteristics of Cote Chalonnaise?

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*Middle Burgundy
*good values genrally, but producer dependent
62% delicate, soft, light reds
*sparkling wines are widely produced here ( Cremant de Bourgone)

27
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What are important AOCs of Cote Chalonnaise?

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Rully AOC

Mercurey AOC

28
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What are characteristics of Rully AOC?

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  • soft and generous wines
  • 50/50 red/white production
  • reds have supple, soft tannins and floral scents
  • reds that do well with fish
29
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What are characteristics of Mercurey AOC?

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  • some of lightest colored wines of BURGUNDY
  • very, very floral and delicate with strawberry
  • high acidity
30
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What are characteristics of Maconnais?

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  • area focuses on best values of Burgundy
  • climate is milder than Cote d’or (closer to Mediterranean)
  • less acidity/less earthiness/more ripeness and fruitiness
  • mainly limestone = minerality + schist
31
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What are the grapes of Maconnais?

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*Chardonnay (main grape)

Gamay

32
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What are the basic common appellations of Maconnais?

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Macon AOC
Macon Villages
Puilly-Fuisse AOC

33
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What are considered to be the best villages of Maconnais?

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Puilly and Fuisse

34
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What are characteristics of Puilly-Fuisse?

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  • only whites

* fruitiest and ripest whit Burgundy with hints of minerality (salty limestone)

35
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What are characteristics of Beaujolais?

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  • land of the fruitiest, softest red, darkest/purple wines of Burgundy
  • mildest, warmest climate of the region
36
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What winemaking method is used to make Beaujolais?

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Carbonic Maceration

37
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What is the primary grape of Beaujolais?

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Gamay (very little Pinot Noir)

38
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What are characteristics of Champagne?

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  • most northerly of all of France’s wine regions
  • cold, harsh climate
  • extremely cold winters
  • spring frosts are common and severe
  • maritime influence, abundant cloud cover
39
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What are the primary grapes of Champagne?

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  • pinot noir
  • pinot meunier
  • chardonnay
40
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T or F: Chardonnay is the most widely planted grape in Champagne?

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False. Pinot Noir is the most widely planted grape of Champagne

41
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What characteristics does Pinot Noir contribute to Champagne?

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  • cherry and strawberry fruit
  • power
  • structure
  • richness
  • alcohol
  • good acidity
42
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What characteristics does Pinot Meunier contribute to Champagne?

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  • acid
  • red fruit
  • depth
  • earthiness
43
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What characteristics does Chardonnay contribute to Champagne?

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  • floral notes
  • citrus
  • apple
  • lightness
  • elegance
44
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What are the soils of Champagne?

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Chalk is the primary soil

other soil is limestone-rich marl (kimmeridgian)

45
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What is the classification system of Champagne vineyards?

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Echelle Des Crus System (1 - 100 point scale)

46
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What are the quality classification levels of Champagne?

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  • GRAND CRUS - rated 100%
  • PREMIER CRUS - rated at 90 - 99%
  • VLLLAGE - rated at 80 - 89%; are not crus, just basic
47
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What are important grand crus of Champagne?

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Ambonnay
Avize
Bouzy
Le Mesnil - Sur - Oger
Verzenay
48
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T or F: Champagne focuses on monovarietal production.

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FALSE: The best Champagnes are a blend of all grapes of the region. The is some monovarietal production: Blanc de Blanc (all Chardonnay) and Blanc de Noir (only de=ark-skinned grapes)

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