Burgundy

Question 1

What is the climate of Burgundy?

Answer 1

Cool-continental

Question 2

What is the top white and red grape of Burgundy?

Answer 2

• Chardonnay
• Pinot Noir

Question 3

What are the top regions of Burgundy?

Answer 3

• Chablis
• Cote d’Or
  
  • Cote de Nuits
  • Cote de Beaune
• Cote Chalonnaise
• Maconnais
• Beaujolais

Question 4

Describe regional Burgundy wine

Answer 4

• Appellation Bourgogne Controlee
• Blends from grapes sourced throughout region
• Simple and least expensive

Question 5

Describe Burgundy wine from a Commune or Village

Answer 5

• Higher in quality than regional
• Grapes sources from the vineyards surrounding one of Burgundy’s important subregions
• Examples:
  
  • Appellation Cote de Beaune Controlee
  • Appellation Pouilly Fusse Controlee

Question 6

Describe wine from a Burgundy Premier Cru Vineyard

Answer 6

• First growth
• Vineyards that produced important wines in the past
• Labels:
  
  • name of the village/commune
  • name of the premier cru
  • term premier cru or 1er cru
  • ex: Appellation Pommard Epenots Premier Cru Controlee

Question 7

Describe wine from a Grand Cru Vineyards

Answer 7

• Highest designation
• Great growth
• Produced 100% from grapes grown in the vineyard
• 1% of Burgundy’s production
• Labels:
  
  • Name of Vineyard
  • “Grand Cru”
    
    • ex: Appellation Le Montrachet Grand Cru Controlee

Question 8

Describe Chardonnay from Burgundy

Answer 8

• Only white grape allowed for AOC wines
• Acidity
• Minerality
• Great for food pairing

Question 9

What are two minor grapes also grown in Burgundy?

Answer 9

• Aligote
• Gamay

Question 10

Describe Pinot Noir from Burgundy

Answer 10

• Indigenous to Burgundy
  
  • Velvety mouthfeel
  • Intense aroma
  • Pleasant acidity
  • Red Beries
  • Earthy
  • Spicy
  • Complex

Question 11

What are key factors about Burgundy’s terroir?

Answer 11

• Continental climate = high acidity + lower alcohol
• fossilized sea life + limestone soil

Question 12

Describe Chablis in Burgundy

Answer 12

• Northernmost region
• Kimmeridgian limestone soil (fossilized remains)
• Chardonnay only
• Lean, mineral, flinty whites

Question 13

AOCS in Cote de Nuits

Answer 13

• Marsannay
• Fixin
• Gevry-Chambertin
• More-Saint-Denis
• Chambolle-Musigny
• Vougeot
• Echezeaux
• Vosne-Romanee
• Nuits-Saint-Georges

Question 14

Major Villages of Cote de Beaune

Answer 14

Grand Crus

• Aloxe-Corton
• Puligny-Montrachet
• Chassagne-Montrachet

Premier Crus

• Beaune
• Pommard
• Volnay
• Meursalt

Question 15

What are major AOCs from Cote Chalonnaise

Answer 15

• Bouzeron (Aligote)
• Rully
• Mercurey
• Givry
• Montagny

Question 16

Major regions from Maconnais AOC

Answer 16

• Macon
• Macon-Superieur
• Macon-Villages
• St.-Veran
• Pouilly-Fuisse
• Loche
• Vinzelles

Question 17

Beaujolais Grape and Major Classes

Answer 17

• Gamay grape
  
  • Fruity
  • Simple
• Three Basic Classes
  
  • AOC Beajolais
  • AOC Beajolais-Villages
  • Cru Beajolais

Question 18

Carbonic Maceration

Answer 18

• Whole bunches of uncrushed grapes
• Put in vats with carbon dioxide
• Grapes at bottom crushed with the weight of grapes above
• Rest of grapes: fermentation happens inside the grape

Question 19

What are the 10 Cru Beaujolais Communes

Answer 19

• Brouilly
• Chenas
• Chiroubles
• Cote de Brouilly
• Julienas
• Morgon
• Moulin-a-Vent
• Regnie
• Fleurie
• Saint-Amour