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What is the climat in Burgundy?

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Continental to Semi Continental

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What is the paralelle for Burgundy?

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46-48

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Avarage rainfall in Burgundy?

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750mm (causing Mildew and Rot)

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Synonym of Chardonnay?

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Beaunois

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Grapes crossed from Gouais Balnc x Pinot

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Chardonnay
Gamay
Aligote
Melon de Bourgogne
Sacy
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Ancient name for Pinot Noir in Burgundy?

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Morillon and Noirien

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Synonym of Pinot Gris?

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Pinot Beurot

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Rare grapes of Burgundy?

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César
Tressot (Tressalier in St Pourcain)
Sacy (only allowed for sparkling)

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in which year Gamay was disqualified from generic Bourgogne AOP?

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2011

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What changes happened in 2011 in general Burgundy appellation?

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  • Gamay not allowed anymore in Generic Bourgogne AOP

- Bourgogne Grand Ordinaire AOP, changed for Coteaux Bourguignons AOP

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Which region of Burgundy can label varietal Gamay in generic Bourgogne AOP?

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Beaujolais

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what is the difference between Bourgogne AOP and

Coteaux Bourguignons AOP

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Same area but Coteaux Bourguignons AOP allowes Gamay in the blend
Both produce white red rose

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Grapes of Bourgogne AOP?

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Blanc: Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, and a max. 30% Pinot Gris
Rouge: Pinot Noir, plus a max. 15% mixed plantings of Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, and César

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Name 4 lieux-dits can add their name to Bourgogne AOP?

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La Chapelle Notre Dame
Le Chapitre
Côte St-Jacques
Montrecul

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Which 3 villages can add their name to Bourgogne AOP in the Yonne department?

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Chitry, Vézelay and Épineuil

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Newest AOP of Burgundy?

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Bourgogne Cote d’Or (2018)

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Style of Côte de Beaune-Villages AOP

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Red: Pinot Noir, plus a max. 15% mixed plantings of Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, and Chardonnay

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Style of Côte de Nuits-Villages AOP?

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Blanc: Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc
Rouge: Pinot Noir, plus a max. 15% mixed plantings of Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, and Chardonnay

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Villages of Côte de Beaune-Villages AOP

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Everything except

Pommard, Volnay, Aloxe-Corton, and Beaune

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Villages of Côte de Nuits-Villages AOP?

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Fixin, Brochon, Premeaux-Prissey, Corgoloin, Comblanchien

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Style and grapes of Bourgogne Passe-Tout-Grains AOP.?

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Red and Rose

Min. 30% Pinot Noir; min. 15% Gamay

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First vintage for Cremant de Burgogne?

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1975

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Sparkling AOP for Burgundy?

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Bourgogne Mousseux (only red)
Cremant de Bourgogne

both traditionel method

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Most famous area for sparkling wine in Burgundy?

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Rully

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Important difference between PC and GC vineyard?
GC achieve own AOP so independent from village. | PC more like a geographical designation within a village.
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True or False? | Monopole grand cru AOP law mandates hand-harvesting
True
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Smallest and largest GC in Burgundy?
La Romanee-0,85ha | Corton-160ha
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Comte Georges de Vogüé declassified his Musigny blanc Gc to Bourgogne Blanc in which vintages?
1993-2014 | Because of replanting the vines were too young so they choose to declassify it
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first village which add the top vineyard name to the village name?
1847: Gevrey becomes Gevrey-Chambertin
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What is the difference between Domaines and the Négociant
domaines are the properties of winegrowers who produce wines from parcels that they own Négociants, on the other hand, are merchants: they purchase fruit, musts or wines, and bottle the finished product under their own labels.
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Largest landowner in Côte d’Or?
Bouchard Père & Fils
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What is Maison?
When a producer operating both domaine and négociant branches, a vigneron will use the term maison—“house”—to refer to the latter.
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When phyloxera appeard in Burgundy? Where?
Villié-Morgon in Beaujolais in 1874
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How Burgundy fought against phyloxera?
flooding vineyards with water—or carbon disulfide treatments Nobody wanted to replanted until absolutely necessary
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Vineyard usually E to W orientation in Burgundy. | Which vineyards are examples of rows from South to North?
Clos de Tart, Clos des Lambrays and La Romanée
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First biodynamic producer in Burgundy?
Domaine Jean-Claude Rateau 1979
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Biodynamic producers of Burgundy?
Domaine Leroy, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Domaine Leflaive, Vincent Dauvissat, Comtes Lafon, and Comte Armand
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What is the bigger threat for vineyards in Burgundy?
powdery and downy mildews eutypa dieback, esca, and grey rot. all manner of insects, from grape worms to various leafhoppers and arachnids bacterial in origin: flavescence dorée, a disease caused by the spread of phytoplasma, specialized bacteria that are parasitic to plant material. Leafhopper insects spread the bacteria from vine to vine; growth slows, berries shrivel, leaves yellow, and the vine itself may die.
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How producers fight against frost?
Chaufferettes (diesel-burning smudge pots, designed to heat the vines at night) A greener alternative, aspersion, vignerons spray vines with water, and hope to protect delicate spring buds in a cocoon of ice, some growers have resorted to expensive but effective and environmentally friendly electric heating cables, which run along the vines and keep the bud zone at a safe temperature
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What is Pinot Gouges?
One Pinot Blanc selection, nicknamed “Pinot Gouges” by Clive Coates MW, famously appeared in 1936 among Pinot Noir vines in Domaine Henri Gouges’ Clos des Porrets-Saint-Georges parcel.
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Is chaptalization and acidification allowed in Burgundy?
yes
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Wine style and grapes of Irancy AOP?
Only Red | Pinot Noir max 10%Cesar or Pinot Gris
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AOP's of Yonne department?
``` Petit Chablis AOP Chablis AOP Chablis Grand Cru AOP Irancy AOP Saint-Bris AOP Vézelay AOP (2017) ```
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Which vintage they added PC vineyard to basic Chablis AOP?
1967 | additional PC vineyards in 1978 and 1986
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Which year they extended Chablis AOP with extra 1000 ha?
1978 before that 1956
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What Kimmeridgien Marl consist of?
Kimmeridgian rock stratum consists of crumbly, chalky marl (clay and limestone) and contains abundant Exogyra virgula fossils—the imprints of tiny oyster shells
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What is Portlandian limestone?
Similar to Kimmeridgien soil with less clay contant and lack of sea fossils. Portlandian soil overlap Portlandien limestone which is sandier and thinner then Kimmeridgian soil.
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What is the seven official geographic designations of Chablis Grand Cru AOP?
Blanchot, Les Clos, Valmur, Les Grenouilles, Vaudésir, Preuses, and Bougros.
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What is La Moutonne?
An eighth climat, La Moutonne—a monopole of Domaine Long-Depaquit overlapping Vaudésir and Preuses—is permitted by the INAO for usage on labels but not listed as an official geographic designation.
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min alc% and yield for Chablis Grand Cru AOP?
11% 54hl/ha | Released 1 st of Jan second year after harvest
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Chablis PC on the right bank of Serein?
Berdiot, Côte de Vaubarousse, Fourchaume, Les Fourneaux, Mont de Milieu, Montée de Tonnerre, Vaucoupin
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Chablis PC on the left bank of Serein?
Beauroy, Chaume de Talvat, Côte de Léchet, Côte de Jouan, Les Beauregards, Montmains, Vau de Vey, Vaillons, Vosgros, Vau Ligneau
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Biggest PC in Chablis?
Vaillons (113ha) and Fourchaume (103)
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Difference in right and left bank of Serein in Chablis?
In very general terms, the left bank wines might appear a bit more restrained; the right bank wines show more opulent and exotic ripe fruit notes
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What is the soil difference in Cote de Beaune and Cote de Nuits?
Cote de Nuits-More limestone | Cote de Beaune-Less limestone more Marl. Higher elevation but less steep
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Villages of Marsanny?
Marsannay-la-Côte, Chenôve, Couchey
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Which CtN villages can produce red and white wine?
``` Marsanny (rose as well) Fixin Morey-Saint-Denis Vougeot Nuits-Saint-Georges ```
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Who is the owner of Clos de la Perriere?
Monopole of Domaine de la Perriere | Premier cru in Fixin
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What are the villages of Fixin?
Fixin and Brochon
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Villages of Gevrey Chambertin?
Gevrey-Chambertin and Brochon
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Best GC's of Gevrey Chambertin? (5)
Mazis-Chambertin and Ruchottes-Chambertin, Chambertin-Clos de Bèze, Chambertin itself, and Latricières Chambertin
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Secondary GC's of Gevrey?
Chapelle-Chambertin, Griotte-Chambertin, Charmes-Chambertin, and Mazoyères-Chambertin
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Mazoyères GC can label their wines under what other GC?
Charmes
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Best PC's of Gevrey Chambertin?
Aux Combottes Bel Air Clos Saint-Jacques Les Cazetiers
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Largest PC in Gevrey?
Lavaux-Saint-Jacques (10ha)
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Monopoles of Gevrey Chambertin?
Clos du Fonteny-Bruno Clair Clos des Varoilles-Domaine des Varoilles Clos du Chapitre-Nuiton Beaunoy Issarts-Domaine Faiveley
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Best producers of Gvrey?
Rousseau, Fourrier, Claude Dugat, Denis Bachelet, Denis Mortet, Joseph Roty, and Pierre Damoy
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Grand cru's of Morey St Denis E to W
Clos de la Roche Clos Saint-Denis Clos des Lambrays (99% owned by Domaine des Lambrays LVMH) Clos de Tart (monopole of François Pinault) Bonnes Mares(10%)
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Who was the former owner of Clos de Tart
Momessin | sold in 2017
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Best PC's on Morey?
Les Chaffots Monts Luisants Les Genavrières Clos des Ormes Aux Charmes Les Ruchots
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Monoploes of Morey St Denis?
Clos de la Bussière-George Roumier
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What is the only PC in Morey which authorize Aligote?
Monts Luisants
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Which GC Bonne Mares atteched to?
Clos de Tart
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Lieux Dits of Musigny? (3)
Le Musigny, Les Petits Musigny, and a small section of the premier cru climat La Combe d’Orveaux
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Best PC's of Chambolle?
Les Amoureuses Les Fuées Les Véroilles Les Cras
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Min alc% for Burgundy village white and red?
White-10,5% | Red-11%
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best producers of Chambolle?
De Vogüé, Georges Roumier, Ghislaine Barthod, and Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier.
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Size of Clos Vougeot?
50ha | biggest in CdN
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PC's of Vougeot?
Clos de la Perrière (Bertagna, monopole) Le Clos Blanc (Domaine de la Vougeraie, monopole) Les Crâs Le Petits Vougeots
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GC's of Vosne Romanee?
``` La Romanée (Comte Liger Belair monopole 0,85ha) La Grande Rue (Francois Lamarche-1,65ha) Romanée-Conti (DRC 1,81ha) La Tâche(DRC 6ha) Richebourg Romanée-Saint-Vivant ```
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Latest GC of Burgundy?
La Grande Rue (Francois Lamarche-1,65ha) | 1992
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Best PC's of Vosne Romanee?
Les Suchots, Les Beaux Monts, Les Petits Monts, Aux Malconsorts, and Cros Parantoux
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Lieux Dits of La Tache?
Les Gaudichots | La Tache
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Where is Aux Charmes and Les Chaumes
Les Chaumes-Vosne Romanee | Aux Charmes-Morey st Denis
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Biggest PC of Vosne Romanee?
Les Suchots
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Who owns Clos des Réas?
Michael Gros monopole
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Which village of Cot d'Or have all PC vineyard attached to GC?
Vosne Romanee. All except Clos de Reas.
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Villages of Vosne-Romanée?
Vosne-Romanée and Flagey-Echézeaux
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GC's of Flagey-Echézeaux?
Echézeaux (Second larges of CdN 37,5ha) | Grands-Echézeaux (Finer source then Echezeaux.)
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Famous PC of Henri Jayer?
Cros Parantoux
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What is tonnelleries?
Cooperage in Burgundy.
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Villages of Nuits-Saint-Georges?
Nuits-Saint-Georges and Premeaux-Prissey
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Best producers of Nuit Saint Georges?
Robert Chevillon, Jean-Jacques Confuron, Michèle & Patrice Rion, Regis Forey and Domaine l’Arlot Jean-Claude Boisset
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Best PC's of NSG?
Les Saint-Georges and its neighbors, Les Cailles and Les Vaucrains (boardering Premeaux-Prissey) Aux Boudots and Aux Argillas boardering Vosne Romanee
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Monopoles of NSG?
Château Gris-Domaine du Château Gris Clos Arlot-Domaine de l'Arlot Clos des Forêts Saint-Georges -Domaine de l'Arlot Clos des Corvées-Prieuré-Roch Clos des Grandes Vignes-Liger-Belair Clos de la Maréchale-JF Mugnier Clos des Porrets-Saint-Georges-Henri Gouges Clos Saint-Marc-Michèle et Patrice Rion En la Perrière Noblot-Alain Michelot Les Didiers-Les Didiers-Hospices de Nuits
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Last GC`s upgraded after 1937?
Clos des Lambrays 1981 | La Grand Rue 1992
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Which villages sharing Corton hill?
Ladoix-Serrigny, Aloxe-Corton, and Pernand-Vergelesses
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Style of the following GC`s Corton Corton-Charlemagne Charlemagne
Corton-Red and White Corton-Charlemagne-White Charlemagne-White (raerly used)
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Best climats of Corton GC?
Le Clos du Roi Les Bressandes Les Renardes
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Best climates of Corton Charlemagne? (2)
Le Charlemagne in Aloxe-Corton and En Charlemagne in Pernand-Vergelesses
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Which villages of Cote de Beaune produce only red wine?
Pommard Volnay Blagny
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Who ownes Clos de Corton monopole?
Faiveley’s 2-hectare monopole, located in Ladoix, Le Rognet et Corton lieu dits.
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PC`s shared between Ladoix and Aloxe?
La Coutière, La Maréchaude, La Toppe au Vert, Les Moutottes, and Les Petites Lolières.
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Who ownes Clos des Maréchaudes PC in Aloxe Corton?
Domaine du Pavillon (Albert Bichot), monopole
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Where is Frétille hill and Bois de Noël?
Pernend Vergelesses
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PC`s of Pernend V. ?
Ile des Vergelesses Sous Frétille Clos Berthet Village de Pernand Those elevated from village to PC in 2000
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What is the only domaine produce exclusively GC wines?
Bonneau du Martray
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Best PC of Savigny-Lès-Beaune?
Aux Serpentières and Les Vergelesses
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Location for Les Vergelesses and Ile des Vergelesses?
Les Vergelesses-SLB | Ile des Vergelesses-PV
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Which village have the most land under wine in Cote de Beaune?
Beaune
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What are the mountains in Beaune?
Montagne de Beaune to the north and the Montagne Saint Desire to the south
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Best PC`s of Beaune?
``` Les Bressandes Les Grèves Les Teurons Clos de Roi Le Clos des Mouches ```
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Monopole`s of Beaune?
``` Clos de l'Ecu- Faiveley Clos de la Feguine -Jacques Prieur Clos de la Mousse-Bouchard Clos Saint-Landry-Bouchard Clos des Ursules-Louis Jadot ```
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Monopoles of PV?
Village de Pernand-R. Rapet | Clos Berthet-Dubreuil-Fontaine
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What year Cote Chalonnaise becaome offical AOP?
1990
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What is the only AOP without PC in Cote Chaonnaise?
Bouzeron
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Last AOP of Cote Chalonnaise?
Bouzeron 1998
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Villages of Rully?
Rully and Chagny
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Villages of Mercury?
Mercurey | Saint-Martin-sous-Montaigu
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What was the requirements for Montagny PC till 1989?
Min 11,5% alc
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village AOP's of Maconnais?
Pouilly-Fuissé, Pouilly-Loché, Pouilly-Vinzelles, Saint-Véran, and Viré-Clessé.
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Villages of Pouilly Fuisse?(4)
Fuissé, Solutré-Pouilly, Vergisson, and Chaintré
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Youngest AOP of Maconnais?
Viré-Clessé 1999
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Santeney top PC?
Clos de Tavennes
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Beaujolais noveau first allowed by law?
1951
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Requirements for Superior designation on any Beaujolais label?
10,5% alc instead of 10%
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How many village can add their name to Beaujolais?
38 | Approximetly 50% of Beauolais AOP
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Typical vineyards of Beaujolais?
high densities, gobelet-trained, and hand-harvested
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Where are the following Lieu Dits located? Côte du Py Les Capitans La Madone
Côte du Py in Morgon Les Capitans in Juliénas La Madone in Fleurie
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Which Beaujolais cru located in Saône-et-Loire
``` St Amour (totally) Julienas (pertly) ```
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Smallest Beaujolais cru?
Chénas
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Which Beaujolais cru can bottle their wines as Moulin au Vent?
Chénas
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What is Gore and where can you find?
Pink granit soil in Moulin au Vent and Fleurie
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Which Beaujolais cru have Mont la Madone?
Mont la Madone, and reaches from 220 meters to nearly 450 meters in elevation.
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Where in Beaujolais are the llieu dits of Poncié and la Roilette
Fleurie neighboring Moulin au Vent and a style is fuller bodied
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Which Beaujolais cru have the highest elevation?
Chiroubles is the highest-elevation cru in Beaujolais (250-450 meters) and the coolest
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Lightest Beaujolais cru?
Chiroubles
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Where are these producers based?
Marcel Lapierre, Jean Foillard, Jean-Paul Thevénet, and Guy Bréton
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Soil of Morgon?
roche pourrie—“rotten rock,” an unusual mixture of iron-rich schist and basalt streaked with manganese
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Newest Beaujolais cru?
Régnie 1988
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Largest Beaujolais cru?
Brouilly 1300 ha

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