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Burgundy Flashcards

1
Q

What are the nine villages of Cote de Nuits?

A 
Marsannay
Fixin
Gevrey-Chambertin*
Morey St. Denis*
Chambolle-Musigny*
Vougeot*
Vosne-Romanee*
Flagey-Echezeaux
Nuits-Saint-Goerges*
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2
Q

Five main villages in the Chalonnaise

A 
Montagny
Bouzeron
Rully
Givry
Mercurey
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3
Q

Soil types of Burgundy

A

Burgundy–Chalk, calcereous clay, marl, limestone

Beaujolais–Granite

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4
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Soil of Cote de Nuits

A

Marl and Limestone

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5
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How many Grand Crus in the Cote de Nuits?

A

24 of 33 total in Burgundy

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6
Q

Maconnais produces mainly what varietal?

A

Chardonnay

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7
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Soil of Beaujolais Crus

A

Granite

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8
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Soil type of Beaujolais

A

Granite and Schist (North)

Sandstone and clay (South)

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9
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What grape is grown in Montagny?

A

Chardonnay

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10
Q

Which monks owned the Burgundian vineyards in the Middle Ages?

A

Cistercian and Benedictine

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11
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What year did the Napoleonic Code happen?

A

1804

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12
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What are the five wine growing regions of Burgundy?

A 
Chablis
Cote d'Or (Cote de Nuits and Cote de Beaune)
Cote Chalonnaise
Maconnais
Beaujolais
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13
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What is the climate of Burgundy?

A

Continental

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14
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Where is Chablis located?

A

80 miles North of the Cote d’Or

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15
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Grape varieties of Chablis?

A

100% Chardonnay

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16
Q

What does “cote” mean?

A

Hillside/slope

17
Q

How long is the Cote d’Or?

A

30 miles

18
Q

What grapes are grown in the Cote de Beaune?

A

Chardonnay and Pinot Noir

19
Q

What is the main grape variety of Beaujolais?

A

Gamay

20
Q

What grapes are grown in Rully?

A

Chardonnay and Pinot Noir

*known for Cremant de Bourgogne

21
Q

What grapes are grown in Cote de Nuits?

A

Pinot Noir

22
Q

What grapes are grown in Givry?

A

Chardonnay and Pinot Noir

23
Q

How many Grand Crus are in the Cote de Beaune and what are a few examples?

A

Eight:

Corton-Charlemagne
Montrachet
Batard Montrachet

24
Q

Where does the Cote d’Or start and end?

A

Dijon to Santenay (30 mi)

25
Q

What grapes are grown in Mercurey?

A

Chardonnay and Pinot Noir

26
Q

What are the seven Grand Crus in Chablis?

A 
Bougros 
Les Preuses
Vaudesir
Grenouilles
Valmur
Les Clos
Blanchot
27
Q

What are the best known villages in the Cote de Beaune?

A 
Beaune
Pommard
Volnay
Mersault
Puligny-Montrachet
Chassagne Montrachet
28
Q

List five Grand Crus in the Cote de Nuits

A 
Chambertin
Bonnes-Mares
Musigny
La Tache
La Romanee
29
Q

What grape is Grown in Bouzeron?

A

100% ALIGOTE

30
Q

Appellations of Maconnais

A

Macon
Saint Veran
Pouilly Fuisse

31
Q

Burgundy appellation system

A

33 Grand Crus (2%)
550-600 Premier (1er) Crus (12%)
Village Wines (30%)
Regional Appellations (56%)

32
Q

Where is Burgundy located?

A

East/central France

33
Q

Soil of Cote de Beaune

A

Marl and Limestone

34
Q

Grape varieties in Cote Chalonnaise

A

Chardonnay
Aligote
Pinot Noir

35
Q

What is the soil type of Chablis?

A

Kimmeridgian clay and limestone

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