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What is the sole red Grand Cru appellation of Aloxe-Corton?

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Corton Grand Cru

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What are the 4 top Climats within Corton Grand Cru and what characteristics is each known for? What is considered the top?

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Bressandes (supple and charming)

Renardes (rustic and gamey)

Perrieres (finnesse)

Clos du Roi (considered the top with optimum balance between weight and elegance)

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The Hospices de Beaune “Cuvée Paul Chanson” is produced from what AOP and grape?

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Corton AOP from chardonnay; a rare example of a white wine bottled under the Corton AOP

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How to the mesoclimates of Corton AOP and Corton-Charlemagne AOP compare?

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Corton-Charlemagne is typically higher in altitude and cooler

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How do the soils of Corton AOP and Corton-Charlemagne differ?

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Corton AOP is largely planted on the reddish chalky clay rich in marl.

Corton-Charlemagne AOP is largely planted to the lighter, whiter, and stonier soils at the top of the hill and western edge believed to give the wines a gunflint edge.

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What is the Burgundian synonym for Pinot Gris?

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Pinot Beurot

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At what age does Corton AOP red wine gain a richness and complexity of gamey flavors?

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8-10 years

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For how long must Corton-Charlemagne AOP be aged typically before it starts to gain complexity?

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Minimum of 5 years with the best complexity developing after at least 10 years.

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What are the two villages appended to Bourgogne in the Yonne departement for white wine only?

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Bourgogne Vézelay

Bourgogne Tonnerre

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What styles of wine are produced under the Bourgogne Coulanges-la-Vineuse AOP? What is the department?

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red, white, and rosé

Yonne departement

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What styles are made under the Bourgogne Chitry AOP? What is the department?

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red, white, and rosé

Yonne departement

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Where is Bourgogne Côte Saint-Jacques AOP?

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Represents wine from the finest vineyard site around the Yonne departement town of Joigny.

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How would you describe the wines of Auxey-Duresses?

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Medium-priced red and white wines not too dissimilar from neighboring Volnay and Meursault respectively though more austere in style.

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What appellation of the Maconnais overlaps with Beaujolais in the north?

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St-Véran

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What are the dominant soil types of the better hillsides in the north of Beaujolais?

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Granite and schist with some limestone mixed in.

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What are the crus of Beaujolais from north to south?

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Julienas
Saint-Amour
Chénas
Moulin-a-Vent
Fleurie
Chiroubles
Morgon
Régnié
Brouilly
Côtes de Brouilly
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Where are the vineyards that qualify for Beaujolais-Villages located?

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In the hillsides of the northern part of the region

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What is the max yield for Cru Beaujolais?

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Max 58hl/ha

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What is the traditional vine training technique in Beaujolais? What is the most likely to be encountered though?

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Gobelet training is traditional though today Single Guyot is more frequently encountered.

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What is the traditional bottle and volume of Beaujolais?

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Le Pot is the name of the pint-sized bottle used to traditionally serve Beaujolais. 46 cl is the volume

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Which Beaujolais crus are considered the lightest in style? Which are considered the fullest in style?

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Chiroubles, St-Amour, and Fleurie are considered the lightest.

Moulin-a-Vent, Morgon, and Chénas are considered the fullest.

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Why despite being more southerly are the reds of the Côte de Beaune more often lighter in style than those from the Côte de Nuits?

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Due to there being more sand in the soils.

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Between what age are reds from the Côte de Beaune at their best?

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Between 5-10 years

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What are the 4 finest premiers crus in Beaune?

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Les Grèves
Les Bressandes
Les Teurons
Les Avaux

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In what premier cru vineyard of Beaune is Bouchard’s Vigne de l’Enfant Jésus?

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Les Grèves

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In what premier cru vineyard of Beaune is Louis Jadot’s Clos des Ursules?

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Vignes Franches

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27
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What is the most sought after white wine from Beaune?

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Joseph Drouhin’s Clos des Mouches

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For what communes may Côte de Beaune-Villages be produced? (12)

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Auxey-Duresses
Chassagne-Montrachet
Chorey-Les-Beaune
Ladoix-Serrigny
Meursault
Monthelie
Pernand-Vergelesses
Puligny-Montrachet
St-Aubin
Saint-Romain
Santennay
Savigny-Les Beaune
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What are the best two vineyards used for Côte de Beaune AOP?

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Les Topes

Clos des Monsnières

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Clos de la Mousse is a monopole of what producer? What is the commune of this? What are Bouchards other two exclusive Premier Cru bottlings from Beaune?

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Bouchard Père et Fils
Located in Beaune

Clos Saint Landry
Vignes de L’Enfant Jesus (Greves)

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What is the name of Bouchard’s clos vineyard in Volnay and what vineyard is it located within?

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Clos de la Rougeotte (Fremiets)

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What is the largest Cru of Beaujolais? What is the style of this cru?

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Brouilly; robust and textured

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How do the wines of Côte de Brouilly compare to Brouilly?

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Côte de Brouilly tend to be more concentrated and long-lived compared to those in Brouilly

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What is the Cru of Chateau Thivin?

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Brouilly

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Which 3 top producers pioneered domaine bottling in Burgundy in the 1930s?

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Marquis d’Angerville
Henri Gouges
Armand Rousseau

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What are the 9 Grands Crus of Gevrey-Chambertin?

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Mazis-Chambertin
Ruchottes-Chambertin
Griotte-Chambertin
Charmes-Chambertin
Chapelle-Chambertin
Mazoyeres-Chambertin
Latricieres-Chambertin
Chambertin Clos de Beze
Le Chambertin
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What are the 5 Grands Crus of Morey-Saint-Denis?

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Clos de la Roche
Clos des Lambrays
Clos de Tart
Clos Saint Denis
Bonnes Mares
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Which commune has the largest portion of Bonnes-Mares?

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Chambolle-Musigny

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What are the Grands Crus of Chambolle-Musigny?

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Musigny

Bonnes-Mares

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What are the Grands Crus of Vosne-Romanée and which are monopoles? Who owns them?

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La Grand Rue (Lamarche)
La Romanée (Comte Liger-Belair)
La Tâche (DRC)
Romanée-Conti (DRC)
Richebourg
Romanée-Saint-Vivant
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In which three communes is Corton and Corton-Charlemagne produced?

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Aloxe-Corton, Pernand-Vergelesses and Ladoix-Serrigny

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What is the Grand Cru of Chassagne-Monrachet?

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Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet

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What are the Grands Crus of Puligny-Montrachet exclusively?

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Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet

Chevalier-Montrachet

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Which Grands Crus are shared between Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet?

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Bâtard-Montrachet

Montrachet

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What are the 7 Grands Crus of Chablis from West to East?

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Bougros
Les Preuses
Vaudesir
Grenouilles
Valmur
Les Clos
Blanchots
46
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Within what two Grand Cru vineyards of Chablis are the boundaries of La Moutonne located?

A

Vaudesir and Les Preuses

47
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What are the 3 lieux-dits of Montée de Tonnerre?

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Chapelot
Pied d’Aloup
Côte de Bréchain

48
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What are the 4 lieux-dits within Fourchaume?

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Vaupulent
Côte de Fontenay
L’Homme Mort
Vaulorent

49
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What are the 7 lieux-dits of Vaillons?

A 
Châtains
Séchet
Beugnons
Les Lys
Mélinots
Roncières
Les Epinottes
50
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What are the 2 lieux-dits of Beauroy?

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Troesme

Côte de Savant

51
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Vaux Ragons is a lieu-dit within what Premier Cru vineyard of Chablis?

52
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Vaugiraut is a lieu-dit within what premier cru vineyard?

53
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What are the two lieux-dits within Les Fourneaux?

A

Morein

Côtes de Prés Girots

54
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Côte de Cuissy is located within what premier cru vineyard of Chablis?

A

Les Beauregards

55
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What are 5 major premiers crus on the right bank of the Serein?

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Fourchaume
Montée de Tonnerre
Mont de Milieu
Vaucoupin
Les Fourneaux
56
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What is the southernmost right bank premier cru of Chablis and almost entirely southeast facing? What is the northern most?

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Vaucoupin is the southernmost

L’Homme Mort (Fourchaume) is the northernmost

57
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What are 5 major premiers crus of Chablis on the left bank?

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Montmains
Vaillons
Beauroy
Forets (Montmains)
Butteaux (Montmains)
58
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What are the lieux-dits within Montmains?

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Butteaux

Forets

59
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What is the prized soil type of Chablis? What do the French call this?

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Kimmeridgean; the French call this Argilo-Calcaire

60
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What is the mains soil type of Petit Chablis?

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Portlandien

61
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What are 3 producers that favor the pure stainless steel style of Chablis?

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Louis Michel
Jean Marc Brocard
Jean Durup

62
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For how long must the best Chablis Premier Cru wine be aged before enjoying? Grand Cru?

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Premier Cru is at its best at 10 years or more and Grand Cru is often at its best after at least 15 or more years.

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What are the communes of the Côte Chalonnaise from north to south? Which two are for white wine only?

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Bouzeron AOP (white only from Aligoté)
Rully AOP
Mercury AOP
Givry AOP
Montagny AOP (white only from Chardonnay)
64
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How do the wines from the Côte Chalonnaise compare to the Côte d’Or in expression?

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Generally lighter and less ageworthy than wines from the Côte d’Or

65
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What are 3 top premiers crus of Chassagne-Montrachet for red wine? 4 top for white?

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Red:
La Boudriotte
Clos St Jean
Morgeot

White:
Les Chenevottes
Clos de la Maltroie
En Caillerets
Les Ruchottes
66
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What are 3 climats of Le Musigny?

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Musigny
Petit Musigny
La Combe d’Orveau

67
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What are 4 top Premiers Crus of Chambolle-Musigny?

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Les Amoureuses
Les Charmes
Les Fuées
Aux Beaux Bruns

68
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What are 4 top producers of Chambolle-Musigny?

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Domaine Roumier
Jacques-Fréderic Mugnier
Comte Georges de Vogüé
Ghislaine Barthod

69
Q

What is the smallest of the Beaujolais Crus?

70
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According to the 1855 Lavalle Classification of the Côte d’Or what are the 13 Tete de Cuvée #1 for red wine?

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Vosne-Romanée: Romanée-Conti
Gevrey-Chambertin: Chambertin, Clos de Beze
Vougeot: Clos de Vougeot (part)
Morey-Saint-Denis: Clos de Tart, Bonnes-Mares (part), Clos des Lambrays (part)
Aloxe: Corton (part)
Chambolle: Musigny
Vosne; Richebourg, La Tâche, Romanee-St-Vivant
Nuits: Les Saint Georges

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According to the 1855 Lavalle Classification of the Côte d’Or what is the top premier cru vineyard in Vosne-Romanée?

A

Beaux-Monts

72
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According to the 1855 Lavalle Classification of the Côte d’Or what are the top two premiers crus in Volnay?

A

Caillerets and Champans

73
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What 7 winemaking practices mostly influence the style of red wine produced in Burgundy?

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Destemming (whole, partially, or none)
Maceration Period
Fermentation Temperature
Length of Barrel Maturation
Type of Oak (new, partially new, neutral)
Fining Regime
Extent of Filtration
74
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What is the name of the cooling wind from the North that tempers anticyclonic conditions in the summer in Burgundy?

75
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What weather hazard has plagued Volnay particularly poorly in recent years? Which vintages was this impact significant in the past 20 there?

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Hail

2014, 2013, 2012, 2008, 2004

76
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What was unusual about the 1996 vintage?

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Ripeness was fully achieved in September but acid levels were at levels reflective of a cool year because of the many cool nights. Acid levels were at heights similar to those that would be seen in an unripe year like 2004, 2008, and 2013

77
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What was the worst vintage of the 90s? Why was it so bad? What vintage was considered the worst of the 80s for similar reasons?

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1994

Harvest had to take place too early out of fear and the presence of widespread rot.

1984

78
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What is considered the finest vintage of the 70s?

79
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What are considered the finest two vintages of the 90s?

A

1990 and 1999

80
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What is the ideal bottle age range to enjoy village appellation Burgundy? Premier Cru? Grand Cru?

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Village: 3-5 years
Premier Cru: 5-10 years
Grand Cru: 10+

81
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What are the two principal centers of Crémant de Bourgogne?

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Rully in the Côte Chalonnaise and Auxerre in the far north of Burgundy.

82
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What is the appellation and producer of the Clos des Mouches monopole?

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Beaune; Joseph Drouhin

83
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What is the appellation and producer of Marquis de Laguiche?

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Montrachet; Joseph Drouhin

84
Q

Wines of village and premier cru level in Flagey-Echezeaux are sold under what village name?

A

Vosne-Romanée

85
Q

What are the 5 Premiers Crus of Fixin?

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Clos Napoleon
Les Arvelets
Les Hervelets
Clos de la Perrières
Clos du Chapitre
86
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In what year was Gamay forbidden from use for Bourgogne AOP wines? What appellation allows for the use of Gamay instead?

A

2011; Côteaux Bourguignons AOP

87
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What are the colors, styles, and sweetness levels produced in the Côteaux Bourguignons AOP?

A

Dry, still red, white, and rosé

88
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What are the four geographic designations of the Yonne department for Bourgogne AOP wine? What type of designation is each?

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Chitry (commune)
Epineuil (commune)
Tonnerre (commune)
Côte Saint Jacques (lieu dit)

89
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What are the 3 communal AOP beyond Chablis in the Yonne department and what styles are produced there?

A

Irancy AOP (dry still red from Pinot Noir)

Saint-Bris AOP (dry still white from Sauvignon Blanc and Gris)

Vezelay AOP (dry still white from Chard)

90
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What are the 4 Lieux-Dits approved in the 1990s for Bourgogne AOP wine from North to South and the commune associated with each?

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Côte St-Jacques (Joigny)
Montrecul (Dijon)
Le Chapitre (Chenove)
La Chapelle Notre Dame (Ladoix)

91
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Which four villages are not sourced for Côte de Beaune Villages AOP wine?

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Pommard
Volnay
Aloxe-Corton
Beaune

92
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What 5 villages are sourced for Côte de Nuits Villages AOP wine?

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Fixin
Brochon
Corgoloin
Prissey
Comblanchien
93
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What are the grape requirements for Bourgogne Passe-Tout-Grains AOP? What are these wines essentially modeled after?

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Min 30% Pinot Noir and min 15% Gamay plus Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, and Pinot Gris

These wines are essentially modeled after the traditional field blends of the area as they must be co-fermented by law.

94
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What are the colors, styles, and sweetness levels for Bourgogne Passe-Tout-Grains AOP?

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Dry, still red and rosé

95
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What are the two sparkling wine appellations of Burgundy and the styles associated with each?

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Crémant de Bourgogne AOP for sparkling brut white and rosé

Bourgogne Mousseaux AOP for sparkling brut red

96
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What are the tirage requirements for both sparkling wine AOP in Burgundy?

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Both min 9 months on the lees with 12 months total aging prior to disgorgement.

97
Q

What is the Tenturier grape of Beaujolais?

A

Gamay de Bouze

98
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What are the max yields for Beaujolais Superieur and Beaujolais Villages?

A

same; 58hl/ha

99
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What is the top vine training method for cru Beaujolais?

100
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What are 5 appellations outside of Beaujolais for red wines produced from principally Gamay?

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Châteaumeillant AOP
Côteaux du Lyonnais AOP
Côtes du Forez AOP
Côtes Roannaises AOP
St-Pourçain AOP
Côtes d'Auvergne AOP
101
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Of the Grands Crus of Gevrey-Chambertin, which is considered to be the third best? How does it differ in expression?

A

Mazy-Chambertin; flavor is just as intense but the structure is a little less firm

102
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How would you describe the expression of Latricieres-Chambertin?

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Less powerful than Chambertin, Beze, and Mazy and explosively fruity when young with a silky texture, especially in ripe vintages.

103
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How would you describe the expression of Ruchottes-Chambertin?

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Due to the thinner calcareous soils here the wine is lighter in color, angular in style, but again impressively intense in a fine, lacy style.

104
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What are considered the top two Premiers Crus of Gevrey-Chambertin?

A

Clos Saint Jacques

Cazetiers

105
Q

When does the Hospices de Beaune Auction take place? La Paulée?

A

Third Sunday of November; La Paulée de Meursault takes place the day after on Monday.

106
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What is Les Trois Glorieuses?

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3 Days of events starting on the third Saturday of November with the dinner at Clos Vougeot, followed by the Hospices de Beaune auction, finishing with La Paulée de Meursault.

107
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Who owns La Moutonne Grand Cru?

A

Bichot Family of Domaine Long-Depaquit

108
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For what wine does the UPECB Classification apply and what are the classifications and requirements?

A

Cremant de Bourgogne

Eminent: min 24 months on the lees prior to disgorgement.

Grand Eminent: min 36 months on the lees prior to disgorgment. Must be comprised of Pinot Noir and/or Chardonnay plus a max 20% Gamay if rose.

109
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What are the aging requirements for Cremant de Bourgogne Eminent? Grand Eminent?

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Eminent: min 24 months on the lees

Grand Eminent: min 36 months on the lees plus 3 months post disgorgment aging for a total of 39 months and must be comprised of Pinot Noir and/or Chardonnay plus max 20% Gamay if rose.

Grand Eminent must also be from the first 75% of the pressing and can be either vintage or nv. Also can only be 15g/L or less in RS so at least Brut in style.

110
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What are the grape requirements for Cremant de Bourgogne Eminent vs Grand Eminent?

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Eminent: Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Gamay, and/or Aligote

Grand Eminent: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir (up to 20% Gamay if Rose)

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