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What are the Grand Cru vineyards of the Cote de Nuits village Gevrey-Chambertin

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  • Chambertin
  • Chambertin-Clos-de-Beze
  • Charmes-Chambertin
  • Mazoyeres-Chambertin
  • Chapelle-Chambertin
  • Griotte-Chambertin
  • Latricieres-Chambertin
  • Mazis-Chambertin
  • Ruchottes-Chambertin
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What are the Grand Cru vineyards of the Cote de Nuits village Morey-St-Denis

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  • Clos St-Denis
  • Clos de la Roche
  • Clos de Tart - Monophole of Mommessin
  • Clos de Lambrays
  • Bonnes Mares (Divided between Morey-St-Denis and Chambolle-Musigny
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What are the Grand Cru vineyards of Cote de Nuits village Chambole-Musigny

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  • Bonne Mares (Shares w Morey-St-Denis

- Musigny

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What is the Grand Cru vineyard of the village Vougeot in the Cote de Nuits

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Clos de Vougeot

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What are the Grand Cru vineyards of the Cote de Nuits village Flagey-Echezeaux?

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  • Echezeaux

- Grand Echezeaux

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What are the grand cru vineyards of the village Vosne-Romanee of the Cote de Nuits?

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-La Tache - Monopole DRC
Romanee-Conte - Monopole DRC
-La Romanee - Monopole Liger-Belair
-La Grand Rue - Monopole Francois La Marches
-Riche Bourg
-Romanee-St-Vivant
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What Grand Cru vineyards are shared by the Cote de Beaunne villages Aloxe-Corton, Ladoix-Serrigny and Pernand-Vergelesses?

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  • Corton
  • Corton-Charlemagne
  • Charlemagne
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What are the grand cry vineyards of the Puligny-Montrachet ullage in Cote de Beaune?

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  • Montrachet (Shared between Puligny & Chassagne)
  • Batard-Montrachet (also shared bet Puligny & Chassagne)
  • Chevalier-Montrachet
  • Bienvenues-Batard-Montrachet
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What are the Grand Cru vineyards of the Cote de Beaune village Chassagne-Montrachet

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-Montrachet (shared between Puligny & Chassagne)
-Batard-Montrachet (also shared bet Puligny & CHassagne)
Criots-Batard-Montrachet

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Name one of Burgundy’s most storied/famous houses

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Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, produces 8,000 cases spread over 7 bottlings

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What are the four levels of quality in the Burgundy AOP?

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Regional
Village
Premier Cru
Grand Cru (only in Chablis & Cote d’Or)

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What is Burgundy’s sparkling wine appellation?

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Cremant de Bourgogne AOP, mehtode traditionalle sparkling appellation

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What wine is used for the Kir cocktail?

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Bourgogne Aligote AOP

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What is the appellation reserved for Burgundy Sparkling?

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Bourgogne Mousseaux AOP is sparkling appellation for red only

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How is Burgundy’s Cote D’Or Divided

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North is Cote de Nuits, red wine famous but white wine made

South is Cote de Beaune, white wine famous but red wine made

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What are the wines of Cotes de Nuits-Villages AOP?

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Red (rarely white) sourced from

  • Fixin & Broucon in North
  • Prissey, Corgoloin & Comblanchin in the south
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What are the wines of Cotes de Beaune-Villages AOP

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Red sourced from any village except:

Pommard, Volnay, Aloxe-Corton and Beaune itself

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What wines can the Cote de Beaune village of Marsannay Make

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Red white or rose, though mostly Red or white

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What is the main diff between Bordeaux Premier Cru and Burgundy Grand Cru

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Bordeaux Grand Cru is is by producer

Burgundy Grand Cru is by vineyard

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What are the top Four AOPs for Chablis

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Petit Chablis - 9.5% Alch
Chablis
Chablis Premier Cru
Chablis Grand Cru - 11% Alch

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What are the seven Grand Cru vineyards of Chablis?

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-Les Clos
-Vaudesir
-Valmur
-Les Preuses
-Blanchot
-Buorgros
Grenouilles
Requires 11% Alch

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What is the unofficial 8th Grand Cru Chablis vineyard?

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La Moutonne, comprised of parcels from both Les Preuses and Vaudesir and a monopole of Domaine Long-Depaquit

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What is the soil composition of the Code d’Or?

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Lies on a faultline composed of oolitic limestone and Marl.

Marl dominated better fro red

Limestone dominated better for white
East facing slopes are exceptional
hilltop and flats less desirable

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Which Cote d’Or villages produce Grand Cru wine of either color?

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Musigny in the Cote de Nuits

Corton in the Cote de Beaune

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What are the Cote de Nuits village appellations from North to South
- Marsannay - Fixin - Gevrey-Chambertin - Morey-St-Denis - Chambolle-Musigny - Vougeot - Vosnee-Romanee - Nuits-St-George
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Which Cote de Nuits villages produce AOP white?
``` Marsannay Fixin Morey-St-Denis Vougeot Nuits-st-Georges ```
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Which Cote de Nuits villages don't have their own AOP?
Flagey-Echezeaux and Premeaux Can label as Vosnee-Romanee and Nuits-St-George respectively
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Of the 24 Grand Cru vineyards in Cote de Nuits, which can be White?
Only Musigny Grand Cru whites and blanc production only limited to Comte Georges de Vogue
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What are some of the better vineyards in Gevrey-CHambertin?
Grand Cru- Chambertin 1er Cru: Clos St-Jacques Lavaux St-Jacques Les Cazetiers
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Characterize the wines of Gevery in the Cote de Nuits
Epitomized by Chambertin, wines are typically masculine, brooding & impressively structured. Characterized by concentration, weight, show black fruits and deeper color than wines of Vosnee-Romanee & Chambertin-Musigny
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Name three highly acclaimed estates in the cote de Nuits' Gevrey
- Armand Rousseau - Claude Dugat - Fourrier
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Describe wines of Cote de Nuits' Chambolle-Musigny
Suffused w silky charm, emphasize elegance over power, marked by delicate, pleasurable character w great intensity
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What are some of the top vineyards of Chambolle
Grand Cru: Musigny Bonnes Mares 1er Cru Les Amoureuses
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What are some good estates in the Cote de Nuits village Choambolle-Musigny
- Georges de Vogue - Barthod - Georges (and Christophe) Roumier - Perrot-Minot
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Describe the style of Cote de Nuits Morey-St-Dentis
Meeting between Gevrey-Chambertin and Chambole-Musigny, Morey-St-Denis has elements of both. It has 4 Grand Cru vineyards
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What are some top estates of Morey-St-Denis in Cote de Nuits
- Duhac | - Ponsot
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What is the largest Grand Cru in Cote de Nuits
Clos de Vougeot in the commune of Vougeot suffers erratic quality, broken into smaller, unofficial climats
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What are the four 1er Cru vineyards of Vougeot
- Clos de la Perriere - Les Petit Vougeot - Les Cras - Le Clos Blanc
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What are the AOP villages of the Cote de Beaune?
-Aloxe-Corton -Ladoix-Serrigny -Pernand Vergelesses -Pommard (Harder, Reds instead of white) -Volnay (Softer, Reds instead of white) -Meursault -Puligny-Montrachet -Chassagne-Montrachet -Blagny (reds) -Chorey-les-Beaune -Savigne-les-Beaune -Auxey-Duresses -St Romain -St Aubin -Monthelie -Satenay Maranges
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Name 3 Negociants in Beaune
- Joseph Drouhin - Bouchard Pere et Fils - Louis Jadot
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What are some of the best vineyards in the commune of Beaune
- Les Marconnets - Greves - Clos du Roi - Clos des Mouches
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Name outstanding per sources in Pommard in Cote de Beaune
- Les Rugeins (Haunt and Bas) | - Les Epenots - wines of Comte Armand's monopole Clos de Epeneaux
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What are some of Volnay's better 1er Cru vineyards in the Cote de Beaune?
- Taille Pieds - Les Caillerets - Clos des Chenes - Marquis d'Angerulles Monopol Clos des Ducs Esteemed Producers: d'Angerville Hubert de Montille Michele Lafarge
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What is the style of wine in Mersault?
No Grand Cru vineyards Rich concentration & seductive texture Will spend longer inc asks than Puligny or Chassagne to round out acidity & deepen oak character
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What are some of the better 1er Cru vineyards in Mersault iof the Cote de Beaune?
- Aux Perrieres - Les Genevrieres - Les Charmes Producers are Coche-Dury, Guy Roulot Comtes Lafon
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What is the style of Montrachet of Cote de Beaune
Styles vary but balance of richness and acidity, achieves more depth and body than any other white grand cru
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What is the style of wines from Pugliny-Montrachet and what are some better 1er Crus
In general more taut than Mersault counterpart, focus and structure take the place of mersaults soft & round nature - Les Pucelles (Domaine Laflaive & Louis Carillon) - Les Damoiselles (Domaine Laflaive & Louis Carillon) - Clavoillon (Domaine Laflaive & Louis Carillon) - Champs Canet
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What are the better 1er Crus of Chassagne-Montrachet in the Cote de Beaune?
- Les Chenevottes - CLos de la Maltroie - En Cailleret - Champsgain - Morgeo Ramonet Estate - Communes best Producer
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What are the top AOP villages of Cote Chalonnaise in Burgundy?
-Bouzeron, exclusive white AOP for Aligote -Rully Mercurey - more red than white Givry - More red than white Montagny - exclusive white
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What style of wine is Rully AOP in Cote Chalonnaise more prevalent?
A consistent source of Chardonnay they make more Cremant de Bourgogne than still
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What is the typical style of Burgundy's Maconnais wine?
Center for large production Chardonnay, typically lean, high in acid, stainless steel
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What are the wines of Macon AOP
White- Chardonnay Red/Rose - Gamay based Villages: Lugny, Charnay-les-Macon, Sologny
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What are the 5 separate villages with AOP in the Maconnais?
- Pouilly-Fuisse - Pouilly-Loche - Pouilly-Vinzelles - St-Veran - Vire-Clesse
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What are the 10 Crus of Beaujolais?
- St-Amour - Julienas - Moulin-a-vent (dark & tannic) - Chenas - Fleurie - Chiroubles (light style) - Morgon - Regnie - Brouilly - Cote de Brouilly
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What is the soil of North Beaujolais?
Granite hillsides of the craggy mounts de Beaujolais - wines are fuller & riper, all 10 Crus are in the north
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How is red wine produced in Beaujolais
Carbonic maceration. Seal whole berries in a tank & pump in CO2. Often fruit wines Semicarbonic - no CO2 just weight of the grapes crush
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What are the grapes of Coteaux du Lyonnais AOP of Burgundy?
Red & Rose - Gamay | White - Chardonnay, Aligote, Pinot BLanc

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