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Approximately how high are the côtes in the Côte d’Or?

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400-500 meters

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What is the primary soil type of the Côte d’Or?

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Limestone

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What is the typical topsoil found in the Côte d’Or?

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Marl/Calcareous clay

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What happens to the clay content of soil in the Côte d’Or as one travels eastward and down-slope?

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Clay content increases

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At what grade are Côte d’Or Grand Cru vineyards generally located at?

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10% or less

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What affect does côte grade have on Grand Cru vineyards?

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Soils are slightly deeper and more nutrient rich than vineyards found higher up on the slope but still remain well-drained

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What are combes in the Côte d’Or?

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Dry/transverse valleys that serve as conduits for both cool breezes and hailstorms

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What affect did thousands of years of erosion have on the combes?

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Erosion led to deposits of deep alluvial fans of pebbles and stone at the mouth of the combes. This lead to a diverse soil composition

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In which direct do Côte de Nuits vineyards tend to face?

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East

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In which direct do Côte de Beaune vineyards tend to face?

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Southeast

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How does soil in the Côte de Beaune generally differ from soil in the Côte de Nuits?

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Côte de Beanue soil (except in Montrachet) tends to have greater marl and lower limestone content

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What colors of wine may be produced in Marsannay AOP?

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Red

White

Rose

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What is the northernmost AOP in the Côte de Nuits?

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Marsannay AOP

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In what year was Marsannay AOP established?

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1987

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How large in Marsannay AOP in hectares?

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Approximately 230 hectares

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How many premieres crus are found in Marsannay AOP?

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0

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What colors of wine may be produced in Fixin AOP?

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Red and white

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What percentage of Fixin AOP wine is red?

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> 95%

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What percentage of Fixin AOP wine is white?

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<5%

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What color(s) of wine may be produced in Gevrey-Chambertin AOP?

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Red

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How many Grand Cru AOPs are located within Gevrey-Chambertin?

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9

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What is the Côte d’Or’s largest appellation (excluding Grands Crus)?

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Gevrey-Chambertin AOP

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How large is Gevrey-Chambertin AOP in hectares (excluding Grands Crus)?

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Over 400 hectares

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What are the Grand Cru AOPs located within Gevrey-Chambertin?

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Mazis-Chambertin

Ruchottes-Chambertin

Chambertin-Clos de Bèze

Chambertin

Latricières-Chambertin

Chapelle-Chambertin

Griotte-Chambertin

Charmes-Chambertin

Mazoyères-Chambertin

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What are some of the more reputable domaines in Gevrey-Chambertin?
Domaine Armand Rousseau Domaine Fourrier Domaine Claude Dugat Domaine Denis Bachelet Domaine Denis Mortet Domaine Joseph Roty Domaine Pierre Damoy
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What color(s) of wine may be produced in Morey-Saint-Denis AOP?
Red and white
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What are the Grands Crus of Morey-Saint-Denis?
Clos de la Roche Clos Saint-Denis Clos de Tart Clos des Lambrays Bonnes Mares
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What percentage of Morey-Saint-Denis AOP wines are white?
<10%
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What percentage of Morey-Saint-Denis AOP wines are red?
>90%
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What are some of the more reputable domaines in Morey-Saint-Denis?
Domaine Dujac Domaine Ponsot Domaine Perrot-Minot Domaine Guy Castagnier Domaine Hubert Lignier Clos de Tart
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What color(s) of wine may be produced in Chambolle-Musigny AOP?
Red
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What are the Grands Crus of Chambolle-Musigny?
Musigny Bonnes Mares
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What percentage of Bonnes Mares AOP is located within Chambolle-Musigny?
90%
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What percentage of Bonnes Mares AOP is located within Morey-Saint-Denis?
10%
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What is the only Grand Cru in the Côte de Nuits that permits white wine production?
Musigny
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What are some of the more reputable domaines in Chambolle-Musigny?
Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé Domaine Georges Roumier Domaine Ghislaine Barthod Domaine Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier
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What color(s) of wine may be produced in Vougeot AOP?
Red and white
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What are the Grand Cru AOP(s) located within Vougeot?
Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru AOP
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How large is Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru AOP in hectares?
50 hectares
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What is the largest Grand Cru AOP in the Côte de Nuits?
Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru AOP
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How many Grand Cru AOPs are located within Vosne-Romanée?
6
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What are some of the more reputable domaines in Vosne-Romanée?
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Domaine Leroy Comte Liger-Belair Sylvain Cathiard Méo-Camuzet
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How many of Vosne-Romanée's Grands Crus are monopoles?
4
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What are Vosne-Romanée's Grand Cru monopoles and who owns them?
La Grand Rue - François Lamarche La Romanée - Comte Liger-Belair La Tâche - DRC Romanée-Conti - DRC
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What was the last Grand Cru in Burgundy to be replanted after phylloxera and when was it replanted?
Romanée-Conti in 1946
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What are the Grand Cru AOPs located within Vosne-Romanée?
La Grand Rue La Romanée La Tâche Romanée-Conti Richebourg Romanée-Saint-Vivant
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What are the Grand Cru AOPs located within Flagey-Echézeaux?
Echézeaux Grands-Echézeaux
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What color(s) of wine may be produced in Vosne-Romanée AOP?
Red
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What color(s) of wine may be produced in Nuits-Saint-Georges AOP?
Red and white
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How large is Nuits-Saint-Georges AOP in hectares?
Approximately 300 hectares
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What percentage of Nuits-Saint-Georges AOP wine is red?
96-97%
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What percentage of Nuits-Saint-Georges AOP wine is white?
3-4%
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What are some of the more reputable domaines in Nuits-Saint-Georges?
Domaine Comte Liger-Belair Domaine Henri Gouges Domaine Robert Chevillon Domaine Jean-Jacques Confuron Domaine Michèle & Patrice Rion Domaine Regis Forey Domaine l'Arlot
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How large is Corton Grand Cru AOP in hectares?
160 hectares
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What is the largest Grand Cru appellation in Burgundy?
Corton Grand Cru AOP
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What color(s) of wine may be produced in Ladoix AOP?
Red and white
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What are the villages of the Côte de Nuits?
Marsannay Fixin Gevrey-Chambertin Morey-Saint-Denis Chambolle-Musigny Vougeot Vosne-Romanée Nuits-Saint-Georges Flagey-Echézeaux
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What are the village appellations of the Côte de Beaune?
Ladoix Pernand-Vergelesses Aloxe-Corton Savigny-Lès-Beaune Chorey-Lès-Beaune Beaune Côte de Beaune Pommard Volnay Monthélie Auxey-Duresses Saint-Romain Meursault Blagny Puligny-Montrachet Chassange-Montrachet Saint-Aubin Santenay Maranges
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What Grand Cru AOPs are found in Ladoix AOP?
Parts of: - Corton AOP - Corton-Charlemagne AOP
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What Grand Cru AOPs are found in Pernand-Vergelesses AOP?
Parts of: - Corton AOP - Corton-Charlemagne AOP - Charlemagne AOP
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What are some of the more reputable domaines in Pernand-Vergelesses?
Domaine Rollin Domaine Dubreuil-Fontaine Domaine Pierre Marey Domaine Rapet Domaine Bonneau de Martray
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What Grand Cru AOPs are found in Aloxe-Corton AOP?
Parts of: - Corton AOP - Corton-Charlemagne AOP - Charlemagne AOP
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What color(s) of wine may be produced in Aloxe-Corton AOP?
Red and white
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What color(s) of wine may be produced in Pernand-Vergelesses AOP?
Red and white
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What color(s) of wine may be produced in Savigny-Lès-Beaune AOP?
Red and white
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What are the Grand Cru AOPs located within Savigny-Lès-Beaune?
None
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What color(s) of wine may be produced in Chorey-Lès-Beaune AOP?
Red and white
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What are some of the more reputable domaines in Chorey-Lès-Beaune?
Domaine Tollot-Beaut Domaine Germain
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What are the Grand Cru AOPs located within Chorey-Lès-Beaune?
None
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What color(s) of wine may be produced in Beaune AOP?
Red and white
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What are the Grand Cru AOPs located within Beaune?
None
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What color(s) of wine may be produced in Pommard AOP?
Red
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What are some of the more reputable domaines in Pommard?
Domaine Comte Armand Domaine de Courcel
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What are the Grand Cru AOPs located within Pommard?
None
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What color(s) of wine may be produced in Volnay AOP?
Red
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What are some of the more reputable domaines in Volnay?
Domaine Marquis d'Angerville Domaine Hubert de Montille Domaine Michel Lafarge Domaine Henri Boillot Domaine de la Pousse d'Or
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How large in Volnay AOP in hectares?
205 hectares
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What are the Grand Cru AOPs located within Volnay?
None
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What color(s) of wine may be produced in Monthélie AOP?
Red and white
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What are the Grand Cru AOPs located within Monthélie?
None
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What color(s) of wine may be produced in Auxey-Duresses AOP?
Red and white
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What are some of the more reputable domaines in Auxey-Duresses?
Domaine Moulin aux Moines Domaine Prunier-Damy Maison Leroy
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What are the Grand Cru AOPs located within Auxey-Duresses?
None
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What color(s) of wine may be produced in Saint-Romain AOP?
Red and white
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What are the Grand Cru AOPs located within Saint-Romain?
None
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What color(s) of wine may be produced in Meursault AOP?
Red and white
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What are the Grand Cru AOPs located within Meursault?
None
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How large in Meursault AOP in hectares?
Approximately 400 hectares
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What are some of the more reputable domaines in Meursault?
Domaine Coche-Dury Domaine Guy Roulot Domaine Comtes Lafon Domaine Patrick Javillier Domaine Jacques Prieur Domaine Pierre Morey
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What color(s) of wine may be produced in Blagny AOP?
Red
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What are the Grand Cru AOPs located within Blagny?
None
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What color(s) of wine may be produced in Puligny-Montrachet AOP?
Red and white
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What are the Grand Cru AOPs located within Puligny-Montrachet?
Bâtard-Montrachet Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Chevelier-Montrachet Montrachet
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What are some of the more reputable domaines in Puligny-Montrachet?
Domaine Leflaive Domaine Jacques Carillon Domaine Etienne Sauzet Domaine Paul Pernot
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What color(s) of wine may be produced in Chassagne-Montrachet AOP?
Red and white
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What are the Grand Cru AOPs located within Chassagne-Montrachet?
Bâtard-Montrachet Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet Montrachet
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How large is Chassagne-Montrachet AOP in hectares?
Approximately 300 hectares
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What are some of the more reputable domaines in Chassagne-Montrachet?
Domaine Ramonet Domaine Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey
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What color(s) of wine may be produced in Saint-Aubin AOP?
Red and white
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What are the Grand Cru AOPs located within Saint-Aubin?
None
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What color(s) of wine may be produced in Santenay AOP?
Red and white
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What are some of the more reputable domaines in Santenay?
Domaine Roger Belland Domaine Lucien Mazard
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What are the Grand Cru AOPs located within Santenay?
None
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What color(s) of wine may be produced in Maranges AOP?
Red and white
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What are some of the more reputable domaines in Maranges?
Domaine Edmund Monnot Domaine Fernand Chevrot
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What are the Grand Cru AOPs located within Maranges?
None

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