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The Bourgogne Passe-Tout-Grains AOP produces wines of what color(s)?

A

Rouge and Rosé

  • Both: min 30% Pinot Noir, min 15% Gamay; max 15% mixed plantings of Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, and Pinot Gris
  • Varietiesmay be vilified together
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Which AOP in Mâconnais allows for the production of sec and demi-sec Chardonnay?

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Viré-Clessé AOP

  • Sec: 0-3 g/L RS | Demi-sec: 4-8 g/L RS
  • Also produces Blanc Levrouté with RS levels of 8-18 g/L
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Which AOP of Beaune permits the use of Aligoté in its mixed blend of supplementary grapes?

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Corton AOP

  • Aligoté may not be replanted
  • For Corton rouge wines
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Though located within the commune of Ladoix-Serrigny (and adjacent to Corton AOP), these 5 premiers crus are labeled under Aloxe-Corton.

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La Coutière, La Maréchaude, La Toppe au Vert, Les Moutottes, Les Petites Lolières

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Which appellation in the Côte de Beaune has premier cru vineyards of these two sectors: Bois de Noël hillside and Frétille hill?

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Pernand-Vergelesses AOP

  • Bois de Noël produces mostly red wines
  • By law, Frétille hill produces only white wines
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What is the chaillots soil found in Aloxe-Corton?

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Limestone debris

*There is also reddish-brown clay-limestone and flint found here

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Les Bressandes, Les Grèves, and Les Teurons (3 of Beaune’s best premiers crus) occupy the mid-slope of the ______, where the hillside tilts inward to face due east.

A

Montagne de Beaune

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True/False:

Pommard may see more new oak than other red wines of Côte de Beaune.

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True

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In Volnay, producers may label these 4 Meursault climats as Volnay 1er Cru Santenots.

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Les Santenots du Milieu, Les Santenots Blancs, Les Pluies, Les Santenots Dessous

*Rouge wines

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True/False:

White wine produced within the Blagny AOP are entitled to the Meursault AOP.

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True

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Santenay:

How do the wines on the Maranges side of the village compare to those nearer Chassagne-Montrachet?

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Maranges side: typically bold, but rustic

Chassagne-Montrachet: tends to be more elegant, with classier fruit and genuine age-worthiness

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This grand cru appellation of the Côte de Beaune produces both blanc and rouge wines.

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Corton AOP

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Montrachet sits on the mid-slope and is protected from cold winds and hailstorms by the forested summit of Mont ______ above it.

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Rachet

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What is Côtes du Couchois?

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A tiny region granted sub-regional status in 2000 as a Bourgogne AOP geographic designation for red wines produced from Pinot Noir

  • It is technically within neither the Côte d’Or nor the Côte Chalonnaise
  • Located immediately to the south of the three Maranges communes
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Name an appellation in the Côte de Beaune that does not permit the production of blanc wines.

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Pommard, Volnay, Blagny

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This appellation in the Côte de Nuits produces wine of all three colors.

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Marsannay AOP

  • Blanc: Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc, max 10% Pinot Gris
  • Rosé: Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris, max 15% Pinot Blanc and Chardonnay
  • Rouge: Pinot Noir, max 15% Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc and Chardonnay
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17
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This 1er cru in Fixin produces blanc wines.

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Clos de la Perrière

*The top cru in Fixin

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Name the grands crus of Gevrey-Chambertin west of the Route des Grands Crus.

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Mazis-Chambertin, Ruchottes-Chambertin, Chambertin-Clos de Bèze, Chambertin, Latricières Chambertin

19
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Name the grands crus of Gevrey-Chambertin east of the Route des Grands Crus.

A

Chapelle-Chambertin, Griotte-Chambertin, Charmes-Chambertin, Mazoyères-Chambertin

*These are generally considered second-tier grands crus and offer lighter wines than their more illustrious neighbours further upslope

20
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Describe the soil, aspect and topography of the Gevrey-Chambertin grands crus west of the Route des Grands Crus.

A

Shallow, thin, rocky marl soils, tinted red on the lower slope by iron oxide

On a slightly higher grade

Vineyards are east-southeast facing

21
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Retail price of Gevrey-Chambertin grand cru wine?

A

$400+

*1er cru: $200+

22
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Ponsot is currently the only estate in the Côte de Nuits that produces wines from this grape.

A

Aligoté

*Aligoté is authorized for planting in the Monts Luisants climat

23
Q

Name a white wine producing appellation of the Côte de Nuits.

A 
Côte de Nuits-Villages AOP
Marsannay AOP
Fixin AOP
Morey-Saint-Denis AOP
Vougeot AOP
Nuits-Saint-Georges AOP
Musigny AOP
24
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Chambertin Clos de Bèze may also be labeled ______ AOP.

A

Chambertin

25
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Producers of Mazoyères-Chambertin may, and often do, elect to release their wines under ______.

A

Charmes-Chambertin

26
Q

Name the two owners of Clos des Lambrays.

A

LVMH (8.66 ha)
Taupenot-Merme

*two other landowners have tiny parcels, but are not planted

27
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Who is the monopole owner of Clos de Tart?

A

Artemis – François Pinault’s holding company purchased the vineyard in 2017

  • The previous owner was Mommessin, since 1932
  • Pinault family owns Château Latour
28
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Unlike the rest of the Grand Cru appellations of the Côte de Nuits, Richebourg rouge wines must be aged until at least the ______ of ______, rather than the 30 June the year following harvest.

A

15 June the year following harvest

29
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Most grand cru vineyards in the Côte de Nuits are less than 10% grade, but this gc, with a near-perfect easterly exposure has a 17-20% grade.

A

Romanée-Conti

30
Q

Who is the monopole owner of La Romanée?

A

Domaine Liger-Belair

31
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Who is the monopole owner of La Tâche?

A

Domaine de la Romanée-Conti

32
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Name the grands crus of the Côte de Beaune.

A 
Corton
Corton-Charlemagne
Charlemagne
Montrachet
Bâtard-Montrachet
Bienvenue-Bâtard-Montrachet
Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet
Chevalier-Montrachet
33
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Name the grands crus of the Côte de Nuits.

A 
Bonnes Mares
Chambertin
Chambertin Clos de Bèze
Chapelle-Chambertin
Charmes-Chambertin
Griotte-Chambertin
Latricières-Chambertin
Mazis-Chambertin
Mazoyères-Chambertin
Ruchottes-Chambertin
Clos de la Roche
Clos de Tart
Clos Saint-Denis
Echézeaux
Grands-Echézeaux
La Grande Rue
La Romanée
La Tâche
Musigny
Richebourg
Romanée-Conti
Romanée-Saint-Vivant
34
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Grands crus of Flagey-Echézeaux?

A

Echézeaux

Grands-Echézeaux

35
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Bonnes Mares is located in these two villages.

A

Morey-Saint-Denis

Chambolle-Musigny

36
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Grands crus of Vosne-Romanée?

A 
La Grande Rue
La Romanée
La Tâche
Richebourg
Romanée-Conti
Romanée-Saint-Vivant
37
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Grands crus of Chambolle-Musigny?

A

Bonnes Mares

Musigny

38
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Grands crus of Morey-Saint-Denis?

A 
Bonnes Mares
Clos de la Roche
Clos de Tart
Clos des Lambrays
Clos Saint-Denis
39
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Grands crus of Aloxe-Corton?

A

Corton
Corton-Charlemagne
Charlemagne

40
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Grands crus of Pernand-Vergelesses?

A

Corton
Corton-Charlemagne
Charlemagne

41
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Grands crus of Ladoix-Serrigny?

A

Corton

Corton-Charlemagne

42
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Grands crus of Puligny-Montrachet?

A

Bâtard-Montrachet
Bienvenue-Bâtard-Montrachet
Chevalier-Montrachet
Montrachet

43
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Grands crus of Chassagne-Montrachet?

A

Bâtard-Montrachet
Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet
(Le) Montrachet

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