Burgundy in general

Question 1

What communes separate the Cote du Nuits and the Cote de Beaune?

Answer 1

Ladoi-Serragny and Corgoloin

Question 2

At what degree latitude is the Cote d’Or?

Answer 2

46-48 - the 47th runs through Volnay

Question 3

What is the climate of Burgundy like?

Answer 3

continental to semi-continental with four true seasons

Question 4

What is rainfall like in Beaune?

Answer 4

spread throughout the year, but May is wettest (rot and mildew worries)

Question 5

What is Burgundys’ most planted grape?

Answer 5

Chardonnay (15,233 ha)

Question 6

What is another name for Chardonnay in the Yonne?

Answer 6

Beaunois (“From Beaune”)

Question 7

What are the parents of Chardonnay?

Answer 7

Pinot x Gouais Blanc

Question 8

What are two common ancient names for Pinot in Burgundy?

Answer 8

Morillon and Noirien

Question 9

How many hectares of Pinot Noir are planted in Burgunfy?

Answer 9

10,634 ha

Question 10

Exclusive of Beaujolais, how much Gamay is planted in Burgundy?

Answer 10

2,534 hectares

Question 11

How many hectares of gamay are planted in Beaujolais?

Answer 11

17,433 ha

Question 12

What is gamay’s full name?

Answer 12

Gamay Noir a Jus Blanc

Question 13

Who banned gamay from Burgundy?

Answer 13

Philip the Bold in 1395

Question 14

What are the parents of Gamay?

Answer 14

Pinot x Gouais Blanc

Question 15

What are the parents of Aligote?

Answer 15

Pinot x Gouais Blanc

Question 16

How many hectares of Aligote are in Burgundy?

Answer 16

1,910 ha

Question 17

Where is single varietal aligote mostly found in Burgundy?

Answer 17

Bouzeron and Cote Chalonnaise

Question 18

What is Pinot Gris known as in Burgundy?

Answer 18

Pinot Beurot

Question 19

What are three other little known grapes that are barely found in Burgundy?

Answer 19

Cesar, Sacy, and Tressot

Question 20

What is Sacy also known as? What other appellation relies heavily on this grape?

Answer 20

Also known as Tressalier

Saint-Pourcain in the central vineyards of the Loire

Question 21

What is the only appellation in which Sacy is authorized in Burgundy?

Answer 21

Sparkling wines

Question 22

What is the average annual production of Burgundy?

Answer 22

1.5 million hectoliters

Question 23

What is required for Bourgogne AOP wines to be varietally labelled as gamay?

Answer 23

They have to be located in the Beaujolais Cru AOPs.

Question 24

What are the 14 subzones of Bourgogne AOP?

Answer 24

Chitry, Côtes d’Auxerre
Côte Chalonnaise, Côte Saint-Jacques
Coulanges-le-Vineuse, Hautes Côtes de Beaune
Hautes Côtes de Nuits, La Chapelle Notre-Dame
Le Chapitre, Montrecul/Montre-Cul
Côtes du Couchois, Epineuil
Tonnerre, Vézelay

Question 25

What is the assemblage for white Bourgogne AOP?

Answer 25

Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc and a max 30% Pinot Gris

Question 26

What is the assemblage for rose Bourgogne AOP?

Answer 26

Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc and Cesar | Cesar can only be in the Yonne department and can't be more than 49%

Question 27

Is Tressot allowed in red Bourgogne AOP?

Answer 27

Yes, but is not allowed to be replanted

Question 28

What is the assemblage for red Bourgogne AOP?

Answer 28

Pinot Noir

Question 29

Most of the 14 geographical designations of Bourgogne AOP are white, rose, and red. What are the exceptions?

Answer 29

Côtes du Couchois (Rouge) Epineuil (Rose, Rouge) Tonnerre (Blanc) Vézelay (100% Chardonnay)

Question 30

Of the 14 geographical deisgnations of Bourogne AOP, what are the 4 lieu-dits?

Answer 30

``` Le Chapitre (Chênove) Le Chapelle Notre Dame (Ladoix-Serrigny) Montrecul/Montre-Cul (Dijon) Côte Saint-Jacques (Joigny (Yonne)) ```

Question 31

What is the required assemblage for Bourgogne AOP labelled as Gamay?

Answer 31

Min 85% Gamay

Question 32

What did Coteaux Bourguignons AOP used to known as?

Answer 32

Bourgogne Grand Ordinaire AOP

Question 33

What color(s) of wine does Côte de Beaune-Villages produce and from what communes?

Answer 33

Red only Pinot Noir plus a max. 15% mixed plantings of Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, and Chardonnay all in the Cote de Beaune except for Beaune, Pommard, Volnay, and Aloxe-Corton

Question 34

What color(s) of wine does Côte de Nuits-Villages produce and from what communes?

Answer 34

Red and white, but usually red Red: Pinot Noir, plus a max. 15% mixed plantings of Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, and Chardonnay White: Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc From Fixin, Brochon, Prissey, Corgoloin, and Comblachien

Question 35

What wording may replace Côte de Nuits-Villages on a Côte de Nuits-Villages AOP bottle?

Answer 35

Vins fins de la Côte de Nuits

Question 36

Is anything else allowed in Borgogne Aligote AOP?

Answer 36

Nope, 100% Aligote

Question 37

What is the smallest grand cru in Burgundy (and smalles AOP in France?)

Answer 37

La Romanée AOP at .85 ha

Question 38

How many hectares is Corton AOP?

Answer 38

160 ha

Question 39

What is the one Premier Cru vineyard on the east side of RN74 in Burgundy?

Answer 39

Les Grandes Vignes in Primeaux-Prissey (NSG)

Question 40

What is the new name for RN74?

Answer 40

D974

Question 41

What is a chevet?

Answer 41

water channel (Burgundy)

Question 42

What is a murgers?

Answer 42

pile of rock removed from the vineyards during tilling

Question 43

What is provignage?

Answer 43

A method of replanting by layering by taking old vines and directing them to become part of the root system obsolete after phylloxera

Question 44

Who owns the grand cru and monopole of La Grand Rue?

Answer 44

Domaine Lamarche

Question 45

When did La Grand Rue become a grand cru? Why?

Answer 45

1992 | In 1936, Henri Lamarche didn't want to increase his taxes so he didn't apply for grand cru status

Question 46

When was the French Revolution?

Answer 46

1789-1799

Question 47

What are fermage and métayage?

Answer 47

Fermage - a simple lease agreement, where the tenant pays cash métayage - sharecropping (will produce wine from the land for both labels.

Question 48

What is Primogeniture?

Answer 48

the right of the firstborn son to inherit his family’s entire estate

Question 49

When did the Napoleonic Code go into effect?

Answer 49

1804

Question 50

What was the first estate in Burgundy to adopt biodynamic viticulture?

Answer 50

Domaine Jean-Claude Rateau in 1979

Question 51

In the last ten years, what are three vintages in Burgundy that are particularly known for rot and mildew?

Answer 51

2007, 2011, and 2012

Question 52

What is the main bacterial threat to Burgundy's vineyards?

Answer 52

flavescence dorée, caused by the spread of phytoplasma, specialized bacteria that are parasitic to plant material. Spread by Leafhopper insects growth slows, berries shrivel, leaves yellow, and the vine itself may die Only cure is to uproot the vine

Question 53

Jayer - pro or against destemming?

Answer 53

Pro destemming - against whole cluster

Question 54

Is chaptalization legal in Burgundy?

Answer 54

YUP

Question 55

What is subtractive must enrichment?

Answer 55

a process that allows the winemaker to remove water from the must, concentrating it by a maximum factor of 10% another option instead of chaptalization illegal before 2009

Question 56

Is acidification allowed in Burgundy?

Answer 56

YUP | but must be declared and documented

Question 57

How much new oak does Domaine Leflaive use on its white grand crus?

Answer 57

30%

Question 58

What is the size of a Burgundy piece?

Answer 58

228 L

Question 59

How many liters are Chablis feuillettes?

Answer 59

132L | although they are used less and less, but they are still the official measurement for negociants

Question 60

What are the topsoils of the Cote d'Or made of?

Answer 60

limestone and clay

Question 61

Depending on the percentage of the limestone/clay mix, what are soils in the Cote d'Or called?

Answer 61

more limestone than clay - argillaceous limestone | more clay - marl