Burgundy minus Côte d'Or

Question 0

The four Chablis AOPs and minimum alcohol levels:

Answer 0

Petit Chablis: 9.5%
Chablis: 10%
Chablis Premier Cru: 10.5%
Chablis Grand Cru: 11%

Question 1

Name the 7 Grand Crus of Chablis:

Answer 1

Les Bougros
Les Preuses
Vaudesir
Les Grenouilles
Valmur
Les Clos
Blanchot
"La Moutonne" is the 8th unofficial GC monopole Domaine Long-Depaquit)

Question 2

Which direction do the Grand Cru vineyards face in Chablis?

Answer 2

The GC vineyards occupy a single south-western facing hillside.

Question 3

Main Premier Crus of Chablis:

Answer 3

Montee de Tonnerre
Fourchaume
Montmains
Mont de Milieu

Question 4

Other Yonne department appellations:

Answer 4

Irancy AOP- based on Pinot Noir, Cesar, and Pinot Gris

St. Bris AOP- from Sauv Blanc and Sauv Gris

Question 5

Name the 5 appellations of the Cote Chalonnaise:

Answer 5

Bouzeron–white only; no PC bottling a

Rully–reds and white–a lot of grapes for Cremant production
Mercurey–reds and white; mostly reds 3/4 of appellation reds from here
Givry–reds and white
Montagny–white only; used to could label PC if wines reached 11.5%

Question 6

Macon AOP

Macon-Village AOP

Answer 6

Macon AOP–whites from Chard-, reds and roses from Gamay

Macon-Villages–whites from 1 of 41 demarcated villages–village name may be added in place of “Village” on label–LUGNY, CHARNAY-Les-MACON, SOLOGNY

Question 7

5 separate village appellations for Macon:

Answer 7

Pouilly-Fuisse
Pouilly-Loche
Pouilly-Vinzelles
St. Veran
Vire-Clesse

Question 8

The four communes of Pouilly-Fuisse AOP?

Answer 8

Fuisse
Solutre-Pouilly
Vergisson
Chaintre

Question 9

The 10 Cru villages of Beaujolais:

Answer 9

St-Amour
Julienas
Chenas
Moulin-a-Vent
Fleurie
Chiroubles
Morgon
Regnie
Cote de Brouilly
Brouilly

Question 10

Coteaux du Lyonnais AOP

Answer 10

Reds and roses: Gamay

Whites: Chard, Aligote, Pinot Blanc