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Burgundy Wine Regions Flashcards

1
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What is the climate of Burgundy?

A

Continental

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2
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Where is Burgundy situated?

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Central eastern France

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3
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How many departments does Burgundy have?

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4

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4
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What are the five areas within Burgundy?

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Chablis
Côtes de Nuits
Côte de Beaune
Côte Chalonnaise (Région de Mercury)
Côte Mâconnaise

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5
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What are Côte d’Or red grape varieties?

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Pinot Noir
Gamay

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6
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What are Côte d’Or white grape varieties?

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Chardonnay
Aligoté

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7
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What are the red grape varieties of Côte Chalonnaise?

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PN & Gamay

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8
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What are the red grape varieties of Mâconnais?

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PN
Gamay

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9
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What is the variety for Beaujolais?

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Gamay

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10
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What are the white varietals of Côte Chalonnaise and Mâconnais?

A

Chardonnay
Aligote
PB

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11
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How many appellations are there in Burgundy?

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101

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12
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——— buy up wines and blend them in order to supply sufficient quantities of quality wine to market under their own label.

A

Négociants

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13
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The Classification and appellation of Burgundies are based on ———

A

Terroir

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14
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The highest quality wines of Burgundy are classified as ———

A

AOC Grand Cru

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15
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The highest quality wines of Burgundy are sold under the name of

A

The climat (vineyard)

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16
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The wines that are sold under climat in Burgundy account for —— percent of the Burgundian production.

A

1%

17
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What is the second quality level of Burgundy?

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Individual vineyard AOC Premier Crus

18
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What information can be found on a label of the second classification of Burgundies?

A

Name of the village plus a premier cru climat

19
Q

What information does this phrase give you? Chassagne-Montrachet Clos Saint-Jean 1er Cru

A

Chassagne-Montrachet is the Village
Clos Saint-Jean is the vineyard

20
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What is the third level of Burgundy wines?

A

Village AOC

21
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Both the Premier Cru and village appellations are known as ———

A

Communal Appellations

22
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What is the fourth level of Burgundy wines?

A

Regional AOC

23
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What level is Chassagne-Montrachet?

A

Village AOC

24
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What is Côtes de Beaune-Villages AOC?

A

This is a regional appellation

25
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What is Mâcon AOC?

A

This is a regional appellation

26
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What is Bourgogne AOC?

A

This is a generic AOC for Burgundy

27
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What appellation is used for wines containing over 30% of the Gamay?

A

Bourgogne Gamay AOC

28
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Bourgogne Gamay AOC grapes should be sourced from ———

A

the 10 cru of Beaujolais.

29
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What is the grape variety of Bourgogne Passe-tout-grains AOC?

A

1/3 PN + Gamay
Red or Rose
Min 9.5% abv

30
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What is Côte d’Or AOC?

A

Regional appellation for Côte de Nuits & Côte de Beaune must be made from 100% PN or Chardonnay

31
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What is the appellation for Aligoté grape with up to 15% Chardonnay?

A

Bourgogne Aligoté AOC

32
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What is the appellation for sparkling wines of Burgundy?

A

Crémant de Bourgogne

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