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Burgundy Wine - The Côte de Nuits Flashcards

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In which Village are Bruno Clair, Olivier Guyot and Sylvain Pataille based?

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Marsannay

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2
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Fixin’s best known single vineyard is?

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Clos de la Perriere

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What 5 communes of production can be used for Cotes de Nuits-Villages AOP?

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Fixin
Brochon
Premeaux-Prissey
Corgoloin
Comblanchien
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4
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Name 3 unique viticultural practices of Lalou Bize of Domaine Leroy.

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Biodynamic

Horse ploughing

Anti-‘rognage’ - one vines excess foliage is bent over to join its neighbour

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5
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What oak forest is closest to the Côte d’Or?

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Alliers

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Which of the following was blamed for pyrazine-like aromas in the wines of the 2004 and 2011 vintages in Burgundy?

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Harmonia xyridis - Asian lady beetle

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7
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What is the only Grand Cru that has vines running North-south rather than east-west?

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Clos de Tart

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What is the name for the dry, transverse valleys formed by erosion in the Cotes?

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Combes

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9
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What is fermage?

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Leasing farmers in Burgundy

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What is metayage?

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Sharecropping farmers in Burgundy

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What is the largest monopole in the Côte d’Or?

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Clos de la Marechale - 9.55 ha

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12
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Owner of La Romanee monopole?

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Comte Liger-Belair

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What is the size and name of a traditional oak barrel in Burgundy?

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228L and a ‘piece’.

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14
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Synonym for Pinot Gris in Burgundy?

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Beurot

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15
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In what Morey St Denis 1er Cru vineyard can Aligote be legally planted?

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Monts Luisants

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16
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What is the name of the famous Monopole found in Fixin?

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Clos de la Perriere

17
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Who owns Clos de la Perriere in Fixin?

A

Domaine Joliet

18
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Who owns Clos de la Maréchale?

A

Domaine J.-F. Mugnier

19
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What is the difference between metayage and fermage?

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The metayage system is the cultivation of land for a proprietor by one who receives a proportion of the produce, as a kind of sharecropping.

Another class of land tenancy in France is named fermage whereby the rent is paid annually in banknotes

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Name the 4 non-monopole Grand Cru vineyards of Vosne-Romanée.

A

Romanée-Saint-Vivant

Richebourg

Echézeaux

Grands Échezeaux

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