Chalon and Macon

Question 1

What are the five village AOPs of the Macon?

Answer 1

Pouilly-Fuisse
Pouilly-Loche,
Pouilly-Vinzelles
St-Veran
Vire-Classe

Question 2

What is the name of the famous rock in Pouilly-Fuisse?

Answer 2

La Roche de Solutre - it marks the southern end of the limestone plateau on which great burgundy is grown

Question 3

St-Veran is non-contiguous. What breaks it up?

Answer 3

Pouilly-Fuisse

Question 4

What are the four communes of Pouilly-Fuisse?

Answer 4

Fuissé
Solutré-Pouilly
Vergisson
Chaintré

Question 5

What grapes and styles are allowed for the five village AOPs of the Macon?

Answer 5

All five are 100% Chardonnay only.

Question 6

What styles of wines are allowed in Macon AOP?

Answer 6

red, white, and rose

Question 7

How many communes may append their name to Macon-Villages?

Answer 7

27 communes

Question 8

What styles of wine may be labeled as Macon-Villages?

Answer 8

white only

Question 9

Which is the northernmost of the two? Cote Chalonnaise or the Maconnais?

Answer 9

Cote Chalonnaise - Santenay and Bouzeron are only a few minutes from each other

Question 10

What are the five villages appellations of the Cote Chalonnaise?

Answer 10

Bouzeron
Rully
Mercurey
Givry
Montagny

Question 11

Of the five villages of Cote Chalonnaise, which is the only not to have premier crus?

Answer 11

Bouzeron

Question 12

Which is the most recent of the five villages of the Cote Chalonnaise to be promoted?

Answer 12

Bouzeron - in 1998

all others were in the 30s and 40s

Question 13

Of the five villages of the Cote Chalonnaise, which are white only?

Answer 13

Bouzeron (Aligote)

Montagny (Chardonnay)

Question 14

Who is the largest producer in Montagny (and the entire Cote Chalonnaise)?

Answer 14

Cave de Buxy - the cooperative of Montagny