CSW-Module 6 - Alsace-Burgundy 1 Flashcards
Two main regions of Alsace
Bas-Rhin - Haut-Rhin
Three types of AOCsin Alsace
Alsace AOC - Alsace Grand Cru - Crémant d’Alsace
Four “noble grapes” of Alsace
Riesling - Gewurztraminer - Muscat - Pinot Gris
Late-harvest wine made in Alsace
Vendage Tardive
Two main grapes of Burgundy
Pinot Noir - Chardonnay
Number of Burgundy Grands Crus
33
The seven parcels of the Chablis Grand Cru
Les Clos - Vaudesir - Valmur - Blanchot - Bougros - Les Preuses - Grenouilles
Minor white grape of Burgundy, grown mostly in the Côte Chalonnaise
Aligote’
Largest communal appellation of the Côte Chalonnaise
Mercurey
The three appellations of Chablis
Chablis AOC - Chablis Grand Cru AOC - Petit Chablis ALC
Number of Grand Cru vineyards in the Côte de Nuits
24
Number of Grand Cru vineyards in the Côte de Beaune
8
The only Grand Cru of the Côte de Beaune to produce red wine
Corton (approved for both red and white)
Two largest communal AOCs in the Mâconnais; approved only for white wine
Pouilly-Fuisse’ - St-Veran
Term used in Burgundy to describe plots of land whose boundaries have been defined by terroir
Climat