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France-Burgundy-General Terms, etc Flashcards

1
Q

What are the 4 départements of Burgundy N-S?

A

i. Yonne
ii. Côte d’Or
iii. Saône-et-Loire
iv. Rhône

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2
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Which regions of Burg have the highest and lowest amount of plantings?

A

Beaujolais most (approx. 17,000ha, 1/3rd of Burg output)

Côte Chalonnaise least (approx. 2,000 ha)

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3
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What is the capital of Burg?

A

Dijon

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4
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What are the governing bodies of Burg?

A

Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB)

Inter-Beaujolais

**Orgs do not overlap, INAO publishes statistics separately for each

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5
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What parallels does Burg lie on?

A

46-49N

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6
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General climate of Burg?

A

continental

4 seasons

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7
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What is general trend of harvest dates of burg over the last 50+ yrs?

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earlier each year.

harvest dates on average 16 days earlier by 2010 than 1951 and before!

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8
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What are all white grapes allowed throughout Burg?

A 
Chard
Aligoté
SB, SG
PB
PG
Melon de Bourgogne
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9
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What is synonym of Chard in Yonne?

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Beaunois (from Beaune

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10
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Where does the Chardonnay grape originate?

A

village of Chardonnay in Mâconnais

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11
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What is parentage of both Chard and Aligoté?

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Pinot x Gouais Blanc

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12
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What is syn for PG in Burg?

A

Pinot Beaurot

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13
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Which rare white grape is only auth for sparkling wines of Burg?

A

Sacy

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14
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What are all the red grapes allowed in Burg?

A

PN
Gamay
César
Tressot

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15
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What are syn for PN in Burg?

A

Morillon

Noirien

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16
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Which grape of Burg is likely to have descended from wild vines?

A

PN

2,000+ years old

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17
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What is full name of Gamay?

A

Gamay Noir à Jus Blanc

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18
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What red grape of Burg is a sibling of Chardonnay?

A

Gamay

Pinot x Gouais Blanc

19
Q

Where does César originate?

A

Germany

20
Q

What region of Burg will you find Tressot?

A

Yonne

May be used for reds but not replanted so…sort of who cares

21
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What is parentage of Tressot?

A

Duras x Petit Verdot

22
Q

What are murgers?

A

piles of rock removed from vineyards during tiling in burg

23
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What are chevets?

A

water channels in burg

24
Q

explain the concept of climat in Burg?

A

”a parcel of vines defined and named to be associated w/ the wine it produces

i. Invokes notion of terroir
ii. 1 climat may overlap villages, grand crus, 1er-grand crus, etc
iii. regulated by INAO since 1935
iv. 1,200+ climats
v. “vigneron’s notion”

25
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explain the concept of lieu-dit in burg?

A

closely related to climat, a named single vineyard that forms 1 contiguous parcel in a single commune
i. “Geographer’s notion”

26
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What is a cru in burg?

A

indication of both both quality and delimited place. In Burg, vineyards

27
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What is the etymological origin of cru?

A

Etymology=croître (“to grow”)

28
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what is a parcel in burg?

A

single contiguous holding w/in 1 vineyard owned by 1 grower

29
Q

What is a commune in Burg?

A

village and surrounding area

30
Q

What is a Hamlet in Burg?

A

smallest form of settlement, often included administratively in a commune

31
Q

What is a Moine?

A

Monk, FR, Burg

32
Q

What is a Chapitre?

A

FR for religious chapter

33
Q

What is a Chapelle?

A

chapel, FR

34
Q

What is a Croix?

A

Cross, FR

35
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What is a Prieur?

A

priory, FR

36
Q

What is an Abbaye?

A

Abbey, FR

37
Q

What is Fermage? Give an example

A

a vineyard tenant pays cash to a landlord to lease the land

Ex. DRC pays for parcels in Corton

38
Q

What is métayage? Give examples

A

sharecropping, a landowner allowed the tenant to use land in return for a share of crops produced

Ex. Roumier farms Ruchottes, owned by Michel Bonefond, and produces wine for both labels
Ex. Pierre Morey farmed much of Comtes Lafon’s land before Dominique, including Montrachet until 1992

39
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What are enjambeurs?

A

high clearance tractors that straddle rows of vines in Burg.

40
Q

What are Chaufferettes?

A

diesel-burning smudge pots to heat vines at night. Used to combat frost. Intro in Chablis

41
Q

What is a Tonnellerie?

A

cooper, barrel-maker

42
Q

What is the historical base of a Kir cocktail?

A

Bourg Aligoté from Bouzeron

43
Q

What are combes?

A

a. Dry, transverse valleys cut by last ice age
b. Today, conduits for both cool breeze and hailstorms
c. 1000’s of years of erosion deposited alluvial fans of pebbles and stone
d. brings diversity and complexity in soil of Côte d’Or

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