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1
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what is Grand Auxerrois?

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The land surrounding Auxerre - Yonne department
Vezelay
Irancy
Tonnere

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Where is the Cote Challonnaise?

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South of the Cote d’Or
Western edge of the Saone River Valley
Non contiguous, gently sloping hillsides

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3
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What is the latitude of Burgundy?

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46 to 48 degrees

Volnay lies on the 47

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4
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On average, how much rain does Burgundy receive annually?

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750 mm.

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5
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What is the average temperature of Burgundy in the months of July and August?

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68 degrees

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What is different about the Maconnaise, Beaujolaise, and Chalonnaise? Different than the Cote d’Or?

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Temperatures are 1 to 2 degrees warmer throughout the year.

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7
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What is the Burgundy synonym for Chardonnay?

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Beaunois

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8
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What is the most widely planted grape of Burgundy?

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Chardonnay

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9
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What is the Burgundy synonym for Pinot Noir?

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Morillon

Noirien

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What is the full name of Gamay?

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Gamay Noir a Jus Blanc

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11
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What is Pinot Blanc?

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A green skinned mutation of Pinot Noir.

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12
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What is the Burgundy Synonym for Pinot Gris?

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Pinot Beurot

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13
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What are the other grapes of Burgundy?

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  1. Cesar - tannic red grape
  2. Tressot - Progeny of Duras and Petit Verdot
  3. Sacy - only authorized for sparkling wine - also known as Tressalier in Saint Pourcain
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14
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How many appellations are in Burgundy?

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close to 100 - I will get a more specific answer.

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15
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Define Premier Cru?

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A legally defined geographic designation for village AOP wines. Technically not a separate class of AOP.

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16
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Bourgogne Grand Ordinaire has a new name? What is it?

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Coteaux Bourguignons

inexpensive red blend of Pinot Noir and Gamay

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17
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What are the 4 geographic designations for Bourgogne?

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  1. La Chapelle Notre Dame
  2. La Chapitre
  3. Cote St. Jacques
  4. Montrecul
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18
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What are the Cote de Beaune Villages AOP villages not allowed?

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  1. Volnay
  2. Pommard
  3. Aloxe-Corton
  4. Beaune
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19
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What are the Cote-de-Nuits Villages allowed?

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  1. Fixin
  2. Borchon
  3. Prissey
  4. Corgoloin
  5. Comblachien
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20
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What are Burgundy’s 2 sparkling wine AOPs?

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  1. Cremant de Bourgogne - mostly from Rully

2. Bourgogne Mousseux - old AOP for sparkling reds

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21
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What appellation is displayed on Georges de Vogue’s Musigny Blanc bottle?

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Bourgogne AOP

22
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What is the difference between a lieu-dit and a climat?

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lieu-dit: is a technical cadastral unit used by geographers

climat - is a parcel of vines defined and named to be associated with the wines it produces. Le Climat = climate.

23
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Where is Sainte Marie la Blanche?

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East of the D974 and Cote de Beaune

a Vin de Pay

24
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When did villages start appending their most famous vineyard to their name?

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1847 - Gevrey became Gevrey-Chambertin

This happened off and on through 1928

25
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When did phylloxera first occur in Burgundy?

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1878 - in Meursault

26
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What is Provignage?

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Also called layering.

A method of vine propagation - burying cordons or canes so a new root system begins.

27
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What is Coupage?

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Naming a wine based on what it taste like, rather than where it is actually from. Think of Tawny port.

28
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When did the first Premier Cru vineyards begin to appear on Labels?

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1942 - based on long standing climats.

29
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When did the Chablis Premier Cru vineyards begin to appear on labels?

30
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Why did La Grand Rue not achieve Grand Cru status until 1992?

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Henri Lamarche did not want to apply as it would raise his taxes.

31
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Why do vineyards appear with different spellings?

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Human error - the maps were created in the 1800s. As men copied and distributed them, they made mistakes. Official spellings and traditional spellings might be different.

32
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When was the French Revolution?

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1789 - 1799

33
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What is Fermage?

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A simple agreement in which a tenant paid cash to lease land.

34
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What is Metayage?

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A form of sharecropping. Both forms of tenancy still exist today.

35
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What is the Napoleonic Code?

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Established in 1804.
Ended Primogeniture - the right of the first born son to inheritance.

Started all males in family get equal inheritance.

36
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How much land does Bouchard Pere et Fils own?

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Largest land owner in Cote d’Or. 130 HA

37
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What is a “Micro-Negociant”?

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Small Domaine vignerons who start their own small-scale negociant operation.

Examples: Domaine de Montille = Deux Montille
Domaine Dujac = Dujac Fils & Pere

38
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How is the term Maison used in Burgundy?

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The Maison is usually the negociant side of the vigneron business if they do both.

39
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What is Coulure?

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Also known as shatter.

a reduced number of berries caused by cool, wet, overcast conditions in spring.

40
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What is Millerandage?

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uneven sized berries in a cluster caused by cool, wet, overcast conditions in the spring. This can actually increase the quality of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir

41
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Which mid century vintages were nearly wiped out by frost?

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1945, 1951, 1953, 1957

42
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Which 2 recent vintages were affected by lady bug taint?

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2004, and 2011

43
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What is Harmonia axyridis?

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Scientific name for lady bug beetles. There pheremones are pyrazines.

44
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What current bacterial disease is causing worry in Burgundy?

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Flavescence Doree
a disease caused by the spread of phytoplasma
a specialized bacteria that are parasitic to plant material
growth slows, berries shrivel, leaves yellow, vine dies

45
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What is Lutte Raisonnee?

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“reasoned struggle”
tempered approach to vineyard management
grower limits chemical application to times of nec. rather than recurrently

46
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What is Lutte Integre?

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“integrated struggle”
natural applications of copper or sulfur based sprays
sexual confusion, cover crops, natural predators

47
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What do cover crops do?

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minimize errosion

48
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What is Ecocert?

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Third party organization that certifies vineyards organic

49
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How much of Burgundy’s vineyards are cultivated organically or biodynamically?

50
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Name some producers that are Biodynamic?

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DRC
Domaine Leflaive
Vincent Dauvissat
Comtes Lafon
Comte Armand

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