Geography / Geology, Burgundy

Question 1

River running along Cote d’Or

Answer 1

Saône.

Question 2

River running through Chablis

Answer 2

Serein

Question 3

4 French departements Burgundy’s vineyards cut thru

Answer 3

Yonne, Côte d’Or, Saône-et-Loire, & Rhône

Question 4

approximately how many hecatres of vineyards does Burgundy cover?

Answer 4

30,000ha.

compare to 70k Rhone or 117,500 Bordeaux

Question 5

Yonne’s other communes like Vézelay, Irancy, Tonnerre, Joigny are collectively known as what?

Answer 5

Grand Auxerrois (the land surrounding Auxerre, the capital of the Yonne).

Question 6

Departement of Côte Chalonnaise

Answer 6

Saône-et-Loire departement.

Question 7

Where can you find The Rock of Solutré, and what is it?

Answer 7

A jagged limestone outcropping in the Mâconnais, impacting the Pouilly-Fuisee, Saint-Veran ,and Macon-Solutre regions.

Question 8

Latitude of Burgundy

Answer 8

46-48°, with 47th parallel running thru Volnay.

Question 9

Sunshine hours in growing season in Burgundy

Answer 9

1300

Question 10

Average annual production in Burgundy

Answer 10

1.5million hl

Question 11

What are combes?

Answer 11

Combes- dry, transverse valleys, carved by melt-water and erosion. They allow cool breezes and hailstorms. Deep alluvial fans as a result diversify soil.

Question 12

Cote de Nuits vineyards face _____ while Cote de Beaune’s vineyards face ________.

Answer 12

Cote de Nuits: east

Cote de Beaune: Southeast

Question 13

define: Colluvium

Answer 13

soil mix of the immediately underlying bedrock and material slipped from higher up.

Question 14

Bedrock of Cote D’Or

Answer 14

Limestone

Question 15

Northernmost of Cote de Nuits appellations:

Answer 15

Marsannay

Question 16

Southernmost Cote de Beaune appellation

Answer 16

Maranges

Question 17

What is the highest-elevation premier cru in the Côte de Beaune?

Answer 17

La Fussière, Maranges. Its the largest premier cru climat, ranges from 240 to nearly 400 meters in elevation.

Question 18

What is Cote du Couchois?

Answer 18

tiny region used as a Bourgogne AOP geographic designation for Pinot Noir, just south of Maranges. Tecnhically not within Cote d’Or nor Cote Challonaise.

Question 19

Major soil type of Cote Chalonnaise?

Answer 19

Similar to Cote de Beaune: weathered limestone and clay., but no protection against cold winds.