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2 main philosophies of winemaking in Chablis

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Dauvissat & Raveneau - ferment in tank and then leave the wines in mostly old wood for a year;

Droin & Fevre - vinify part in tank and part in wood and blend after 6 months before further aging

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What 1er Cru in Chablis is home to Les Forets & Butteaux

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Montmains (contains both), Left Bank of Serein

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Minimum planting density in Chablis

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5,500 per ha

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Minimum planting density in the Cote d’Or

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9,000 per ha; 1x1 meter spacing, low trellis

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Minimum planting density in Beaujolais

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5,000 per ha, 6,000 per ha for Crus (in practice many are 10,000 +)

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Minimum planting density in Macon

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7,000 per ha

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Minimum abv for GC chablis

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11%,
10.5% 1er cru,
10% chablis,
9.5% petit

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What is the traditional aging vessel in Chablis?

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Feuillette - 132 L

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What are the 5 village AOPs of the Maconnais

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Vire Clesse, 
St Veran, 
Fuisse, 
Loche, 
Vinzelles
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What year was the first release of beaujolais nouveau?

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1951 - Georges Duboeuf

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Macon Rouge from a geographical designation is made from what grape?

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Gamay

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Major hail (chablis) recent years

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15 (richer, lower acid),
16 (yields down),
17 (higher acid)

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Chablis vintages 2000, 2007, 2009 Best?

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2007

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2 monopole vineyards in Mercurey

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Clos des Myglands (Faiveley), Clos des Rouelles (Chamirey)

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Communes of Mercurey

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Mercurey,

Saint Martin sous Montaigne

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Aligote based wines

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Bouzeron

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Lieux dits of Morgon

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Cote de Py,
Corcellette,
Douby

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Blending grapes for Beaujolais blanc

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aligote, chardonnay, melon

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Style/assemblage passe-tout-grain

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rouge, rose - min. 30% PN,
min. 15%gamay,
some whites must be co-fermented

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Cremant de Bourgogne

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PB,
PG,
CH,
gamay (only in beaujolais)

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21
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Chaufrettes

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smudge pots - heat lamps

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Aspersion

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spraying the vines to prevent frost damage - must keep spraying until frost subsides

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La Moutonne - unoffical

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Long Depaquit - Albert Bichot (parcel straddling Vaudesir + Les Preuses)

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Chablis GC different aspect

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Blanchot - Southeastern

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UGC - Union des Grands Crus de Chablis
est. 2000 - improve quality by increasing density (8,000 vine/ha), banning machine harvesting, 15 months holding before release
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Founder of the UGC?
Michel Laroche
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Most common fermentation vessels in chablis
Stainless or cement
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T or F, | 228 L pieces are more common than traditional 132 L Feuillattes
True!
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Who holds the most GC acreage in Chablis?
William Fevre
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Best Chablis vintages of 10’s
12, 14, 17 (15 - low acid, 16 - variable but classic)
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Best Chablis vintages of 00’s
02, 05, 10
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Worst recent vintages Chablis
11 (too delicate), 04 (overcrop), 03 (too much alcohol), 01 (botrytis)
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Producers of Irancy?
``` Benoit Cantin, Stephan Podor (Les Mazelots) ```
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Strange grape permitted for Irancy?
Cesar - Corsican DNA
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Producer of Grenouilles?
La Chablisinne
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Saint bris - grapes
blanc, SB, SG, (SACY)
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Producer of Saint Bris?
Goisot
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Vezelay AOC grape
chardonnay
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Montmains producers
Droin, Dauvissat, Fevre, Tribut
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Mercurey 1er Cru
Clos du Roy, Clos Marcilly, Montaigu
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Julienas lieux dits
Pacalet, | les Chenes
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Who produces cuvee Pi (3.14)
Jean Foillard (Cote de Py 100yr old vines)
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Youngest Beaujolais cru
Regnier 1988
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Yvon Metras based where?
Fleurie (funky, carbonic)
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Fleurie Lieux Dit
Champagne, Grand Cour,
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Catch-all still wine AOC - not claimed by many producers
Coteaux Bourguignon
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Phillippe the Bold (1st Duke of Burgundy)
Ordered gamay to be pulled out
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Wines from the Cru Beaujolais may be labeled ‘Bourgogne’
with the word ‘Gamay’ added- since 2011
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Cesar and Tressot are only permitted in what department for rouge?
Yonne
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Up to 15% white grapes from Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay, and Pinot Gris are allowed in all Burgundy reds - T or F
TRUE!
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Passetoutgrains rule chance in 2011
Now must be min. 30% PN and min.15% gamay (still almost 1/3 PN as was previous)
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Cremant de Bourgogne longer aging designations
Eminent - 24 months, | Grand Eminent - 36 months
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Melon de Bourgogne is allowed in which appellations?
Coteaux Bourguignons, | Cremant de Bourgogne
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Who is Kir named for?
Canon Felix Kir - Mayor of Dijon from 1945-68
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Montrecul is located where?
Dijon (women’s skirts lifted up on the slope)
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Greatest area under vine in which area (not including Beaujolais), and highest output?
Grand Auxerrois
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Petit chablis soil type
Portlandian (Tithonian)
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Kimmeridgian fossils
Exogyra Virgula
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Which AOP produces blanc levroute?
Vire Clesse - botrytis affected chardonnay
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What river cuts through Chablis?
Serein
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What are the white-wine only AOCs of the Cote Chalonnaise
Montagny, Bouzeron
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What are the 4 communes of Pouilly Fuisse?
Chaintre, Fuisse, Solutre-Pouilly, Vergisson
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How many 1er Crus in Pouilly Fuisse?
``` 22 (Aux Quarts - Chaintre; Les Vignes Blanches - Fuisse; Au Vignerais - Solutre; Sur la Roche - Vergisson) ```
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What is the sweetest version of botrytised Vire Clesse called?
Demi sec (4-8 g), Blanc levroute (8-18 g RS)
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1er Crus in Chablis
40 - 17 on the right bank
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Worst hailstorm in chablis
recent - 11, ever - 1985
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Grand Cru abc and max yield
11% , 54 hl
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Training methods of Chablis
Guyot, Cordon, Chablis
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Left bank of Serein vineyards face?
SE
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Only 1er Cru in the Cote d’Or - East of RN 74
Clos Des Grands Vigne - Liger-Belair
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Fourchaume Lieux Dits
L’Homme Mort - furthest back Vaulorent, Vaupulent - lowest
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What is the soil of Moulin à Vent?
Gore (pink granite) with a seam of manganese Clos de la Roillette owner formerly labeled wines as Moulin but was forced to change to Fleurie - just labeled with a racehorse in defiance Coudert family now uses the Fleurie appellation on the label with the racehorse
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What are the soils of Morgon?
Roche Pourrie - iron/schist and basalt, also with granite

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