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1
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How many communes can ammend themselves as Macon?

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27 (42 communes in Macon but can’t amend their name to the title)

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Village AOPs

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Pouilly Fuisse
Pouilly Loche
Pouilly Vinzelles
Saint Veran
Vire Clesse (1999 youngest)
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Where is Chaintre?

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South Fuisse, South facing slopes

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Where is Vergisson?

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North Fuisse, North facing Slopes

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What is “Solutre” rock?

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A large rock overlooking the Solutre-Pouilly commune

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What are the communes of Pouilly Fuisse?

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Vergisson
Solutre Pouilly
Fuisse
Chaintre

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7
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Grape allowances

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Basic rouge/blanc: Pinot Noir, Gamay/100% Chardonnay

If labelled with geographic designation must be 100% Gamay/Chardonnay

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What changes when someone declares a geographical designation in Macon AOP?

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Min Alc goes up from/to respectively

Rouge: 10%> Village:10.5%>Geo Designation:10.5%

Blanc: 10%>Village: 10.5%>Geo Designation: 11%

Yields must also go down for basic>village>geo desgnation

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9
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When Macon AOC established?

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1937

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10
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Two high profile white Burgundy producers that have set up shop in Maconnaise

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Anne Claud Leflaive and Dominique Lafon

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Some producers

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Chateau Fuisse, J-A Ferret, Bret Brothers, Jean Manciat, Verget

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12
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5 villages of Chalonnaise

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Bouzeron 1998 
Rully 1939
Mercurey 1936
Givry 1946
Montagny 1936
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13
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Is Cote Chalonnaise cooler or warmer than d’Or? Why?

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Cooler. It doesn’t have the moderating effect of the d’Or to protect it from the cool winds blowing in from the west

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14
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What’s so super neato about Bouzeron? Quality producers:

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Only village AOP to make 100% Aligote. A&P Villaine is by far the neato-ist of the neato, pushing quality.

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15
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Superior Aligote clone:

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Aligote d’Or (as opposed to Aligote Vert)

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16
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Fun Facts about Rully

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Rully is for Chagny and Rully communes. Center of sparkling wine production. Wines lean towards the lean feels (thus the suitability for sparkling)

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17
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Soil in Chalonnaise

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Clay top, limestone bottom

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18
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Grape allowances Chalonnaise vineyards

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  • Bouzeron: 100% Aligote
  • Givry/Mercury/Rully Rouge: max 15% mixed Pinot Gris/Chard
  • Montagny 100% Chard
  • Mercurey/Rully blanc: Charonnay/Pinot gris
  • Givry: Chard with max 15% pinot gris/pinot blanc
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19
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Beajolais blanc wierdness

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Pre Nov. 28th, 2004 planted Aligote is cool until 2024. Post Nov. 28th Bojo Blanc is Chardonnay

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20
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What is the Grand Auxerrois?

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area in Yonne department around Chablis

Vezlay, Irancy, Tonnerre, Joigny

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21
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Saone et Loire holds which appelations?

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Chalonnaise and Maconnais

Both soft hills until the dramatic slopes of Southern Macon, Rock of Soultre being the highest

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22
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Latitude of Burgundy

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46-48

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23
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Chardonnay parentage

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Pinot x Gouais BIanc

originated in Burgundy

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24
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Pinot noir history

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fucking old as shit
2Milenia
likely originated from wild vines

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25
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2 old names for Pinot Noir

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Morillon, Noirien

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26
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Ban on Beaujolais… explain

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Philip the Bold banned it within Burgundy in 1395

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27
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Beaujolais parents

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Pinotx Gouais Blanc sibling of Chardonnay

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28
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What is Cesar?

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Tannic red grape found in Yonne department

Used often in Irancy and Sometimes to Strengthen PN

29
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Relation of Burgundy PC to AOC

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They are geographic designations for Village Aoc

30
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Difference between Coteaux Bourguignon and Bourgogne AOP

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Coteaux allows Gamay in Blends

31
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Cote de Beaune Village AOP

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Red, from any village except Pommard, Volnay, Aloxe Corton, Beaune

32
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Cote de Nuits Village

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Red and (rarely) white
Authorized from Fixin, Brochon, Prissey, Corgoloin, Comblanchien
33
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Required PN and gamay in Passe Tout Grains

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30% PN 15% Gamay

34
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What is Bourgogne Mousseux

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Tradish method sparkling red

35
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Which village is center for Cramant de Bourgogne

36
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Smallest AOP france

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La Romanee
0.85ha
est. 1935 
Min PA. 11.5 
9,000 vines per hectare
38hl/ha
37
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How many GC AOPs Chablis

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One AOP with 7 geographic designations

38
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Where is La Moutonne (Chablis)

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Overlaps Vaudesir and Preuses

39
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Major Right Bank PC Chablis

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Berdiot
Cote de Vaubarousse
fourchaume 
Les fourneaux
Mont de Milieu 
Montee de Tonnerre
Vaucoupin
40
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Major left bank PC Chablis

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Beauroy 
Chaume de Talvat
Cote be Lechet
Cote de Jouan
Les Beauregards
Montmains (good) 
Vau de Vey 
Vaillons (good)
Vosgros
Vau Ligneau
41
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How many minor and major PC Chablis

42
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Smallest PC Chablis

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Cote de Cuisy

43
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What separates Montee de Tonnerre from which GC

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Vallee de Brechon from Blanchot

44
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Name 3 producers of Montee de Tonnerre

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Raveneau
Patrick Piuze
Billaud-Simon

45
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Main difference between Montee de Tonnerre and Vaillons or Montmains

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Right Bank hold SouthWest aspect, More ripe/exotic

Left bank are South east, a bit less ripeness, a bit less restrained

46
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Name 2 Climats in Montee de Tonnerre

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Chapelot

Pied d’Aloup

47
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N-S AOP below Cote de Beaune

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Bourgogne Cote de Couchois 
Cote Chalonnaise
Macon>Macon Village>Pouilly fuisse
Beaujolais Village
Beaujolais
48
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How Many AOP in Beaujolais/Lyonnais

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12
One for Beauj
One for Coteaux du Lyonnais
one for each village

49
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Beaujolais Village AOP

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There isn’t one, it is an area within basic Beajolais

each Village has its own AOP

50
Q

guy who inspired “gang of 4”

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Jules Chauvet, father of french Natural wine Movement

51
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Cuvee Marcel Lapierre beets

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top wine of Marcel Lapierre
Whole cluster, long cold maceration, fondres, later harvest
up to 100yr old vines

52
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Jean Foillard beets

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one of gang of 4
No Sulfur
Structured
top wine Cuvee Corcelette

53
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who makes Cuvee Zaccharie

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Thivin, Cote de Brouilly
40-90 years
five years in 228 barrels, 10% new

54
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Gang of 4

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Marcel Lapierre
Jean foillard
Jean Paul Thevenet
Guy Breton

55
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Beauj Cru Styles

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fruity: Brouilly, Regnie, Chiroubles
elegant: Saint Amour, fleurie, Chenas
firm: Cote de Brouilly, Morgon, Julienas, Moulin-a-vent

56
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Name 3 Lieux dits in Beauj

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Cote du Py in Morgon
Les Capitans in Julienas
La Madone in fleurie

57
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Which Beauj cru is notable for gore

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Pink Granitic Soil
Moulin a vent
Chateau St Jacques of Louis Jadot not able producer using new oak

58
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Roche Pourrie beets

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“rotten rock”

lot’s in Morgon

59
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Soils of Cote de Brouilly

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Grey blue Dorite rock

60
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Coteaux du Lyonnaise beets

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below Beaujolais
Gamay
Aligote, Chard
Rose, Rouge, Blanc, regular and Nouveau

61
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Macon Villages beets

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Sub of Macon AOP
27 communes
100% Chardonnay
If only

62
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Village AOPs of Macon

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5, all 100% chardonnay 
Vire-Clesse (north Macon, limestone Strip) 
Saint Veran 
PouilIy fuisse (4 subs) 
Pouilly Loche 
Pouilly Vinzelles
63
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What does indication of Climat mean in Macon subs

A

Min Alc. goes from 11% to 12%

64
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4 appellations of Pouilly fuisse

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Fuisse
Solutre-Pouilly
Vergisson
Chaintre

65
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Servoisine beets

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top Premier Cru of Givry

Domain Joblot= Great

66
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Top Premier Cru of Givry

A

Servoisine
Chambolle Musigny esque
Clos Jus also good

67
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Which Chalonnaise AOP has no PC

68
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N-S Chalonnaise Vineyards

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Bouzeron (AP Villaine) 
Rully (Blanc & Rouge, Chard/PGris, Pinot Noir)
Mercurey "
Givry " 
Montagny (100% Chard)

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