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Mâcon, Côte Chalonnaise & Beaujolais Flashcards

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What are the two appellations in Côte Chalonnaise who only produced white wine?

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  • Bouzeron
  • Montagny
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What are the four communes of Pouilly-Fuissé

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  • Chaintré
  • Fuissé
  • Solutré-Pouilly
  • Vergisson
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Saint-Véran is splited by which appellation?

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  • Pouilly-Fuissé
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What are the 5 villages of Mâconnais?

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  • Pouilly-Fuissé
  • Pouilly-Loché
  • Pouilly-Vinzelles
  • Saint-Véran
  • Viré-Clessé
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What grape varieties are allowed for a Mâcon Village AOP?

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  • Chardonnay only
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What grape varieties are allowed for a Mâcon with Geographical Designation?

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  • White: 100% chardonnay
  • Rosé/Red: 100% gamay
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What is the smallest cru of Beaujolais?

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  • Chénas
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What is the largest cru of Beaujolais?

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  • Brouilly
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What is the only cru located entirely within the Saône-et-Loire département?

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  • St-Amour
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Can a Beaujolais cru may add a proportion of white grape in his wine?

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  • Yes
  • Rouge: Gamay, plus a max. 15% mixed plantings of Chardonnay, Aligoté, and Melon de Bourgogne
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Les Capitans lieux-dits is located in which cru?

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  • Juliénas
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Pisse-Vieille lieux-dits is located in which cru?

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  • Brouilly
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What is the climate in Beaujolais?

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  • Semi-Continental
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What is the highest elevation cru?

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  • Chirouble
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Where is located the famous Roche Pourrie soil?

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  • Côte du Py, Morgon
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In which Beaujolais Crus AOP, there is some schist and grey/blue volcanic rock soil?

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  • Côte de Brouilly
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La Chapelle des Bois lieux-dits is located in which cru?

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  • Fleurie
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Biggest AOP of Mâconnais in terms of plantings (ha) ?

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  • Pouilly-Fuissé AOP
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Name the Crus of Beaujolais, from North to South.

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  • Saint-Amour
  • Juliénas
  • Chénas
  • Moulin-à-Vent
  • Fleurie
  • Chiroubles
  • Morgon
  • Régnié
  • Brouilly
  • Côte de Brouilly
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Which Beaujolais appellation can produce Rouge, Rosé, White ?

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  • Beaujolais AOP
  • *Beaujolais AOC and Beaujolais-Villages AOC were consolidated in 2011
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True or False ? Côteaux du Lyonnais AOP can produce Blanc, Rouge, Rosé.

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  • True
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22
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Name two lieux-dits of Fleurie AOP.

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  • La Madone *
  • Poncié *
  • La Roilette *
  • Les Côtes
  • Le Bon Cru
  • Les Moriers
  • Les Roches
  • Les Garants
  • Montgenas
  • La Chapelle de Bois
  • Grille-Midi
  • Champagne
  • La Joie du Palais
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23
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Name two lieux-dits of Juliénas AOP.

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  • Les Capitans *
  • Les Fouillouses
  • Les Mouilles
  • La Bottière
  • Vayolette
  • Bessay
  • En Rizière
  • Beauvernay
  • Bois de la Salle
  • Cotoyon
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Name two lieux-dits of Morgon AOP.

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  • Côte du Py *
  • Douby
  • Les Charmes
  • Grand Cras
  • Corcelette
  • Les Micouds
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Name two lieux-dits of Saint-Amour AOP.

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  • Côte de Besset
  • Les Champs Grillés
  • Le Clos de la Brosse
  • Le Clos de Guillons
  • Le Chatelet
  • Le Clos des Billards
  • Les Bonnets
  • Le Mas des Tines
  • Vers l’Eglise
  • En Paradis
  • La Folie
  • Le Clos du Chapître
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26
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Name the AOPs of Côte Chalonnaise.

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  • Bouzeron AOP
  • Rully AOP
  • Mercurey AOP
  • Givry AOP
  • Montagny AOP
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Which Côte Chalonnaise AOP produces only chardonnay ?

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  • Montagny AOP
28
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True or False ? Bouzeron AOP is the only Côte Chalonnaise area that does not have any 1er Cru.

29
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What is the maximum yields (rendement de base) of Beaujolais Crus AOPs ?

30
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True or False ? Most Mâcon Chardonnay is fermented and raised in stainless steel.

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  • True ; though Pouilly-Fuissé is generally oaked.
31
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Name the villages AOPs of Mâcon from North to South.

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  • Mâcon AOP
  • Viré-Clessé AOP
  • Pouilly-Fuissé AOP
  • Pouilly-Loché AOP
  • Pouilly-Vinzelles AOP
  • Saint-Véran AOP
  • Ma Viré Pierre-Francois, Pierre-Louis, PIerre-Vincent, Saint-Viarge !
32
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Where do you find Château de Chamirey ?

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  • Mercurey AOP
33
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Name the AOP’s of Côte Chalonnaise, north to south.

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– Bouzeron
– Rully
– Mercurey
– Givry
– Montagny

34
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True or False ? In Beaujolais AOP, a rosé can be labeled as ‘Primeur’ ?

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  • True
  • The ‘Primeur’ is allowed for rouge and rosé
35
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True or False ? In Beaujolais AOP, a rosé can be labeled as ‘Supérieur’ ?

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  • False
  • ‘Supérieur’ is for rouge only
  • Min. 10,5 % ABV , instead of regular 10%
36
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Which AOP of Côte Chalonnaise is considered the center of Crémant de Bourgogne AOP ?

37
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Where can we find top producers : Dom. Joblot ?

38
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Where can we find cooperative : Cave de Buxy ?

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  • Montagny AOP
39
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Youngest AOP of Mâcon ?

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  • Viré-Clessé AOP (1999)
40
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Most powerful of the Crus of Beaujolais ?

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  • Moulin-à-Vent AOP
  • Frequently confused with those of the Côte d’Or, when tasted blind
  • Higher concentration of manganèse
41
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Most light of the Crus of Beaujolais ?

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  • Chiroubles
  • Highest in elevation, and coolest
  • Best drunk in its extreme youth
42
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Distinctive soil of Morgon and Juliénas AOP ?

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  • Roche Pourrie (Rotten Rock)
  • Unusual mixture of iron-rich schist and basalt streaked with manganese
43
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Beaujolais Primeur may not be released before what date?

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  • 3rd thursday of November, following the harvest
44
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Who are the gang of four (Beaujolais producers imported by Kermitt Lynch) ?

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  • Marcel Lapierre
  • Guy Breton
  • Jean-Paul Thévenet
  • Jean Foillard
45
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Chénas wines can also be labeled as what other Cru Beaujolais?

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  • Moulin-à-vent AOP
46
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Beaujolais region runs along what river?

47
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What hapenned in 1395, that impacted Beaujolais ?

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  • Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, issued an edict forbidding the cultivation of Gamay in the Côte d’Or, calling the grape “a very bad and disloyal variety.”
48
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In Beaujolais, what happened in 1951 ?

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  • 1st commercial vintage of Beaujolais Nouveau
49
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How many communes are authorized for the production of Beaujolais-Villages ?

50
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Basic red Beaujolais can reach no higher than __% alcohol by volume ?

51
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True or false ? Beaujolais-Villages is exclusively a red wine.

52
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In Beaujolais, how is called the desirable friable pink granite soil ?

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  • Gore / Grès
    We can find it in;
  • Moulin-à-Vent
  • Fleurie
  • Chiroubles
53
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True or false ? Saint-Amour is considered a lighter, more delicate expression of cru Beaujolais.

54
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True or false ? Juliénas produces a more delicate expression of cru Beaujolais.

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  • False
  • Juliénas yields some of the most powerful cru Beaujolais, with a bolder tannic structure and good aging potential.
55
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In which Beaujolais Crus AOP can we find notable lieux-dits : Les Brureaux - En Nervat - Aux Blémonts - Les Gandelins - En Rémont - Les Paquelets - Chassignol.

56
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True or false ? Chénas is described as a more powerful, tannic expression of Beaujolais.

57
Q

Moulin-à-Vent was granted AOC status in which year?

57
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In terms of elevation of vineyards, what is the highest Crus of Beaujolais ?

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  • Chiroubles
58
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True or False ? Many critics cite Chiroubles AOP as the lightest of all the cru wines of Beaujolais.

59
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What is the youngest of the Beaujolais Crus ?

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  • Régnié
  • AOP since 1988
60
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What is the largest of the Beaujolais Crus ?

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  • Brouilly
  • 1245 ha of vine
  • Accounts for 25% of the total output of cru Beaujolais wine
61
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True or false ? Côte de Brouilly wines are generally perceived as lighter and more delicate than those of Brouilly.

62
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What is the worst vintage for frost in Beaujolais between 2017-2021?

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