Regions and Appellations

Question 1

Pinot Noir Important Appellations and Regions

Answer 1

Burgundy - France

• Bourgogne AOC
• Villages
• Premier Cru / Grande Cru

Villages most famous –> Cote d’Or

Cote d’Or –>

• Cote de Nuits
• Gevrey-Chambertin AOC
• Nuits-Saint-Georges AOC
• Cote de Beaune
• Beaune AOC
• Pommard AOC

Question 2

Pinot Noir Important Non-France Appellations

Answer 2

USA:

• California
• Carneros (San Pablo Bay)
• Sonoma
• Santa Barbera County
• Oregon

CHILE:

• Casablanca Valley (North of Santiago)

SOUTH AFRICA:

• Walker Bay

AUSTRALIA:

• Yarra Valley
• Mornington Peninsula

NEW ZEALAND:

• Martinborough
• Marlborough
• Central Otago

Question 3

What is the Most Important French Region (Villages) for Pinot Noir?

Answer 3

Cote d’Or

Question 4

What Villages does the Cote d’Or consist of?

Answer 4

Cote d’Or

• Cote de Nuits
• Cote de Beaune

Question 5

What are the important AOC’s of Cote de Nuits?

Answer 5

Cote de Nuits - Pinot Noir

• Gevrey-Chambertin AOC
• Nuits-Saint-Georges AOC

Question 6

What are the important appellations of Cote de Beaune?

Answer 6

Cote de Beaune

• Beaune AOC
• Pommard AOC

Question 7

What regions is Pinot Noir grown in USA?

Answer 7

• Oregon
• California:
• Carneros (San Pablo Bay)
• Sonoma
• Santa Barbera County

Question 8

Regions Pinot Noir is grown in other countries?

Answer 8

• South Africa - Walker Bay
• Chile - Casablanca Valley
• Australia:
• Yarra Valley - Mornington Peninsula
• New Zealand:

Martinborough - Marlborough - Central Otago

Question 9

What are the three examples of wines in Italy named after their region?

Answer 9

• Barolo DOCG
• Barbaresco DOCG
• Valpolicella DOCG