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1
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Where does a majority of Cremant de Bourgogne AOP come from?

A

Rully AOP

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What are the levels of Cremant de Bourgogne AOP? When did this happen?

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regular
Eminent
Grand Eminent
2016

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What is aging for the three levels of Cremant de Bourgogne AOP?

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Regular: 9 mo lees, 12 total
Eminent: 24 mo lees, tirage after 3/1
Grand Eminent: 36 mo lees, plus 3 mo after disgorgement, tirage after 3/1

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What are the grapes of Cremant de Bourgogne?

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reg: Chd, PN, Aligote, Gamay, Melon B, Sacy, PB, PG
Eminent: Chd, Aligote, PN, Gamay
Grand Eminent: Chard, PN, max 20% gamay for rose.

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Additional requirements for Grand Eminent Cremant de Bourgogne AOP.

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min 10% abv
max 15 g/l dosage
only 75% of the must from pressing may be used (the rest can be regular Cremant)
Vintage is optional

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6
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What are Chevets?

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water channels in Burgundy

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7
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What are Murgers?

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piles of rock removed during tilling in Burgundy

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8
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Where is the Abbey of Cluny, who built it, when?

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near Macon, built by the Benedictines in 910

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What is the relationship between the Benedictines and the Cistercians?

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Cistercians were a later, stricter offshoot of Benedictines

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10
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What is a Chaufferette?

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diesel-burning smudge pots used to warm the vineyards in the winter

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11
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What were the frost vintages of Burgundy?

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1945
1951
1953
1957

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12
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What are the hail canons filled with in Burgundy?

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silver iodide

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13
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4 natural events that lead to reduced yields in Burgundy

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Hail
Severe frost
Coulure (shatter)
Milleranderage (hens and chicks

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14
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How does the climate of Cote Chalonnaise differ from the Cote de Beaune?

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Soils are similar.

Chalonnaise is less sheltered than the Cote de Beaune, so more cool, westerly winds–> delayed ripening

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15
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Name the village appellations of the Cote Chalonnaise.

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Mercurey AOP
Montagny AOP
Rully AOP
Givry AOP
Bouzeron AOP
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16
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Which AOP of the Cote Chalonnaise has no 1er Crus?

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Bouzeron AOP

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17
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What is the largest appellation of Cote Chalonnaise? What size?

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Mercurey AOP

650 ha

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18
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What percentage of Mercurey AOP is planted to PN?

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85%

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19
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What famous monopole is in Mercurey AOP, and who owns it?

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Clos des Myglands 1er Cru

Faiveley

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20
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What are the communes of Mercurey AOP?

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Mercurey

Saint-Martin-sous-Montaigu

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21
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Name 2 1er crus of Mercurey AOP

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Clos des Myglands
Les Champs Martin
Le Clos du Roy

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22
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What communes of the Chalonnaise specialize in Pinot Noir?

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Mercurey AOP

Givry AOP

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23
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Name 2 Givry 1er crus

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Servoisine
En Veau
both produced by Dmn Joblot, Givry’s top producer

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24
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Where is the birthplace of Cremant de Bourgogne, and he center of its production to this day?

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Rully AOP

Cremant started in the 19th century

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25
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What are the communes of Montagny AOP?

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Buxy
Jully-les-Buxy
Montagny-les-Buxy
Saint-Vallerin

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26
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Who is the largest producer in the Cote Chalonnaise? Where are they located?

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Cave de Buxy

A co-op in Montagny AOP

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27
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Which AOPs of the Cote Chalonnaise are white only?

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Bouzeron AOP

Montagny AOP

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28
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Which AOP of the Cote Chalonnaise does not have 1er Crus?

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Bouzeron AOP

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29
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Where is the village of Chardonnay located?

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in the Maconnais, 25 km north of the city of Macon. It is a GD of Macon AOP for white, red, and rose.

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30
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Name the AOPs of the Maconnais

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Macon AOP
Vire-Clesse AOP
Pouilly-Fuisse AOP
Pouilly-Loche AOP
Pouilly-Vinzelles AOP
Saint-Veran AOP
31
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Which Maconnais AOP can make rose and/or red?

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Only Macon AOP

Every other AOP is white only

32
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If a red or rose Macon AOP wine has a GD, what is the assemblage?

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100% Gamay

Without a GD can be a blend of Gamay and PN, but more often Gamay

33
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What styles can be made in Macon-Villages?

A

White Chardonnay only

34
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Name 3 Macon AOP GDs that allow all three colors.

A 
Cruzille
La Roche-Vineuse
Verzé
Lugny
Chardonnay
Chaintré
Vergisson
Milly-Lamartine
35
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What Macon AOP GD is for rose and red only?

36
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What Macon AOP GDs are for white only?

A 
Fuisse
Loche
Montbellet
Solutre-Pouilly
Uchizy
Vinzelles
37
Q

What geological formation defines the Maconnais landscape?

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The Rock of Solutre
The Rock of Vergisson
Large limestone escarpments (cliffs)

38
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What are the communes of Pouilly-Fuisse?

A

Fuisse
Solutre-Pouilly
Vergisson
Chaintre

39
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When was Vire-Clesse elevated to AOP?

40
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What is the min abv of any Maconnais AOP (aside from Macon AOP)? And one with a Climat listed?

41
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What styles can be made in Vire-Clesse AOP?

A

Blanc (sec or demi-sec)
Blanc w Indication of Climat
Blanc Levrouté

42
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What are the RS ranges for Vire-Clesse AOP?

A

Blanc sec: max 3 g/l
Demi-Sec: 4-8 g/l
Levrouté: 8-18 g/l

43
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When were “Levroute” and “Demi-Sec” officially recognized in Vire-Clesse AOP?

44
Q

What styles can be labeled as Beaujolais Village?

A

red, white, rose

limited area, .5% higher abv (10.5% for red/rose, 11% for white)

45
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What styles can be labeled as Beaujolais Superieur?

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Red only
Same area as Beaujolais AOP
10.5% abv rather than Beaujolais’s 10%

46
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In what part of Beaujolais AOP does most of the chardonnay grow? What is the soil? What appellation is most of it classified as?

A

Southern Beaujolias AOP
The soil is limestone, more akin to Maconnais.
Usually sold as Bourgogne Blanc.

47
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List the Crus of Beaujolais from north to south.

A 
Saint-Amour AOP
Julienas AOP
Chenas AOP
Moulin-a-Vent AOP
Fleurie AOP
Chiroubles AOP
Morgon AOP
Regnie AOP
Brouilly AOP
Cote de Brouilly AOP
48
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What is the department of Saint-Amour AOP? What is the commune of the rest of the Beaujolais Crus?

A

Saone-et-Loire

The rest are in the Rhone department

49
Q

Name a lieu-dit of Saint-Amour AOP

A

Le Chatelet

Le Clos des Billards

50
Q

What is the elevation range of Julienas AOP?

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230-430 m

large range–>range of styles

51
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Name a lieu-dit of Julienas AOP

A

Les Capitans

Les Mouilles

52
Q

What Maconnais AOP overlaps with Saint-Amour AOP?

A

Saint-Veran AOP

53
Q

What is the smallest Beaujolais cru? What size?

A

Chenas AOP

253 ha

54
Q

What can producers of Chenas AOP bottle their wines as?

A

Either Chenas AOP or Moulin-a-Vent AOP

55
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What are the communes of Moulin-à-Vent AOP?

A

Chenas

Romaneche-Thorins

56
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What is the soil of Moulin-a-Vent AOP and Fleurie AOP?

A

Gore/grés

soft, pink, granite

57
Q

Name a lieu-dit of Moulin-a-Vent AOP

A

La Rochelle
Champ de Cour
Les Michelons

58
Q

Where are Georges Duboeuf, Cht des Jacques (Jadot), and Potel-Aviron based?

A

Moulin-a-Vent AOP

59
Q

What appellation is on the slopes of Mont la Madone?

A

Fleurie AOP

60
Q

Name 2 lieux-dits of Fleurie AOP.

A

La Madone

La Roilette

61
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What is the coolest, highest elevation cru of Beaujolais? What is the elevation?

A

Chiroubles AOP

250-450 m

62
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What is the soil of Morgon AOP?

A

Roche Pourrie “rotten rock”
iron-rich schist and basalt w manganese
Especially prevalent in Cote du Py

63
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Name 2 lieux-dits of Morgon AOP

A

Cote du Py
Corcelette
Les Charmes
Grand Cras

64
Q

Who are the members of the “Gang of Four”?

A

Marcel Lapierre
Jean Foillard
Jean-Paul Thevenet
Guy Breton

65
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What was the most recent Beaujolais village to be given cru status? what year?

A

Regnie

1988

66
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What is the largest cru of Beaujolais? What size?

A

Brouilly AOP

1,327 ha (20% of the entire area of Cru Beaujolais)

67
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What mountain is in Brouilly?

A

Mont Brouilly, an extinct volcano

68
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What is the most important producer of Brouilly AOP?

A

Cht de Thivin

69
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What are the stipulations for Bourgogne-Gamay?

A

vineyards must be located within the Beaujolais AOP

70
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What is the assemblage of Bourgogne AOP Rose?

A

PN and PG

in the Yonne it can be max 49% Cesar

71
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What are the styles and assemblage of Bourgogne Passe-Tout-Grains AOP?

A 
Rose and red
min 30% PN
Min 15% Gamay
max 15% Chd, PB, PG
Cofermentation required
72
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What are the principal varieties allowed in Bourgogne Mousseaux AOP?

A

PN, Gamay

Cesar is a principal in the Yonne

73
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What are the fermentation requirements of Bourgogne Mousseaux AOP?

A

Must be traditional fermentation
min 9 mo on lees
min 3.5 atm

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