Southern Burgundy Flashcards

1
Q

The Cote Chalonnaise spans the hillsides along the western edge of the __________________ Valley.

A

Saone River Valley

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2
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Why might the growing season be longer in Cote Chalonnaise than in the Cote d’Or?

A

No protection of the escarpment of the Cote d’Or and more hilly/less rugged. More exposure to the westerly winds.

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3
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The delimited area of Burgundy-Cote Chalonnaise covers how many communes?

A

44

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4
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T/F: Cote Chalonnaise wines may be red, white, or rose.

A

True

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5
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Name the appellations of Cote Chalonnaise from N-S along with what color wines are permitted.

A

Bouzeron (Whites only)
Rully (R&W)
Mercurey (R&W)
Givry (R&W)
Montagny (Whites only)

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6
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Which is the only region of Cote Chalonnaise without a Premier Cru?

A

Bouzeron

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7
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Which two regions of Cote Chalonnaise make WHITE wine only?

A

Bouzeron

Montagny

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8
Q

In what departement is Cote Chalonnaise?

A

Saone-et-Loire

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9
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Cote Chalonnaise aka ______________________

A

Region de Mercurey

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10
Q

Name four top negociants of Cote Chalonnaise.

A

Faiveley

Chandesais

Delorme

Antonin Rodet

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11
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Name a good cooperative in Cote Chalonnaise.

A

Buxy

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12
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The main city, which is to the east of the vineyards of Cote Chalonnaise

A

Chalon-sur-Saone

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13
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The climate of the Cote Chalonnaise is slightly (drier/wetter) than that of the Cote d’Or.

A

Cote Chalonnaise is slightly DRIER

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14
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Soil in the majority of the Cote Chalonnaise:

A

Clay-sand topsoil

Limestone subsoil

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15
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Which area of Cote Chalonnaise has a different soil structure and what is it?

A

Mercurey

Oolitic limestone w/
Iron-rich marl

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16
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What river separates Bourgogne Cotes de Couchois from Cote Chalonnaise?

A

Dheune

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17
Q

This city was an important Celtic trading center in Ancient Gaul:

A

Chalon-sur-Saone

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18
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This subregion of the Cote Chalonnaise stands apart in quality and price:

A

Mercurey

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19
Q

This subregion of the Cote Chalonnaise is known for sparkling wine:

A

Rully

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20
Q

Name the grape variety of Bouzeron:

A

Aligote

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21
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What is the main geological feature lacking in Cote Chalonnaise that is so important in the Cote d’Or?

A

The Escarpment

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22
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Maximum yields for this village of the Cote Chalonnaise are the same as village wines of the Cote d’Or, _______________ (W&R; village & 1er Cru).

A

Mercurey (& Cote d’Or):

W - 57
R - 50

W 1er Cru - 55
R 1er Cru - 48

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23
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Name a top grower/producer of the Cote Chalonnaise:

A

Michel Juillot

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24
Q

What region (& subregion) is associated with Michel Juillot?

A

Mercurey - Cote Chalonnaise - Burgundy

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25
Q

Northernmost town in Cote Chalonnaise:

A

Chagny

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26
Q

Top producer of Bourgogne Cote Chalonnaise (white or red):

A

A & P de Villaine

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27
Q

What is the only single-village appellation for Aligote?

A

Bouzeron (Cote Chalonnaise, Bourgogne)

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28
Q

Name two clones of Aligote and indicate which is more superior

A

Aligote d’Ore (superior)
Aligote Vert

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29
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This village appellation is the 19th-century birthplace of sparkling wines in Burgundy, and the center of Cremant de Bourgogne AOP production today.

A

Rully (Cote Chalonnaise)

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30
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Name the two communes permitted to make wine under the Mercurey appellation.

A

Mercurey

Saint-Martin-sous-Montaigu

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31
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What percentage of vines in Mercurey are Pinot Noir?

A

85%

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32
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Name the original five 1ers crus of Mercurey

A

Clos Marcilly
Clos Voyens
Le Clos du Roy
Les Forneaux
Les Montaigus

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33
Q

This village appellation produces the firmest and most muscular reds of the Cote Chalonnaise.

A

Mercurey

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34
Q

Name three top domaines based in Mercurey.

A

Chateau de Chamirey
Bruno Lorenzon
Michel Juillot

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35
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This NSG-based producer owns 30 ha in Mercurey.

A

Faiveley

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36
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Name the Faiveley-owned monopole in Mercurey.

A

Clos des Myglands

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37
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Top estate of Givry:

A

Domaine Joblot

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38
Q

Name the four communes of Montagny wines:

A

Buxy

Jully-les-Buxy

Montagny-les-buxy

Saint-Vallerin

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39
Q

From 1936 to 1989, this appellation’s vineyards could be Premier Cru simply by achieving __% ABV.

A

Montagny; 11.5%

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40
Q

Largest producer of the entire Cote Chalonnaise (co-op):

A

Cave de Buxy (Montagny)

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41
Q

Which region produces the most white wine in Burgundy? Second-most?

A
  1. Chablis
  2. Maconnais
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42
Q

Where is the village Chardonnay located, which may have given the grape its name?

A

Maconnais (25 km North of the city of Macon)

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43
Q

Red grapevines in Maconnais are more likely to be _________ than Pinot Noir.

A

Gamay

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44
Q

How many communes may append their name to Macon as one of many Macon-‘Villages’?

A

27

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45
Q

85% of Macon AOP production carries the geographic designation _______________.

A

Macon-‘Villages’

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46
Q

T/F: Only white wines may be labeled as Macon-Villages.

A

True

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47
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T/F: Most Macon chardonnay is fermented and raised in stainless steel.

A

True

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48
Q

How would you describe Macon wines compared to Chablis?

A

Fruitier, more open, lacks Chablis’ mineral edge and acidity.

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49
Q

Name the 5 village AOPs of the Maconnais:

A

Pouilly-Fuisse
Pouilly-Loche
Pouilly-Vinzelles
Saint-Veran
Vire-Classe

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50
Q

Name the 4 communes included in Pouilly-fuisse:

A

Fuisse
Solutre-Pouilly
Vergisson
Chaintre

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51
Q

Name the 2 large limestone escarpments that define the landscape of southern Macon:

A

Rock of Solutre & Vergisson

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52
Q

The most highly-regarded area for winegrowing in the Maconnais:

A

Pouilly-Fuisse

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53
Q

Name the non-contiguous appellation split by Pouilly-Fuisse:

A

Saint-Veran

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54
Q

The Maconnais’ youngest appellation, est’d 1999:

A

Vire-Clesse

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55
Q

This region has been said to produce “the world’s greatest value pure Chardonnay wines.”

A

Maconnais

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56
Q

After harvest in the fall of ____, Pouilly Fuisse was granted __ Premiers Crus lieux-dits.

A

2020; 22

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57
Q

T/F: The regional Macon AOP may produce Red, White, and Rose wines while the 5 village appellations and Macon-Villages are for whites only.

A

True

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58
Q

T/F: Many of the single communes of Macon-Villages may produce all three colors of wine depending on the site, but only white wines may be labeled Macon-Villages.

A

True

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59
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T/F: Macon-Chardonnay AOC can be Red, White, or Rose.

A

True

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60
Q

The dominant red grape of Maconnais:

A

Gamay

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61
Q

Name four 1ers Crus of Pouilly-Fuisse

A

Les Perrieres
Le Clos
Le Clos de Solutre
Pouilly

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62
Q

This Roman poet of St-Emilion mentioned the Maconnais 1,600 years ago:

A

Ausonius

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63
Q

T/F: A red wine of Macon followed by the name of a village may be a blend of Gamay and Pinot Noir.

A

False: must be 100% Gamay

64
Q

Grape for basic Macon rouge:

A

Gamay and/or Pinot Noir

65
Q

Former appellation of the Maconnais, which had dropped into almost total disuse.

A

Macon Superieur AOC

66
Q

River of Maconnais:

A

Saone

67
Q

The Maconnais lies halfway between these two major cities:

A

Lyon & Beaune

68
Q

(Cote Chalonnaise/Maconnais) is more likely to see occasional storms due to slight Mediterranean influence.

A

Maconnais

69
Q

The reds of Maconnais are vinified either fully or in part by ________ ___________.

A

Carbonic maceration.

70
Q

Name the 4 climats that may append their names to Pouilly-Fuisse:

A

Les Chevriers
Les Vignes Blanches
Aux Chailloux
Les Crays

71
Q

Name the 2 Pouilly-Fuisse satelite appellations:

A

Pouilly-Loche

Pouilly-Vinzelles

72
Q

This appellation overlaps Maconnais and Beaujolais:

A

Saint-Veran

73
Q

Saint-Veran was named after the village ______ ___________.

A

Saint-Verand

74
Q

Name the top producer of the Maconnais:

A

Chateau Fuisse

75
Q

T/F: White wine produced in the Maconnais may be sold as Bourgogne Blanc.

A

True

76
Q

Name 2 Cote d’Or producers significantly invested in the Maconnais.

A

Lafon (Meursault)

Leflaive (Puligny-Montrachet)

77
Q

What type of training system is used most widely in the Maconnais?

A

Lyre

78
Q

Why are Macon reds usually Gamay as opposed to Pinot Noir?

A

Pinot Noir may be sold as Bourgogne Rouge which fetches higher prices.

79
Q

How many villages may produce Macon-Villages?

A

43

80
Q

What producer has made a specialty of a very late-picked and sometimes botrytized sweet white Macon?

A

Jean Thevenet

81
Q

Name the family domaine associated with the negociant Verget in Pouilly-Fuisse:

A

Guffens-Heynen

82
Q

Wines from Pouilly-(Loche/Vinzelles) may also be labeled as Pouilly-(Loche/Vinzelles).

A

Pouilly-Loche may be labeled as Pouilly-Vinzelles

83
Q

In what region of Burgundy might one find Sweet wine?

A

Vire-Clesse (Maconnais)

84
Q

Name the two sweet wines produced in Vire Clesse along with permitted RS levels:

A

Vire-Clesse Demi-Sec (4-8 g/L)

VIre-Clesse Levroute (8-18 g/L)

85
Q

What is the minimum planting density in Cote Chalonnaise & Maconnais?

A

8,000 v/ha

86
Q

Most of the Beaujolais lies within the _______ departement.

A

Rhone

87
Q

How many AOPs in Beaujolais?

A

11

Beaujolais AOP and 10 Crus

88
Q

Name the 10 crus of Beaujolais from N-S.

A

Saint-Amour
Julienas
Chenas

Moulin-a-Vent
Fleurie
Chiroubles

Morgon
Regnie
Brouilly
Cote-de-Brouilly

89
Q

Beaujolais-Villages, once its own appellation, was subsumed under the larger Beaujolais AOP in what year?

A

2011

90
Q

Min ABV% for Beaujolais AOP? For Beaujolais superieur?

A

10%; 10.5%

91
Q

Restrictions for Beaujolais-Villages over Beaujolais AOP

A

Lower max yields

Higher ABV%

92
Q

The three fruitiest crus of the Beaujolais

A

Chiroubles
Regnie
Brouilly

93
Q

The three slightly-fruity, slightly-structured crus of the Beaujolais

A

Saint-Amour
Chenas
Fleurie

94
Q

The four top crus of the Beaujolais; the most structured.

A

Julienas
Moulin-a-Vent
Morgon
Cote-de-Brouilly

95
Q

T/F: Some of the northern crus of the Beaujolais may produce white wines.

A

FALSE - all ten crus are for reds only.

96
Q

Famous training system for Beaujolais

A

Gobelet

97
Q

Name three officially recognized lieux-dits you might see on a label of Beaujolais wine:

A

Cote de Py (Morgon)

Les Capitans (Julienas)

La Madone (Fleurie)

98
Q

Saint-Amour is adjacent to what Maconnais subregion and falls within which departement?

A

Saint-Veran

Saone-et-Loire

99
Q

Many claim this is the most ancient winegrowing region of the Beaujolais.

A

Julienas (ref. to Julius Caesar)

100
Q

Mountain associated with Julienas

A

Mont Bessay

101
Q

One-third of the production of Julienas is in the hands of the cooperative __________________.

A

La Cave des Producteurs de Julienas

102
Q

Name two Julienas-based domaines.

A

Pascal Granger
Dme du Clos du Fief

103
Q

T/F: Producers of Chenas may choose to label as Chenas or Moulin-a-Vent.

A

True

104
Q

The ‘longest-lived, most full-bodied, and most tannic Beaujolais cru.’

A

Moulin-a-Vent

105
Q

Name the pink granitic soil of Moulin-a-Vent

A

Gore

106
Q

Many claim the robustness of Moulin-a-Vent wines stems from a heightened presence of _____________.

A

Manganese

107
Q

What does manganese do to plants?

A

Necessary for plant growth but toxic in high concentrations - stunts growth and limits yields.

108
Q

Name three domaines based in Moulin-a-Vent.

A

Georges Dubeouf

Louis Jadot’s Chateau des Jacques

Potel-Aviron

109
Q

Name the mountain associated with Fleurie.

A

Mont de Madone

110
Q

Name three domaines based in Fleurie.

A

Coudert’s Clos de la Roilette

Dme de la Chapelle des Bois

Chignard

111
Q

This is the oldest cooperative in Beaujolais and produces about one-third of Fleurie wines.

A

La Cave des Producteurs des Grands Vins de Fleurie

112
Q

The highest-elevation - and coolest - cru of the Beaujolais.

A

Chiroubles

113
Q

The lightest style of the Beaujolais crus.

A

Chiroubles

114
Q

The predominant soil of Morgon

A

Roche Pourrie (‘Rotten Rock’)

115
Q

What is Roche Pourrie?

A

‘Rotten Rock’

Soil of Morgon in Beaujolais; mixture of iron-rich schist and basalt streaked with manganese.

116
Q

Who are Kermit Lynch’s ‘gang of four?’

A

Pioneers of natural winemaking in Beaujolais, located in Morgon:

Marcel Lapierre

Jean Foillard

Jean-Paul Thevenet

Guy Breton

117
Q

Who were the ‘gang of four’ guided by?

A

Jules Chauvet

118
Q

Name the largest of the Beaujolais crus:

A

Brouilly

119
Q

Name the extinct volcano associated with Brouilly.

A

Mont de Brouilly

120
Q

Soils of Cote de Brouilly:

A

Some granite, but more schist and grey-blue diorite

121
Q

Top producer of Cote de Brouilly wines:

A

Chateau Thivin

122
Q

What separates Cote de Brouilly from Brouilly?

A

Elevation (& slope):

Higher on the steeper hillsides of Mont Brouilly

123
Q

How many villages are permitted to make Beaujolais Villages?

A

39

124
Q

The southern soils of Beaujolais are a mixture of

A

Limestone & clay

125
Q

T/F: In Beaujolais, no vines with the right to village and higher appellations extend past the D974.

A

True

126
Q

What is the difference between low-sulfur and no-added sulfur wines?

A

Low sulfur - small dose of sulfur at bottling.

Neither see sulfur during ferm or elevage.

127
Q

This domaine famously produces both low-sulfur and no-added sulfur variants of all of their cuvees.

A

Camille & Mathieu Lapierre

128
Q

T/F: Beaujolais producers may bottle chardonnay and pinot noir as Bourgogne.

A

FALSE: Chardonnay may be labeled as Bourgogne Chardonnay but pinot noir is restricted to Coteaux Bourguignons AOC.

129
Q

This appellation is known as the ‘King of Beaujolais’

A

Moulin-a-Vent

130
Q

Name for ‘Beaujolais Nouveau’ in France:

A

Beaujolais Primeur

131
Q

The first of the Beaujolais crus to be planted

A

Julienas

132
Q

This Beaujolais cru is more famous for its Maconnais wines

A

Saint-Amour

133
Q

The long name for Gamay:

A

Gamay Noir a Jus Blanc

134
Q

T/F: Chaptalization is permitted in Beaujolais.

A

True

135
Q

This is the smallest of the Beaujolais crus:

A

Chenas

136
Q

The Beaujolais Crus are located on steep granite hills about _____ ft in elevation.

A

1,000

137
Q

What is ‘Gamay Beaujolais?’

A

A clone of pinot noir popular in the 1960’s in CA as a blending grape (until 2007).

138
Q

What is ‘Napa gamay?’

A

French grape Valdigue - sometimes bottled in CA as ‘Gamay Beaujolais’ (until 2007).

139
Q

Name three famous negociants in Beaujolais.

A

Georges Duboeuf
Bouchard Pere et Fils
Louis Jadot

140
Q

Grapes permitted in Beaujolais Blanc

A

Chardonnay

Aligote planted before 2004 is permitted until 2024

141
Q

Grapes allowed in Beaujolais Rouge

A

Gamay

plus max 10% mixed plantings
Gamay de Bouze &
Gamay de Chaudenay

max 15% mixed plantings:
Aligote
Chardonnay
Melon de Bourgogne
Pinot Gris
Pinot Noir

142
Q

Grapes in Coteaux du Lyonnais Rouge

A

Gamay

plus max 10% mixed plantings
Gamay de Bouze &
Gamay de Chaudenay

143
Q

Grapes in Coteaux du Lyonnais Blanc

A

Aligote
Chardonnay

max 30% mixed plantings
Pinot Blanc

144
Q

Max planting density for Beaujolais & Coteaux du Lyonnais

A

5,000 v/ha

145
Q

The gastronomic capital of France

A

Lyon

146
Q

Capital of Beaujolais

A

Villefranche-sur-Saone

147
Q

What is ‘Pierres Dorees?’

A

“Golden Stones”

Area of southern Beaujolais

148
Q

What does it mean to pinotte?

A

To become more like pinot noir - as gamay does with age

149
Q

Name two commonly seen ‘Beaujolais-Villages’

A

Latignie
Leynes

150
Q

Name three regions other than Beaujolais devoted to Gamay

A

Cote Roannaise
Cotes du Forez
Cotes d’Auverne

151
Q

‘The birthplace of natural wine.’

A

Morgon

152
Q

Name three lieux-dits of Moulin-a-Vent

A

Le Clos
Le Carquelin
Champ de Cour

153
Q

Beaujolais was traditionally served in a special pint bottle known as a _________.

A

Pot

154
Q

What is a “pot?”

A

Traditional 46cl/1 pint bottle for Beaujolais

155
Q

Most of the Beaujolais Blanc is made in what region

A

St-Amour