Wine Laws, Burgundy

Question 1

define: Bourgogne AOP

Answer 1

baseline regional appellation. Red, white, and rosé, sometimes with varietal written on label (gamay must be written on label), or with a broad regional name.

Question 2

define: Bourgogne Côte Chalonnaise

Answer 2

regional wines (red and white) produced within Saone-et-Loire

Question 3

Bourgogne Hautes Cote de Nuits / Hautes Cote de Beaune

Answer 3

regional wines (red and white) sourced from “high slopes” - vineyards in the low mountains just west of the prestigious Cote D’Or

Question 4

Yonne department villages that may append their name to Bourgogne AOP

Answer 4

Chitry, Vezelay, Epineuil

Question 5

four Lieux-dits approved as geographic designations for Bourgogne AOP

Answer 5

La Chapelle Notre Dame, Le Capitre, Côte St-Jacques, Montrcul.

Question 6

Côte de Beaune-Villages AOP rules

Answer 6

Côte de Beaune-Villages wines are red, and grape material may be sourced from ANY village in the Côte de Beaune EXCEPT Pommard, Volnay, Aloxe-Corton, and Beaune itself

Question 7

Côte de Nuits-Villages AOP rules

Answer 7

Côte de Nuits-Villages wines are red or (rarely) white, and may be sourced from the villages of Fixin and Brochon in the north, and Prissey, Corgoloin, and Comblanchien in the south.

Question 8

Bourgogne Aligoté AOP

Answer 8

varietal wines produced solely from Aligote.

Question 9

Bourgogne Passe-Tout-Grains AOP

Answer 9

Red and Rosé wines vinified from Pinot Noir & Gamay, styled of field blends of the past.
min: 30% PN 15%G, plus a max of 15% mixed plantings of Chard, PB, PG

Question 10

Burgundy’s two sparkling wine AOPs

Answer 10

Cremant de Bourgogne, Bourgogne Mousseux

Question 11

Bourgogne Mousseux AOP

Answer 11

old, rare AOP designated for sparkling REDS produced in methode champenoise.

Question 12

Cremant de Bourgogne AOP

Answer 12

hand harvested, traditional method white and rose sparkling, principally produced from Chard/PN.
2,000ha declared for sparkling wine annually.
est 1975

Question 13

Center of production for Cremant de Bourgogne in Burgundy

Answer 13

Rully, in Saone-et-Loire (Cote Chalonnaise).

Question 14

of grand cru vineayrds in Cote d’Or

Answer 14

32

Question 15

define: Climat

Answer 15

single vineyard, which may overlap other AOPs. More than 1200 Climats in burgundy. Eg: Les Clos is a climat in the Chablis Grand Cru.

Question 16

define: Lieu-dit

Answer 16

a NAMED single vineyard, forming one contiguous parcel within a single commune. Eg: Musigni lieu-dit within Clos Vougeot.

Question 17

define: parcel

Answer 17

single, contiguous holding within a vineyard, owned entirely by one grower.

Question 18

define: Clos

Answer 18

a vineyard enclosed within a stone wall.

Question 19

VDP/IGP of Burgundy

Answer 19

1) Yonne departement: Yonne IGP, non-Chablis.
2) Cote d’or departement: Coteaux de l’Auxois IGP, covers much of the Côte d’Or département north and west of the Hautes-Côtes appellations and does not overlap any AOPs of the Côte d’Or.
3) Sainte-Marie-la-Blanche IGP is a much smaller appellation; it sits to the east of the D974 and the Côte de Beaune. It is adjacent to Bourgogne AOP, but they do not overlap.
4) Comtés Rhodaniens IGP: Entire Rhone departement including Beaujolais, N. Rhone, and Savoie.
5) Saône-et-Loire IGP, which covers that area.

Question 20

Coteaux de l’Auxois IGP

Answer 20

IGP for Cote d’or departement, covers much of the Côte d’Or département north and west of the Hautes-Côtes appellations and does not overlap any AOPs of the Côte d’Or.

Question 21

Sainte-Marie-la-Blanche IGP

Answer 21

much smaller IGP in Burgundy appellation; it sits to the east of the D974 and the Côte de Beaune. It is adjacent to Bourgogne AOP, but they do not overlap.