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What are the varieties permitted in Chablis?

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Chardonnay only

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What is the geographical location of Chablis?

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The town itself lies ~halfway between Paris & Beaune in the Serein river valley

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Chablis is closer to what than Cote d’Or

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Champagnes Aube department

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What is the climate like in Chablis?

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Cool continental

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What is the soil like in Chablis

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The best vineyards sit atop Kimmeridgian Marl which is a mix of limestone and clay laced with millions of oyster shells

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What kind of soil do the lesser vineyards of Petit Chablis sit atop of?

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Portlandian limestone, which is younger rock that is a more pure form of limestone

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What are some winemaker preferences in Chablis?

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  • Usually no oak, very rarely used in Gran Cru wines
  • Malolactic fermentation is avoided
  • Usually wines have a high acidity, medium body, lees character, and are intensely minerally
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How many Premier Crus are in Chablis? Grand Crus?

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  • 40 Premier Cru AOPs broken down into 17 principle AOPs.
  • ONE Grand Cru vineyard with 7 geographic designations that are usually on the bottle
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What are the 7 Grand Cru geographic designations in Chablis?

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  • Le Clos
  • Vaudésir
  • Bougros
  • Blanchot
  • Les Preuses
  • Valmur
  • Grenouilles
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What are some important premier crus in Chablis?

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Right bank of the Serein
- Montee de Tonnerre
- Fourchaume
Left bank of the Serein
- Vallions
- Montmains

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What is the main grape variety used in Cote de Nuits?

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Pinot Noir
a small % of wine is made using chardonnay

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Where is cote de Nuits located

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North of Cote de Beaune, stretching from the town of Dijon in the north to Nuits Saint Georges in the south

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What is the soil like in Cote de Nuits

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Limestone, marl, and clay

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14
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What is the climate like in Cote de Nuits

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Continental

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What are the winemaking preferences in Cote de Nuits?

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  • red and whites usually aged in oak
  • most whites and all reds undergo malolactic fermentation
  • winemakers make the choice of whole cluster fermentation or not
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What percentage of new oak is used in grand cru wines in Cote de Nuits?

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50-100%

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17
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How many grand cru vineyards are in Cote de Nuits

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24

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Which is the only grand cru vineyard to also produce white wine in Cote de Nuits?

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Musigny

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19
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What are the major villages in Cote de Nuits?

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  • Marsannay
  • Fixin
  • Gevrey-Chambertin
  • Morey Saint-Denis
  • Chambolle Musigny
  • Vougeot
  • Vosne-Romanée
  • Nuits Saint Georges
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Which villages in Cote de Nuits produce white wine in addition to red wine?

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  • Marsannay
  • Fixin
  • Morey Saint Denis
  • Vougeot
  • Nuits Saint Georges
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21
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What are some major grand cru vineyards in Cote de Nuits?

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  • Musigny
  • Chambertin
  • Chambertin Clos de Bèze
  • Bonnes Mares
  • Romanée Conti
  • La Tache
  • La Romanee
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22
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What are some major premier crus in Cote de Nuits

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  • Clos Saint-Jacques
  • Clos de la Roche
  • Les Amoureuses
  • Les Bruleés
  • Les Damodes
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23
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What style of wine is cote de beaune known for?-

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White wine

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24
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What are the main grape varieties of cote de beaune?

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  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
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25
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The hill of which AOP marks the beginning of cote de Beane?

A

Corton AOP

26
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What is the climate and soil like in cote de beaune?

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  • moderate, continental climate
  • a mix of limestone, marl, and clay soils
27
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What are some winemaker preferences in cote de beaune?

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  • usually aged in oak
  • minimal intervention
  • most whites and all reds undergo malolactic fermentation
  • batonnage and whole cluster fermentation is a decision the winemakers make
28
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What are the major villages in cote de beaune with AOP status? (20)

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  • Cote de Beaune ⚪️🔴
  • Cote de Beaune Villages 🔴
  • Ladoix⚪️🔴
  • Aloxe-Corton ⚪️🔴
  • Pernand Vergelesses⚪️🔴
  • Savigny-Les-Beaune⚪️🔴
  • Chorey-Les-Beaune⚪️🔴
  • Beaune⚪️🔴
  • Pommard🔴
  • Volnay🔴
  • Monthelie⚪️🔴
  • Auxey-Duresses⚪️🔴
  • Saint-Romain⚪️🔴
  • Meursault⚪️🔴
  • Blagny🔴
  • Puligny-Montrachet ⚪️🔴
  • Saint-Aubin⚪️🔴
  • Chassagne-Montrachet⚪️🔴
  • Santenay⚪️🔴
  • Maranges AOP⚪️🔴
29
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What are some major grand cru vineyards in cote de beaune?

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o Corton
o Corton-Charlemagne
o Charlemagne
o Chevalier-Montrachet
o Montrachet
o Bienvenues-Batard-Montrachet
o Batard-Montrachet
o Criots-Batard-Montrachet

30
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What are some major premier cru vineyards in Cote de Beaune?

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  • Les Caillerets - Volnay
  • Clos des Chênes - Volnay
  • Les Pucelles – Puligny-Montrachet
  • Le Cailleret – Puligny-Montrachet
  • Les Demoiselles - Puligny-Montrachet
31
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What are the main grape varieties grown in Cote Chalonnaise

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  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Aligote
32
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Which direction do the vineyards in cote de beaune face?

A

Southeast

33
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How long is Cote Chalonnaise?

A

25km

34
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What is the soil and climate like in Cote Chalonnaise?

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  • weathered limestone and clay soils
  • there are no slopes protecting the vineyards from cool winds so the climate is cooler continental than cote d’or
35
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What are the 5 main villages in Cote Chalonnaise with AOP status and what style of wine do they produce?

A

o Bouzeron⚪️
o Rully⚪️🔴
o Givry⚪️🔴
o Mercurey⚪️🔴
o Montagny⚪️

36
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Which is the only village in Burgundy to produce wine from Aligote?

A

Bouzeron in Cote Chalonnaise

37
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Which village in Cote Chalonnaise is the birthplace of Burgundy sparkling?

A

Rully

38
Q

Which 2 villages in Burgundy produce some of the best reds?

A

Givry and Mercurey in Cote Chalonnaise

39
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Which village in Cote Chalonnaise accounts for 2/3 of the wine production?

A

Mercurey

40
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What are the main grape varietals used in Maconnais?

A
  • Pinot Noir
  • Gamay
  • Chardonnay
41
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What is the soil and climate like in Maconnais?

A
  • mix of limestone, clay, schist, marl, silt, etc…
  • moderate continental climate
42
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What style of wine is the Macon AOP allowed to be?

A

red, white, rose (including varietally labeled gamay)

The Macon AOP is available to winemakers throughout the region

43
Q

What do 85% of the Macon AOP carry?

A

The “Macon-Villages” geographic designations

44
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What style of wine may the Macon-Villages be?

A

white wine only

45
Q

T/F
Maconnais is the second largest producer of Chardonnay in Burgundy, second to Chablis

A

True

46
Q

What is most maconnais Chardonnay aged and fermented in?

A

Stainless steel

47
Q

What is Chardonnay from Maconnais usually like?

A

fruitier and more open, without the sharpness of acidity and mineral notes like Chablis

48
Q

What are the important villages with AOP status in Maconnais?

A
  • Macon
  • Pouilly-Fuisse
  • Pouilly-Loche
  • Pouilly-Vinzelles
  • Saint-Veran
  • Vire-Clesse
49
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Which village in Maconnais is spread across 4 communes and is the most prestigious village in the region?

A

Pouilly-Fuisse

50
Q

Which is the youngest appellation in Maconnais?

A

Vire-Clesse

51
Q

Which appellation in Maconnais is split by Pouilly-Fuisse?

A

Saint-Veran

52
Q

All but which AOP in Maconnais produce white chardonnay only?

A

Macon AOP

53
Q

What varieties are produced in Beaujolais?

A
  • Pinot Noir
  • Gamay
  • Chardonnay
54
Q

Which 2 regions does Beaujolais overlap?

A

slightly overlaps southern Maconnais and a large portion of the region lies in the Rhone department

55
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What kind of soils are in Beaujolais?

A

Granite soils that are great for Gamay

56
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What is the only AOP in Beaujolais that can produce red, white, and rose wines?

A

Beaujolais AOP

57
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What is the sub classification of the Beaujolais AOP that has 38 villages including the 10 cru villages?

A

Beaujolais Villages AOP

58
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Where are the Beaujolais villages located?

A

They span from central to northern Beaujolais, gaining structure and value as one moves North.

59
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What is an important winemaker preference in Beaujolais and how does this impact the wine?

A

Carbonic maceration and semi carbonic maceration.
This creates wines that are fruity, highly floral, and has a softer tannic structure.

60
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What are the 10 cru villages located in Northern Beaujolais?

A
  • St-Amour
  • Juliénas
  • Moulin-a-Vent
  • Chénas (dark and tannic wine)
  • Fleurie
  • Chiroubles (thin, supple, graceful wine)
  • Morgon
  • Régnié
  • Brouilly
  • Côte de Brouilly