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Bourgogne Flashcards

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What is the climate of Bourgogne?

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Continental with oceanic influences in the north, and Continental with Mediterranean influences in the south

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What are the vine threats in Bourgogne?

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Spring frost and summer hailstorms

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Where are the oldest marine deposits in Bourgogne?

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In the south in the Mâconnais

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Where are the youngest marine deposits in Bourgogne?

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In the north in Chablis

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What are the primary soils of Bourgogne?

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Limestone and Marls atop a granite base

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In what geographical features does Bourgogne lie?

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On the edge of the Paris Basin and the western sector of the Saône Graben

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Name the 7 Climat of Chablis Grand Cru

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Blanchot
Bougros
Les Clos
Grenouilles
Preuses
Valmur
Vaudésir

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Name the 5 Grand Crus of Morey-Saint-Denis

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Clos de la Roche
Clos Saint-Denis
Clos des Lambrays
Clos de Tart
Bonnes-Mares (shared)

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Name the 2 Grand Crus of Chambolle-Musigny

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Les Musigny
Bonnes-Mares (shared)

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Name the 8 Grand Crus of Vosne-Romanée

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La Romanée
Romanée-Conti
Romanée-Saint-Vivant
Richebourg
La Tâche
Echézeaux
Grands-Echézeaux
La Grande Rue

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Name the 2 Grand Cru of Ladoix

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Corton (shared)
Corton-Charlemagne (shared)

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How many AOCs are in Burgundy?

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84

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What 2 Burgundian AOCs use the Aligoté grape?

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Bouzeron AOC
Bourgogne Aligoté AOC

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Pinot Gris is a primary grape in rosé from what 2 AOCs?

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Marsannay AOC
Bourgogne AOC

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In what AOC is César blended with Pinot Noir?

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Irancy AOC

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What style of wines are Melon and Sacy used for in Bourgogne?

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Coteaux Bourguignons
Crémant de Bourgogne

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What is the primary grape of Saint-Bris AOC?

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Sauvignon Blanc

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By what name is Pinot Gris known as in Bourgogne?

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Pinot Beurot

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What was Philippe the Bold’s influence on Bourgogne wine?

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He outlawed Gamay in 1395

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What is Philippe the Good know for?

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Captured Joan of Arc
Established the Hospices de Beaune

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When was the first official classification of Bourgogne vineyards?

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1861

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How many Grand Cru vineyards are there in Bourgogne?

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33

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How many Village AOCs are there in Bourgogne?

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44

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How many Premier Cru’s are there in Bourgogne?

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662

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Name the 13 DCGs of the Bourgogne AOC

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Chitry
Côtes Saint-Jacques
Coulanges-la-Vineuse
Épineuil
Tonnerre
Côte d’Or
Hautes-Côtes de Nuits
Hautes-Côtes de Beaune
Montrecul/Montre-Cul
La Chapelle Notre-Dame
Côtes Chalonnaise
Côtes du Couchois

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What grapes are used in the Mâcon AOC?

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Whites are 100% Chardonnay
Reds and Rosés are Pinot Noir and Gamay - often blended

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What is the ONLY type of wine that can be labeled Mâcon-Village?

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White wines of 100% Chardonnay

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How many DCGs are in the Mâconnais?

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26 for white wines (Chardonnay)
20 for red and rosé (Gamay)

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29
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What white grapes can be used in Coteaux Bourguignons?

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Chardonnay
Pinot Blanc
Aligoté
Melon

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30
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What red grapes can be used in Coteaux Bourguignons?

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Gamay
Pinot Noir
César (if grown near Chablis)

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31
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What is Clairet?

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Rosé wine made with Gamay, Pinot Noir, César, and Pinot Gris

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32
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What are the rules for Crémant de Bourgogne production?

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Traditional method
Aged minimum 9 months on lees
Can only be white or rosé
Main grape varieties: Pinot Noir, Chard, Pinot Blanc, and Pinot Gris

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33
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What does Crémant de Bourgogne Eminent mean?

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Minimum 24 months sur lie aging

34
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What does Crémant de Bourgogne Grand Eminent mean?

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-Minimum 36 months sur lie aging + 3 more months in the cellar between disgorgement and release
-Whites are Chard and Pinot Noir, rosé can include Gamay
-Also must be Brut

35
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What is Bourgogne Passe-tout-grains?

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Red or rosé wine made from a blend of at least 30% Pinot Noir and at least 15% Gamay

Grapes must be vinified together - Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, and Chard can be used if in field blends

36
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What is Bourgogne Mousseux?

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Traditional method sparkling red wine made from Gamay and/or Pinot Noir

37
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What grape variety can make up to 10% of the blend (next to Point Noir) in Irancy AOC?

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César

38
Q

What percentage of Bourgogne is sold through négociants?

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52%

39
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What is Lieu-dit?

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Means “named place”. Official cadastral units whose names refer to a geographical feature within a single commune and are not always to do with wine.

40
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What is a Climat?

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A climat refers to a wine growing plot within an AOC

41
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What is the most common farming method in Bourgogne?

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lutte raisonée

This means “measured control” which aims to minimize use of chemicals

42
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What is the most common vine training technique in Bourgogne?

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Guyot

(Cordon is gaining in popularity)

43
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In what two regions is Machine harvesting used extensively?

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Chablis
Mâconnais

44
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What is bâtonnage?

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The process of lees stirring in wine to better integrate flavors often created by malolactic fermentation

45
Q

What is the capacity of the traditional Bourgogne barriques?

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228 liters

46
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What is the soil type of Petit Chablis AOC?

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Portlandian Marl

47
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What is the soil type found in Grand Cru, Premier Cru, and most of the Chablis AOC?

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Kimmeridgean Marl

48
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What is the only red wine AOC in Chablis/Grand Auxerrois?

A

Irancy AOC

49
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What Bourgogne AOC makes wine from Sauvignon Blanc?

A

Saint-Bris AOC

50
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Which is the only climat of the Côte d’Or that is allowed to use Aligoté?

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Monts Luisants, in the Morey-Saint-Denis AOC

51
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Aside from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, what other grapes are grown in the Côte d’Or?

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Pinot Gris (known as Pinot Beurot), Pinot Blanc, and Aligoté

52
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When was Gevrey granted permission to add Chambertin to its village name?

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1847

Other villages followed suit

53
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What five villages share the Côte de Nuits-Village AOC?

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Fixin
Brochon
Prémeaux-Prissey
Comblanchien
Corgoloin

54
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Which village AOCs of the Côte de Nuits have no Grand Cru vineyard?

A

Marsannay
Fixin
Nuits-Saint-George

55
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Which Côte de Nuits Grand Cru is located at the bottom of the slope?

A

Clos de Vougeot

56
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What AOC has the most white Grand Crus of Bourgogne?

A

Puligny-Montrachet

57
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What is the largest wine producing AOC in the Côte d’Or?

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Meursault

58
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How many Grand Cru vineyards are in the Côte de Beaune?

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8

59
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What are the 2 Grand Cru vineyards of Ladoix-Serrigny?

A

Corton
Corton-Charlemagne

60
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What are the 3 Grand Cru vineyards of Aloxe-Corton?

A

Corton
Corton-Charlemagne
Charlemagne

61
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What are the 3 Grand Cru vineyards of Pernand-Vergelesses?

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Corton
Corton-Charlemagne
Charlemagne

62
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What 3 Côte de Beaune Villages share the Corton Grand Cru?

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Aloxe-Corton
Ladoix-Serrigny
Pernand-Vergelesses

63
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What are the 4 Grand Cru vineyards of Puligny-Montrachet?

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Montrachet
Bâtard-Montrachet
Chevalier-Montrachet
Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet

all Grand Crus only produce white wine

64
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What are the 3 Grand Cru of Chassagne-Montrachet?

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Montrachet
Bâtard-Montrachet
Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet

65
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How many Grand Cru vineyards does the Côte de Nuits have?

A

24

66
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What 5 Côte de Nuits villages have Grand Cru vineyards?

A

Gevrey-Chambertin
Morey-Saint-Denis
Chambolle-Musigny
Vougeot
Vosne-Romanée

67
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What type of wine is produced in Côte de Beaune-Villages AOC?

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Red only, often blended from more than one village

68
Q

Which 2 Côte de Beaune AOCs only makes red wine?

A

Volnay
Pommard

69
Q

What is the only red wine Grand Cru in the Côte de Beaune?

A

Corton

70
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Name the only Côte Challonnaise Villages AOC that can only use Aligoté

A

Bouzeron

71
Q

Which Côte Chalonnaise AOC is known for Crémant production?

A

Rully

72
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What is unique about Bouzeron and Montagny AOCs of Côte Chalonnaise?

A

They only make white wine

73
Q

How many Premier Cru climats are there in Pouilly Fuissé?

A

22

74
Q

What Mâconnais village-level AOC makes sweet wine?

A

Viré-Clessé

75
Q

In which Bourgogne village will you find La Tâche grand cru?

A

Vosne-Romanée

76
Q

Vineyards in the Côte d’Or face which direction?

A

East/Southeast

77
Q

What are alluvial soils?

A

Soils formed by river deposits

78
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What are colluvial soils

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Soils formed by slope wash

79
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What river runs through Chablis?

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The Serein

80
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How many Grand Cru vineyards are there in Bourgogne?

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33

Lindsay: French wine Scholar (14 decks)

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