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What wine region has the most AOCS?

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Burgundy

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Who did the vine arrive with?

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Celts or Romans

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What did Phillippe the Bold do?

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Outlawed Gamay to promote Pinot Noir

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How did Charles the Rash die?

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Attempting to conquer Alsace and Lorraine

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Where is Burgundy located?

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East

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3 administrative departments?

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The Yonne, The Cote d’or, Saone et Loire

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Climate overall?
North?
South?

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Continental
Oceanic influences in North
Med influences in South

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What does Saone River flank?

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Cote de Nuits and Cote de Beaune

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Where does bud break start 1 week earlier?

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Warmer Maconnais

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What is the bottom plate of the region?

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Granite massif that surface in Beaujolais

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Soils in Graben?

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Colluvial soils

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Top slope is usually for what?
(Thinnest)

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Premier Crus

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Middle slope is usually for what?
(Captures max sunlight)

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Grand Crus

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Bottom slope is usually for what?
(Retains most water)

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Village AOCS

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What soil for Pinot Noir?

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Limestone and marl

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What soil for Chardonnay?

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Marl

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What 3 wines are always or often blended?

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Bourgogne Passe Tout Grains
Cremant de Bougogne
Coteaux Bourguignons

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What is Saint Bris made from?

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Sauvignon Blanc and Sauvignon Gris

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Bouzeron and Bourgogne Aligote are made from?

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Aligote

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Most planted grape?

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Chardonnay

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Primary red?

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Pinot Noir

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1 Training method?

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Guyot

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Where do they machine harvest?

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Chablis, Maconnais

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Handpicking?

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Cote d’or

*Cote Chalonnaise uses both methods

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Is all Burgundy wine AOC?
Yes
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How many regional AOCS?
7
27
Wines labeled Macon Village are what?
Whites only
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Red only area?
Cotes du Couchois
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What is Mousseux made with? What other grape is allowed in Yonne?
Gamay and/or Pinot Noir Cesar
30
Cremant Eminent min sure lie aging?
24 months vs general 9 months
31
Grand Eminent rules?
Min 36 months sur lie aging plus 3 months in cellar Must receive less than 1.5% dosage and attain min 10% alcohol Whites can only be Chardonnay and Pinot Noir Rose allows for up to 20% Gamay
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Smallest AOC in Burgundy?
Passe-Tout Grains AOC Min 30% Pinot Noir and min 15% Gamay Other varieties can be used if they are in a field blend
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Biggest AOC?
Chablis
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Largest village appellation in Cote d'or, with more Grand Crus than any other?
Gevrey-Chambertin AOC
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2 Grand Crus permitted to produce both red and white?
Chambolle Musigny Corton
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Smallest wine commune in Cote d'or, but largest Grand Cru?
Vougeot AOC
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Largest commercial center in Bourgogne?
Beaune AOC
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Smallest village in Cote de Beaune?
Saint Romain AOC
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Largest wine producing village in Cote d'Or?
Meursault AOC
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More white Grand Crus than any other village in Burgundy?
Puligny-Montrachet AOC
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Southernmost appellation in Cote de Beaune?
Maranges AOC
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Where was the first tradtional method produced in Burgundy?
Rully AOC
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Largest town in Cote Chalonnaise and highest production?
Mercurey AOC
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Largest sub-region in Burgundy for area under vine and wine production?
Maconnais
45
Where does Burgundy sit?
Paris Basin
46
What Grand Cru has 13 climats and both variations in soils?
Clos Vougeot
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Primary variety for Marsannay and Bourgogne rose?
Pinot Gris aka Pinot Beurot
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For Burgundy Gamay where must fruit be sourced from?
The 10 Beaujolais Crus
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Sole red grape for reds and roses of Macon with DGC?
Gamay
50
Most common farming method?
Lutte Raisonee
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Where do they use oak Maturation?
Cote d'or and Cote Chalonnaise
52
Wines with 85% or more of Gamay must be labeled as what?
Bourgogne Gamay and must be sourced from area of Beaujolais Crus
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What was Coteaux Bourguignons AOC?
Bourgogne Grand Ordinaire (It's the most general AOC)
54
In the Macon AOC, what wines are allowed for Macon DGC wine?
Chardonnay and Gamay PN is allowed if it isn't a DGC
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What % of juice extracted from press can be used for Grand Eminent?
75%
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What 2 grapes are allowed for white Grand Eminent?
Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
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What do Village wines reflect?
A blend of terroirs
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What is a Premier Cru wine?
Single vineyard or climat with a reputation for producing high quality wine
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What appears on the label for Grand Cru?
Name of vineyard along with Grand Cru ***Except in Chablis (Village of Chablis always accompanies the Grand Cru vineyard name on the label)
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Soil in Petit Chablis?
Portlandian Marl
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Chablis produces wine under 3 Aocs, which is the biggest?
Chablis Aoc
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Cote de Nuits is better suitedfor what grape variety?
Pinot Noir (Almost all reds here)
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Cote de Beaune is best for what 2 grapes?
Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
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What does Marsannay Aoc produce?
Rose from Pinot Gris and/or Pinot Noir
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What is the largest village appellation in the Cote d'or with more Grand Crus than any other?
Gevrey Chambertin Aoc
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What 2 Aocs share the Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru?
Morey-Saint Denis Aoc Chambolle-Musigny Aoc
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What are the 2 Grand Crus that can produce both red and white wine?
Musigny and Corton
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Smallest wine commune in Cote d'or, but largest Grand Cru?
Vougeot Aoc
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Only Grand Cru that rests at the bottom of the slope?
Vougeot Aoc
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Do all Villages in Cote de Beaune use the same grapes?
Yes
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Aloxe-Corton Aoc shares 3 Grand Crus with who?
Ladoix-Serrigny and Pernand-Vergelesses
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Wine capital of Burgundy?
Beaune
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What river is Savigny-Les Beaune Aoc bisected by?
Rhonin River
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Largest commercial center in Burgundy?
Beaune Aoc
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Smallest village in the Cote de Beaune?
Saint-Romain Aoc
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Largest wine producing village in Cote d'or?
Meursault Aoc
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Where are there more white Grand Crus than any other village in Burgundy?
Puligny-Montrachet Aoc
78
Southernmost appellation in Cote de Beaune?
Maranges Aoc *No Pinot Blanc allowed here
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What 4 village appellations in Cote de Beaune are NOT allowed to label their wines as Cote de Beaune-Village?
Beaune Alex-Corton Pommard Volnay
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Smallest Aoc in Cote Chalonnaise?
Bouzeron Aoc
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Where was the first traditional method produced?
Rully Aoc
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Largest Town/Highest production in Cote Chalonnaise?
Mercurey Aoc
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Largest sub-region in Burgundy in regard to area under vine and wine production?
Maconnais
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Only area where Beaujolais soil appears (Granite and schist)?
Southern part of Maconnais where it borders Beaujolais
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What Aoc was once part of Beaujolais?
Sain-Veran Aoc

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