Burgundy

Question 1

Where is Burgundy?

Answer 1

Set of five non-contiguous regions in eastern France.

Question 2

What’s the climate in Burgundy?

Answer 2

Cool continental

Question 3

What are the physical features of Burgundy?

Answer 3

Hills, aspect and slope of vineyards.

Question 4

How do the hills, aspect and slopes affect ripening potential of a vineyard site?

Question 5

What are the white grape variety names of Burgundy?

Answer 5

Chardonnay, Aligoté (in small amounts)

Question 6

Connect the Chardonnay grape variety with the major regions and appellations mentioned above.

Question 7

What are the red grape variety names of Burgundy?

Answer 7

Pinot Noir, Gamay

Question 8

Connect Pinot Noir and Gamay with major regions and appellations mentioned above.

Question 9

What’s the soil type/name for Chablis and Côte d’Or?

Answer 9

Limestone, clay. Also Kimmeridgian, Portlandian, marl, schist, chalk, limestone.

Question 10

What’s the soil type/name for Beaujolais?

Answer 10

Granite

Question 11

What is the Côte d’Or? Where is it on the map? What is Beaujolais? Where is it on the map? Draw a map of Burgundy and all its major regions.

Question 12

What’s the frost hazard in Chablis?

Question 13

Is there a distinction in style between Chardonnay and Pinot Noir in Chablis, Côte d’Or, and Chalonnaise.

Answer 13

Yes, as a consequence of geography. Elaborate.

Question 14

What are the benefits/consequences of planting density?

Question 15

What’s oidium and mildew and how does it pertain to grape growing in Burgundy?

Question 16

What are the general effects of limestone soils on vine vigor?

Question 17

What’s malolactic fermentation? Where does it take place in Burgundy?

Question 18

What’s carbonic maceration? Where does it take place in Burgundy?

Question 19

What’s new french oak and what role does it place?

Question 20

What’s bâttonage?

Question 21

What’s cold soak/prefermentation maceration?

Question 22

What’s stem inclusion, whole cluster fermentation, semi-carbonic maceration?

Question 23

What’s Piéce barrel size?

Question 24

What’s chaptalization?

Question 25

What are the variations in oak usage between Grand Cru/Premier/Village in Chablis?

Question 26

What are the variations in oak usage in Mâconnais (Mâcon-Villages vs. Pouilly-Fuissé)?

Question 27

What are the variations in oak usage between Beaujolais Nouveau/Villages/Cru?

Question 28

What's the style of Burgundy wines?

Answer 28

Dry white wines, dry red wines

Question 29

What are the major sources for Crémant sparkling wines made in the traditional method?

Question 30

Draw the regions of Burgundy on a map.

Answer 30

1. Chablis 2. Côte d'Or - Côte de Nuits - Côte de Beaune 3. Côte Chalonnaise 4. Mâconnais 5. Beaujolais

Question 31

What's the difference between wine law / appellations / classification?

Question 32

What are Regional AOP / Villages AOP / Premier Cru AOP / Grand Cru AOP?

Question 33

What's the regional AOP?

Answer 33

Bourgogne AOP

Question 34

What's are the Chablis AOPs?

Answer 34

Village / Premier Cru / Grand Cru AOPs

Question 35

What are the Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos AOP?

Question 36

What are the Côte d'Or AOPs?

Answer 36

Consists of two Regional AOP. Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune. Each has Village / Premier Cru / Grand Cru AOPs

Question 37

What are some Côte de Nuits village AOPs?

Answer 37

Gevrey-Chambertin AOP, Morey-St.-Denis AOP, Chambolle-Musigny AOP, Vougeot AOP, Vosne-Romanée AOP, and Nuits-St.-Georges AOP

Question 38

What are some Côte de Beaune Village AOPs?

Answer 38

Pommard AOP, Volnay AOP, Meursault AOP, Chassagne-Montrachet AOP, Puligny-Montrachet AOP

Question 39

What are the Beaujolais AOP?

Answer 39

Beaujolais-Villages / Beaujolais Cru

Question 40

What's the Beaujolais Cru Morgon AOP?

Question 41

What's the difference between Chablis AOP vs. Petit Chablis AOP?

Question 42

Name all the Chablis Grands Crus (7).

Question 43

Name some important Chablis Premier Crus.

Question 44

Name all villages and the Grand Cru vineyards (if applicable) in each village of Côte de Nuits.

Question 45

Name all villages and the Grand Cru vineyards (if applicable) in each village of Côte de Beaune.

Question 46

Identify the 10 Beaujolais Crus.

Question 47

What's the lieu-dit Côte du Py in Morgon?

Question 48

What's the Côte Chalonnaise?

Question 49

What are some AOPs in the Côte Chalonnaise?

Answer 49

Bouzeron AOP: white wines from 100% AligotéRully AOP, Mercurey AOP, Givry AOP, Montagny AOP

Question 50

What's Mâcon?

Question 51

Name some AOPs in Mâcon.

Answer 51

Pouilly-Fuissé AOP has Premier Cru designated vineyards.

Question 52

What's a négociant?

Question 53

What's a domaine?

Question 54

What's a clos?

Question 55

What's a monopole?

Question 56

What does vieilles vignes mean?

Question 57

What does lieu dit / lieux dits mean?

Question 58

What are some major Négociants from Domaines?

Answer 58

Chablis: Dauvissat, Raveneau Côte d'Or: DRC, Leroy, Coche-Dury, Domaine Leflaive, Roulot Larger Négociants: Louis Jadot, Louis Latour, Albert Bichot, Bouchard Père et Fils/William Fèvre, Drouhin, Faiveley

Question 59

What's the general quality levels of vintages in the past 10 years?

Question 60

What was the Monastic and Napoleonic Code of Inheritance and what was its influence?

Answer 60

Influences on classification, fragmentation of vineyards, and vineyard ownership

Question 61

Who/what is Marc de Bourgogne?

Question 62

What's the proper glassware for white and red Burgundy.?

Question 63

What's the importance of oak use, acid, and tannin levels for successful food and beverage pairings?

Question 64

What are some classic Burgundian dishes with the wines of Burgundy?