Burgundy

Question 0

What are pass-tout-grains?

Answer 0

Inexpensive, rustic, quaffable wines made from blending Pinot noir and Gamay.

Question 1

What are 4 main grapes of Burgundy?

Answer 1

Chardonnay
Pinot Noir
Aligote
Gamay

Question 2

What historical event(s) catalyze fragmentation of land ownership in Burgundy?

Answer 2

French Revolution and Napoleonic Code around the turn of the 19th century.

Question 3

What are negociants?

Answer 3

They buy wine and/or grapes and blend together to sell as their own

Question 4

What are domaines?

Answer 4

Grapes are grown, wine is made and bottled all by the same people/vineyard.

Question 5

Describe the quality hierarchy of Burgundy?

Answer 5

Grands Crus
Premiers Crus
Villages
Regional Appellations

Question 6

What is the climate of Burgundy and how does it affect its grapes and resulting wine?

Answer 6

Cool continental causing wines with higher acidity and lower alcohol.

Question 7

Describe the makeup of Cremant de Bourgogne.

Answer 7

30% must come from Chardonnay, Pinot noir, Pinot Gris or Pinot Blanc. The rest can come from lesser grapes like Aligote.

Question 8

What grapes make up Chablis?

Answer 8

Chardonnay

Question 9

What kind of soil is in Chablis and how does it affect the wine?

Answer 9

Kimmeridgian limestone give a “gout de pierre a fusil” or gun flint flavor.

Question 10

What are the 7 climats of Chablis from north to south?

Answer 10

Bougros
Les Preuses
Vaudesir
Grenouilles
Valmur
Les Clos
Blanchot

Question 11

What two subregions make up the Côte d’Or?

Answer 11

Cote de nuits in the north

Cote de beaune in the south

Question 12

In what area are the majority of Burgundian Grands Crus?

Answer 12

Cote de nuits

Question 13

What grape is cote de nuits known for?

Answer 13

Pinot noir

Question 14

What year was a good vintage for the Côte d’Or?

Answer 14

2002
2005
2009
2010

Question 15

Name the AOCs of the cote de nuits.

Answer 15

Marsannay
Fixin
Gevrey-chambertin
Morey-St-Denis
Chambolle-Musigny
Vougeot
Flagey-Echezeaux
Vosne-Romanee
Nuits-St-George

Question 16

What is a Grand Cru of Gevrey-chambertin?

Answer 16

chambertin

Question 17

What is a grand Cru of Chambolle-Musigny?

Answer 17

musigny

Question 18

What is a grand Cru of Vougeot?

Answer 18

Clos de Vougeot?

Question 19

What is a Grand Cru of flagey-echezeaux?

Answer 19

Echezeaux

Question 20

What is a grand Cru of vosne-romanee?

Answer 20

romanee-conti

Question 21

What grapes are well-known in Cote de beaune?

Answer 21

Chardonnay and Pinot Noir

Question 22

Where are the majority of premiers crus in Burgundy located?

Answer 22

cote de beaune

Question 23

what are the AOCs of Cote de Beaune?

Answer 23

Pernard Vergelesses
Ladoix Serrigny
Aloxe-Corton
chorey les beaune
Savigny les beaune
Beaune
Pommard
Volnay
Monthelie
Auxery-duresses
Saint romain
Meursault
Blagny
Puligny Montrachet
Chassagne Montrachet
Saint Aubin
santenay
maranges

Question 24

Which two AOCs in the Côte de beaune produce only reds?

Answer 24

Pommard and volnay

Question 25

which two AOCs in the Côte de Beaune produce only whites?

Answer 25

Chassagne Montrachet and puligny Montrachet

Question 26

What are the 5 subregions/AOCs (?) of the Côte Chalonnaise?

Answer 26

``` Bouzeron Rully Mercurey Givry montagny ```

Question 27

which areas within the Côte Chalonnaise are known for whites?

Answer 27

bouzeron and montagny

Question 28

Which areas within the Côte Chalonnaise are known for reds?

Answer 28

Mercurey and Givry

Question 29

Which area is known for Cremant de Bourgogne ?

Answer 29

Rully in the Côte Chalonnaise

Question 30

Which white grapes are big in the Maconnais area of burgundy and what is a famous wine from there?

Answer 30

Chardonnay. Pouilly Fuisse

Question 31

Which winemaking technique is applied to Beaujolaid nouveau?

Answer 31

Carbonic maceration

Question 32

Which grape is used to make Beaujolais?

Answer 32

Gamay

Question 33

What are the crus of Beaujolais?

Answer 33

``` St amour Julienas Chenas Chiroubles Moulin-a-vent Fleurie Morgon Regnie Brouilly cote de Brouilly ```