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When is the hospice de beaune auction held?

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Every third Sunday of November

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Which monks were important for viticulture in Burgundy?

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Cistercians and Benedictine

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How many growers claim clos vougeot?

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more then 80

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metayage

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sharecropping

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fermage

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leasing

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how many cases does domaine de la romanee conti produce? how many grand cru bottlings?aeq

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8000 cases; 8 grand crus

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who is cote d’or’s largest landowner?

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bouchard pere & fils

130 ha

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Name the 5 main winegrowing areas in Burgundy?

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Chablis
Cote d'Or
Cote Chalonnaise
Maconnais
Beaujolais
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What is Burgundy’s “golden slope”?

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Cote d’Or

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What is Cote d’Or s regional capital and what is it commercial center for wine trade?

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Dijon (regional capital)

Beaune (commercial center for the winetrade)

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Where is Chablis exactly located?

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130 km northwest of Dijon; Yonne departement

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communes of Yonne?

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Chablis, Vezelay, Irancy, Tonnerre and Joigny

all -except Chablis - are also known as “Grand Auxerrois”

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Grand Auxerrois?

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Collectivly the name for communes around the capital of Yonne, the land sourrounding Auxerre (except Chablis)

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Where is Cote Chalonnaise located?

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South of Cote d’Or

northern Saone-et-Loire departement

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Where does the Saone-et-Loire department get uts name from?

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City of Chalon-sur-Saone

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Where does the river Saine runs?

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60km southward from Chalon-sur-Saone to Macon.

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Macon?

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capital of the department and namesake of the maconnais winegrowing region

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What are the “Region Borgogne”s largest production areas for white wines?

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Chablis

Maconnais

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What is Saone-et-Loire’s most emblenatic site?

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Rock of Solutre (highest among them)

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What are the “monts du Beaujolais”?

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series of choppy, low mountains- reaching up to 1000 meters in elevation.

south of Maconnais

Beaujolais wine growing region

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What is Burgundy’s most southern vineyard area? What commune was it named for?

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Beaujolais

commune of Beaujeu

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Name the main grapes growing at Burgundy?

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Pinot Noir
Gamay
Chardonnay
Pinot Blanc
Aligote
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Beside Pinot Noir- what is Burgundy’s most important seccondary grape?

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Gamay

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Beaunois?

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name for Chardonnay

means “from Beaune”

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Chardonnay is a natural crossing of...
... Pinot Noir and Gouais Blanc
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Burgundy's second most important white wine grape variety is?
Aligote | particularly in the commune of Bouzeron
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Name same rare grape varieties in Burgundy?
Beurot (Pinot Gris) Cesar Trossot Sacy ...authorized but effectively disappeared
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four-tier hierarchy?
AOP system regionale, village, premier cru and grand cru
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What is baseline regional appellation for entire Burgundy winegrowing region?
Bourgogne AOP (red, white, rose) Pinot Noir and Chardonnay made from other grape varieties- name is addes - f.ex. Pinot Gris, Pinot blanc, Cesar,...
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Coteaux Bourguignons AOP?
Shares same broad dinensions as Bourgogne AOP, but allows inclusion of Gamay in red blends also inexpensive blended whites and rose wines are allowed for that appellation
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Name the 4 lieux-dits approved for Bourgogne AOP?
La Chapelle Notre Dame Le Chapitre Cote St-Jacques Montrecul
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What are Cote de Beaune-Village AOP?
Cote de Beaune-Villages wines are red and grape material may be sourced from any village in the Cote de Beaune save Pommard, Volnay, Aloxe-Corton and Beaune itself
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What are Cote de Nuits-Village wines?
``` red or (rarely) white wines sourced from the villages of Fixin and Brouchon in the north, and Prissey, Corgoloin and Comblanchien in the south ```
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What means "Bourgogne Aligote"?
seperate appellation for vatietal wines produced solely from Aligote grape. wines are often simple, refreshing and high in acidity. also base for the kir cocktail (combined with creme de cassis)
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Bourgogne Passe-Tout-Grains AOP?
red and rose wines "field blend of the past" Pinot Noir and Gamay Blend, and the two grapes must be vinified together red one is far more common than rose
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cremant de bourgogne?
debuted 1975 hand harvestest, traditional method white and rose sparkling wines CH, PN Rully (Cote Chalonnais)
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bourgogne mousseux?
older, rare appellation reserved exclusivly for sparkling reds produced via traditional method (in 1820 it was common to have red sparkling wines coming from clos de vougeot or chambertin)
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Name Burgundy's two sparkling wine AOP's?
Cremant de Bourgogne | Bourgogne Mousseux
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Smallest AOP in France?
La Romanee 0,85ha
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Largest AOP in Burgundy?
Corton AOP | 160 ha
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Chablis 3 AOP's?
Petit Chablis Chablis Chablis Grand Cru production white wine only exclusively from Chardonnay
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Soil for Chablis better vinyards?
Kimmeridigian marl (mixture of limestone, clay laced with millions of oyster fossils) its visible in hillside outcrops around the village of Chablis
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Soiltypes for Petit Chablis Chablis Chablis Premier and Grand Cru
Petit Chablis: cooler, windexposed sites on portlandien linestone Chablis: Kimmeridigian marl under portlandian limestone; younger rock strata Chablis 1er and GC: Pure Kimmeridigian marl
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What is Burgundys largest white winegrowinh region?
Chablis | one out if five bottles of Burgundy annually bears its name on the label
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Name some of Chablis top 1er Crus?
Montee de Tonnerre Fourchaume Vaillons Montmains
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Chablis GC 7 geographical sesignations?
Les Clos, Vaudesir, Valmur, Preuses, Blanchot, Bourgros, Grenouilles (unofficial: La Moutonne - monopoly of domaine long-depaquit -overlapping Vaudesir and Preuses)
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Beyond Chablis there is a Sauvignon Blanc and a Pinot Noir-based reds appellation- name them!
PN: Irancy AOP SB: St Bris AOP
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The Cote d'Or is located on the western edge of plain?
Western edge of the low Saone River Plain
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Soil of Cote D'Or?
Limestone topsoils combinations of linestone and clay
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Combes?
significant geological feature of region. dry, transverse valleys, carved during the last ice time by melt water and erosion. serves today as conduits for cool breezes and hailstorms
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Broadly speaking... Cote de Nuits vinyards faces... and Cote de Beaune vinyards faces...
C.d.N.: EAST C.d.B.: SOUTHEAST
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Soiltypes Cote de Nuits and Cote de Beaune?
Cote de Beaune -execept Montrachet- tends to gain marl and less limestone; Hills of Cote de Beaune are less steep
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Name and size of the barrels, red and white Burgundys are typically aged?
Piece | 228 liter
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batonnage?
stirring the wine during elevage
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Cote de Nuits streches from... to...?
Dijon to Corgoloin
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Name Cote de Nuits Village appellations for reds from north to south?
``` Marsanny Fixin Gevrey Chambertin Morey St Denis Chambolle Musigny Vougeot Vosne Romanee Nuits St Georges ```
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Which Cote de Nuits Villages produce AOP whites?
``` Marsanny Fixin Morey St Denis Vougeot Nuits St Georges ```
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How many GC vinyards exist in the Cote de Nuits? | One of them also produces white wines? Which?
24 GC Musigny
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Gevrey Chambertin greatest Pinot Noir vinyarrds are?
GC Chambertin and Clos de Beze | 1er Cru Clos Saint Jacques
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What is Cote d'Or largest village appellation?
Gevrey Chambertin | 400ha
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Name Chevrey Chambertins GC's?
``` Chambertin Clos de Beze Charmes Chambertin Latricieres Chambertin Mazis Chambertin Ruchotted Chambertin Chapelle Chambertin Griotte Chambertin Mazoyeres Chambertin ```
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Gevrey's top domaines?
Armand Rousseau Claude Dugat Jean Marie Fourrier
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GC's of Chambolle Musigny?
Musigny | Bonnes Mares
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THE exceptional 1er Cru of Chambolle Musigny?
Les Amoureuses
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Top producers of Chambolle Musigny?
George de Vogue Barthod Roumier Perrot Minot
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GC of Morey St Denis?
Clos de Tart Clos de Lambrays Clos de la Roche Clos St Denis Bonnes Mares (1/5)
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Morey St Denis domaines?
Dujac | Ponsot
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What is Cote de Nuits largest GC?
Clos de Vougeot | 50ha
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Vougeots four 1er crus?
Clos de la Perriere Les Petits Vougeot Les Cras Le Clos Blanc
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Name the 6 GC of Vosne Romanee
``` La Romanee La Tache Romanee Conti La Grande Rue Richebourg Romanee Saint Vivant ```
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La Romanee is a monopol of ...
Comtes Liger Belair | 0,85ha
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Domaine Francois Lamarche is the monopol owner of what GC?
La Grande Rue
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Domaine de la Romanee Conti owns the following Monopol GC
La Tache | Romanee Conti
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Best 1er Crus of Vosne Romanee?
``` Les Suchots Les Beaux Monts Les Petits Monts Aux Malconsorts Cros Parentoux Clos des Reas (Monopole of Michael Gros) ```
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Producers of Vosne Romanee?
``` Comtes Liger Belair Domaine Leroy Anne Gros Jean Grivot Meo Camuzet Sylvain Cathiard Henri Jayer Emmanuel Rouget ```
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Two GC of Flagey Echezeaux?
Echezeaux | Grand Echezeaux
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why is echezeaux similar to clos de vougeot?
too many producers 38 ha- 80 parcels too variable in quality no cohesive theme of terroir
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appellation of Nuits St Georges includes...
Nuits St Georges | Premeaux Prissey
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Producers with Nuits St Georges wines?
Henri Gouges Joseph Faiveley Jean Jacques Confuron Robert Chevillon
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How many GC exist in Nuits St Georges?
None
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Nuits St Georges top premier cru vinyard?
Les Saint Georges
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The 2 villages South of Nuits St Georges - Comblanchien and Corgoloin - entitle their wines as...
Cote de Nuits Villages AOP
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name the 2 smaller grand cru appellation within Corton?
Corton-Charlemagne Charlemagne bears the kings name produces only white wines
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what wines are allowed at the Corton appellation?
red and white wines but in practice almost all are red
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What is the only red wine producing Grand Cru at the Cote de Beaune?
Corton | is also the largest single GC appellation in Burgundy
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Three communes of Corton? Encircle the southern half of the hill.
Aloxe Corton Ladoix Serrigny Pernand Vergelesses
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What producers have their headquarter in Beaune?
Joseph Drouhin Bouchard Pere et Fils Louis Jadot
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Which commune in the Cite de Beaune has the most hectared under vine?
Beaune | largest population center between Dijon and Chalon sur Saone
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Beaune's best vineyards?
Les Bressandes Greves Clos de Mouches
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Cote de Beaune AOP-for what wines?
minor appellation, for a few hectared of vines in the hills above Beaune
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what is the 2nd most fullbodied red wine agter Corton in the Cote de Beaune?
Pommard
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Pommard - Volnay difference?
both villages are reserved for red wines Pommard is generally harder edged, tannic structure in contrast to Volnay's softer fragrance and charme
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Best 1er Crus of Pommard?
Les Rugiens (Haut and Bas sections) Les Epenots (Comte Armand's monopol Clos des Epeneaux)
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Volnay's 1er Crus?
``` Les Caillerets Champans Clos de Chenes Taillepieds Clos de Ducs (Monopol of Marquis d' Angerville) ```
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Esteemed producers in Volnay?
D'Angerville Hubert de Montille Michel Lafarge
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4 Meursault vinyards adjacent to the Volnay border are allowed to label ... , if Pinot Noir, rather than Chardonnay is planted.
Volnay 1er Cru Santenots
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Name the famous white wine villages south of Volnay?
Meursault Puligny Montrachet Chassagne Montrachet
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What commune at the Cote d'Or produced the highest amount of white wines?
Meursault
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what is classic Meursault like?
rich, almost fat on the palate, nutty, buttery, honeyed spectrum of flavors and softer acidity than wines of Puligny Montrachet
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Meursault's great 1er Crus?
Perrieres Genevrieres Les Charmes
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Meursault based domaines?
Coche Dury Guy Roulot Comtes Lafon
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GC's of Puligny and Chassagne Montrachet?
``` Montrachet Chevalier Montrachet Batard Montrachet Bienvenues Batard Montrachet Criots Batard Montrachet ```
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what CG is located on the Chassagne side?
Criots Batard Montrachet Montrachet (parts) Batard Montrachet (parts)
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Puligny's best 1er Crus?
Les Pucelles Le Cailleret Les Demoiselles
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highly regarded producers of puligny montrachet?
Domaine Leflaive | Jacques Carillon
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does chassagne montrachet produce more white or red wines?
in the 1980s more red was produced
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What is the interesting thing about Chassagne Montrachets 1er Cru Morgeot?
encompasses 15 smaller 1er Crus, whicj are usually sold under Morgeot's more marketable and recognizable name
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Noteable producers of Chassagne Montrachet?
Ramonet | Pierre Yves Colin Morey
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Blagny AOP? Wines?
red wines under own appellation white wines are sold either as Meursault or Puligny Montrachet, depending on location if vinyard
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smaller cote de beaune villages
``` Chorey les Beaune Savigny les Beaune Auxey Duresses Saint Romain Saint Aubin Monthelie Santenay Maranges ``` (all those produce whites and reds)
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Soils of Cote Chalonnaise
wheathered limestone and clay
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how many communes the area of Bourgogne Cote Chalonnaise include? what wines sre produced there?
44 communes | reds, whites, rose wines
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Name Cote Chalonnaises 5 main villages with their own appellations?
``` Bouzeron Rully Givry Mercurey Montagny ```
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what wine are produced in Montagny?
white wines only
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wines of Bouzeron?
white wines only ALIGOTE!
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Givry produces...
either reds or whites
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Rully produces...
reds and whites
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Mercurey wines can be...
white or red
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what grapes are used for wines from Bouzeron?
Aligote
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Givry and Mercurey produce more white or reds?
far more PN is planted than CH
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Name the 5 villages AOP of the Maconnais?
``` Pouilly Fuisse Pouilly Loche Pouilly Vinzelles Saint Veran Vire Clesse ``` ALL FIVE PRODUCE ONLY CHARDONNAY
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Pouilly Fuisse includes the wines of 4 communes:
Fuisse Solutre Pouilly Vergisson Chaintre
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Beaujolais' vinyards are essentially planted with...
Gamay (95%)
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How much % of worlds Gamay plantings are at the Beaujolais?
over 50%
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Chardonnays planted at Beaujolais are sold as...
bourgogne or baujolais blanc
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Name the 10 Beaujolais crus?
``` St Amour Julienas Moulin a Vent Chenas Fleurie Chiroubles Morgon Regnie Brouilly Cote de Brouilly ```
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What wines come from Coteaux du Lyonnais AOP?
reds and roses from Gamay whites from CH, Aligote and Pinot Blanc south of Beaujolais- north of Rhone
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What 4 french departments Burgundy spans at?
Yonne Cote d Or Saone et Loire Rhone
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ha of Chablis and Grand Auxerrois?
6148ha
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size of Cote de Nuits?
2607ha
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size of Cote de Beaune?
4703ha
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size of Cote Chalonnaise?
2197ha
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size of Maconnais?
5767ha
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size of Beaujolais?
16947ha
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Size of Burgundy in ha?
~30000ha
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On what latitude is Burgundy positioned?
46-48 degree
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how much ha are planted in Burgundy?
15233 ha
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how much ha Pinot Noir are planted in Burgundy?
10634ha
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how much ha Gamay are planted in Burgundy?
2534ha
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Aligote- how much ha do in Burgundy exist?
1910ha
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in Yonne and St Bris - Sauvignon Blanc is planted- how much ha all together?
1505 ha
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Where is the Cesar-grape planted?
tannic red grape for blends and reds in Irancy
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How many appellation do in Burgundy exist?
almost 100
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What is Bourgogne AOP?
baseline regional appellation for entire Burgundy reds, white and rose wines - produced from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay
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Cote de Beaune Village AOP?
red wines grapes may be sourced from the villages: Pommard, Volnay, Aloxe Corton and Beaune
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Cote de Nuits Village AOP?
``` red or (rarely) whites may come from Fixin, Brochon, Prissey, Corgoloin and Comblanchien ```
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Bourgogne Aligote?
seperate appellation; made from Aligote grape refreshing, high acid grape
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red and rosewine - field blend - Burgundy?
Bourgogne Passe Tout Grains AOP | PN + Gamay (min30%)
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What is a "lieu-dit"?
climat | named single vinyard
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"parcel"?
single contiguous holding within a vinyard- owned by one owner sometimes domains hold several parcels in one climat- f.ex. leflaive 3 seperate parcels in Batard Montrachet
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"clos
vinyard enclosed within a stone wall
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Chablis "major" premier crus on the right bank?
``` Berdiots Cote de Vaubarousse Fourchaume Les Fourneaux Mont de Milieu Montee de Tonnerre Vaucoupin ```
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Chablis "major" premier crus left bank?
``` Beauroy Chaume de Talvat Cote de Lechet Cote de Jouan Les Beauregards Montmains Vau de Vey Vaillons Vosgros Vau Ligneau ```

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