Burgundy

Question 0

What is Negociant

Answer 0

Merchants who don’t own the vineyard but buy the grapes and or finished wine for blending and bottling under their own label.

Question 1

French wine law, what are the three quality levels of French wine

Answer 1

Vin de France, IGP/Vin de pay, AOP/AOC

Question 2

What is a domaine?

Answer 2

The entire process from growing the grapes to bottling and aging the wine takes place at the domaine itself.

Question 3

What are the Maine grape varieties of burgundy

Answer 3

Chardonnay and aligote

Pinot noir and gamay (reds)

Question 4

What is the climate in burgundy

Answer 4

Continental

Question 5

What are the main types of soil in burgundy

Answer 5

North: chalk and kimmeridgian clay
South: granite

Question 6

What are the four Chablis AOC’s

Answer 6

Petite Chablis, chablis, Chablis premier crus, chablis grand cru

Question 7

What are the seven grand crus of Chablis?

Answer 7

Vaudesir, Valmur, Les Preuses, Grenouilles, Bougros, Les Clos, Blanchot

Question 8

What is a characteristic of typical Chablis

Answer 8

Racey acidity, oyster shell, youthful lemon, typically no oak

Question 9

Côte d’Or is made up of two sub regions

Answer 9

Côte de nuits and côte de beaune

Question 10

Côte de nuits is mostly dominated by what grape

Answer 10

Pinot noir

Question 11

What are the 9 AOC’s of côte de nuits

Answer 11

Marsannay, Fixin, Gevrey-Chambertin, Morey-St.-Denis, Chambolle-Musigny, Vougeot, Echezeaux, Vosne-Romanee, Nuits-St-Georges

Question 12

What are the AOC’s of Côte de Beaune

Answer 12

• Aloxe-Corton ( red grand cru: corton, white grand cru: corton Charlemagne
• Beaune (premier cru only)
• Pommard (premier cru only, red wine only)
• Volnay (premier cru only, red wine only)
• Meursault (premier cru)
• Puligny-Montrachet (4 grand crus)
• Chassagne-Montrachet (3 grand crus)

Question 13

Name one major producer from Côte de beaune.

Answer 13

Coche dury, Joseph Drouin, Bouchard Pere et Fils, Louis Jadot

Question 14

What are the Côte challonnaise AOC’s

Answer 14

• Bouzeron ( white wines from aligote)
• Rully
• Mercurey
• Givry
• Montagny (white only)

Question 15

Mâconnais AOC’s

Answer 15

• Mâcon
• Mâcon-superior
• Mâcon-villages
• St Veran
• Pouilly-Fuisse
• Loché
• Vinzelles
• Vire-Clesse

Question 16

Beaujolais AOC’s

Answer 16

• Beaujolais
• Beaujolais nouvous
• Beaujolais-superior
• Beaujolais-villages
• Beaujolais cru (10)

Question 17

What are the 10 crus of Beaujolais

Answer 17

St-Amour
Juliénas
Chénas
Chiroubles
Moulin-à-Vent
Fleurie
Morgon
Régnié
Brouilly
Côte de Brouilly

Question 18

What are 4 Lieux dits (place name) of burgundy?

Answer 18

1. La chapelle Norte dame
2. Le chapitre
3. Cote St. Jaques
4. Montreal

Question 19

What is the largest grand cru of burgundy?

Answer 19

Corton AOP

Question 20

What is the smallest grand cru of burgundy and the smallest appellation in France?

Answer 20

La Romanee

Question 21

What is the benchmark for Chablis premier cru?

Answer 21

Pronounced acidity, medium weight, lees character, intensely mineral, steely character, unencombered by new oak.

Question 22

What is the benchmark for grand crus?

Answer 22

Rich, ripe, more oak, hazelnuts, oyster shells , lemons

Question 23

How many grand crus are in the cote de nuits?

Answer 23

24 (all produce red wines except musigny)

Question 24

How many acres in a hectare?

Answer 24

2.47

Question 25

What is the last grand cru to be promoted?

Answer 25

La grand rue (1992)

Question 26

What are some notable grand crus of Côte de nuit? And what AOC are they from in the Côte de nuits?

Answer 26

* Chambertain (Gevry-Chambertain) * Chambertain-Clos de beze (Gevry Chambertain) * Musigney and Bonne Mares (Chambolle-Musigney) * Clos de veugoet (Veougot) * La Romanee (Vosne-Romanee) * La Grand Rue (Vosne-Romanee) * Echezeaux (Flagey-Echezeaux)

Question 27

What are some major producers of Côte de nuits?

Answer 27

* Armand Rousseau (Gevry-Chambertain) * Claude Dugat (Gevry-Chambertain) * Georges de Vogue (chambolle-musigny) * Domaine de la Romanee Conti (Vosne-Romanee)

Question 28

What are the two most expensive styles of Chardonnay in the Côte de beaune?

Answer 28

Puligny Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet

Question 29

What are some characteristics of meursault?

Answer 29

Usually higher quality, rich, fat with nutty buttered honey spectrum of flavors. Softer acidity than puligney-Montrachet

Question 30

What is one go to wine for les Clos grand cru in Chablis

Answer 30

Rene and Vincent Daubissat

Question 31

What is one go to Chablis AOP

Answer 31

Domaine William Fevre