Burgundy

Question 1

What are the nine villages of Cote de Nuits?

Answer 1

Marsannay
Fixin
Gevrey-Chambertin*
Morey St. Denis*
Chambolle-Musigny*
Vougeot*
Vosne-Romanee*
Flagey-Echezeaux
Nuits-Saint-Goerges*

Question 2

Five main villages in the Chalonnaise

Answer 2

Montagny
Bouzeron
Rully
Givry
Mercurey

Question 3

Soil types of Burgundy

Answer 3

Burgundy–Chalk, calcereous clay, marl, limestone

Beaujolais–Granite

Question 4

Soil of Cote de Nuits

Answer 4

Marl and Limestone

Question 5

How many Grand Crus in the Cote de Nuits?

Answer 5

24 of 33 total in Burgundy

Question 6

Maconnais produces mainly what varietal?

Answer 6

Chardonnay

Question 7

Soil of Beaujolais Crus

Answer 7

Granite

Question 8

Soil type of Beaujolais

Answer 8

Granite and Schist (North)

Sandstone and clay (South)

Question 9

What grape is grown in Montagny?

Answer 9

Chardonnay

Question 10

Which monks owned the Burgundian vineyards in the Middle Ages?

Answer 10

Cistercian and Benedictine

Question 11

What year did the Napoleonic Code happen?

Answer 11

1804

Question 12

What are the five wine growing regions of Burgundy?

Answer 12

Chablis
Cote d'Or (Cote de Nuits and Cote de Beaune)
Cote Chalonnaise
Maconnais
Beaujolais

Question 13

What is the climate of Burgundy?

Answer 13

Continental

Question 14

Where is Chablis located?

Answer 14

80 miles North of the Cote d’Or

Question 15

Grape varieties of Chablis?

Answer 15

100% Chardonnay

Question 16

What does “cote” mean?

Answer 16

Hillside/slope

Question 17

How long is the Cote d’Or?

Answer 17

30 miles

Question 18

What grapes are grown in the Cote de Beaune?

Answer 18

Chardonnay and Pinot Noir

Question 19

What is the main grape variety of Beaujolais?

Answer 19

Gamay

Question 20

What grapes are grown in Rully?

Answer 20

Chardonnay and Pinot Noir

*known for Cremant de Bourgogne

Question 21

What grapes are grown in Cote de Nuits?

Answer 21

Pinot Noir

Question 22

What grapes are grown in Givry?

Answer 22

Chardonnay and Pinot Noir

Question 23

How many Grand Crus are in the Cote de Beaune and what are a few examples?

Answer 23

Eight:

Corton-Charlemagne
Montrachet
Batard Montrachet

Question 24

Where does the Cote d’Or start and end?

Answer 24

Dijon to Santenay (30 mi)

Question 25

What grapes are grown in Mercurey?

Answer 25

Chardonnay and Pinot Noir

Question 26

What are the seven Grand Crus in Chablis?

Answer 26

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

Question 27

What are the best known villages in the Cote de Beaune?

Answer 27

``` Beaune Pommard Volnay Mersault Puligny-Montrachet Chassagne Montrachet ```

Question 28

List five Grand Crus in the Cote de Nuits

Answer 28

``` Chambertin Bonnes-Mares Musigny La Tache La Romanee ```

Question 29

What grape is Grown in Bouzeron?

Answer 29

100% ALIGOTE

Question 30

Appellations of Maconnais

Answer 30

Macon Saint Veran Pouilly Fuisse

Question 31

Burgundy appellation system

Answer 31

33 Grand Crus (2%) 550-600 Premier (1er) Crus (12%) Village Wines (30%) Regional Appellations (56%)

Question 32

Where is Burgundy located?

Answer 32

East/central France

Question 33

Soil of Cote de Beaune

Answer 33

Marl and Limestone

Question 34

Grape varieties in Cote Chalonnaise

Answer 34

Chardonnay Aligote Pinot Noir

Question 35

What is the soil type of Chablis?

Answer 35

Kimmeridgian clay and limestone