Burgundy Flashcards
(144 cards)
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Chambolle-Musigny Grand Cru
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Musigny
Bonnes Mares
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Beaune villages Appellations
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Aloxe-Corton Pernand-Vegelesses Ladoix-Serigny Savigny - Les - Beaune Chorey - Les - Beaune Beaune Pommard Volnay Monthelie Auxey-Duresse Mersault Puligny-Montrachet Chassagne- Montrachet Santenay
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4 lieux dits
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La Chapelle Notre Dame
La Chapitre
Cote St. Jacques
Montrecul
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Name of a specific vineyard with an established name
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lieu-dit
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Another name for Hautes Cotes
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high slopes
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What are wines from the four Mersault vineyards adjacent to Volnay border labeled as if planted with Pinot Noir instead of Chardonnay?
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Volnay 1er Cru Santenots
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Who produces AOP white wine in Cote de Nuits?
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Marsannay Fixin Morey-St-Denis Vougeot Nuits St Georges
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Chassagne-Montrachet Grand Crus
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Criots-Batard-Montrachet
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Soil with high limestone vs clay compositition
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argillaceous limestone
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What’s important to note about Cote d’Or soil composition?
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Because it runs along a fault line the soils of differed time periods are mixed and includes sea-bed deposits rich in calcium from defunct shellfish
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Wines from lower slope
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heaviest soils, most rain
cuvees des moines (wines for the monks)
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Wines from the middle slope
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thermal belt; perfect sun orientation; rain runs off
cuvees des papas (wine for the popes)
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Morey-St-Denis Grand Cru
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Clos St. Denis Clos de Tart Clos de la Roche Clos des Lambrays Part of Bonnes Mares
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Largest and smallest grand crus
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Largest - Corton
Smallest - La Romanee
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Puligny-Montrachet Grand Crus
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Chevalier-Montrachet
Bienvenues-Batard-Montrachet
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Clos
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Plots of vines traditionally surrounded with dry-stone walls
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What are village wines in Meursault often labeled as?
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deuxiemes crus or by village name
examples: Les Navvaux, Les Chevalieres
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How many Grand Cru in Cote d’Or?
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32
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2 major regions of Cote d’Or
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Cote de Nuits
Cote de Beaune
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Where does Cote de Nuits stretch from?
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suburbs of Dijon (N) to the hamlet of Corgoloin (S)
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Sub region adjacent to Beaune and official designation
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Hautes - Cotes
Bourgogne - Hautes - Cotes de Beaune
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Combes
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dry, traverse valleys carved during the last ice age by melt water and erosions today serves as conduits for cool breezes and hailstorms
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Only red wine producing grand cru in Beaune
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Corton
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Famous soil in Cote de Beaune
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Argovien (Marlstone)
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Nuits appellations without Grand Cru?
Fixin
Marsannay
Nuits-St-Georges
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Bourgogne Mousseux
older, rare appellation reserved for sparkling reds made in the traditional method
Pinot Noir/Gamay
9 months lees
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Mersault Premier Cru
Genevrieres
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Premier Cru in Volnay
Santenots
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Grand Crus covering 3 appellations and the appellations
Corton; Corton-Charlemagne
Aloxe-Corton; Pernand-Vergelesses; Ladoix-Serigny
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Rare varietals allowed in Burgundy
Cesar, Tressot, Sacy
Pinot Gris (Beurot)
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Largest single Grand Cru vineyard in Cote de Nuits?
Clos de Vougeot
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What is the main grape of Cote de Nuits?
Pinot Noir
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How large is Cote d'Or?
50 km
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Grand Cru shared between 2 appellations and the appellations
Montrachet; Batard Montrachet
Puligny-Montrachet; Chassagne-Montrachet
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3 major negociants headquartered in Beaune
Joseph Drouhin
Bouchard Pere et Fils
Louis Jadot
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Fault line that runs down Cote D'Or?
Saone
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Well known monopole in Pommard
Marquis d' Angervilles
Clos des Ducs
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Flagey-Echezeaux Grand Cru
Echezeaux
| Grands Echezeaux
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Why is Cote d'Or important historically?
Where wine quality has been studied the longest (since the 12th centery by Cistercian & Benedictine monks)
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Northernmost/Southernmost village appellations of Cote de Nuits
Marsannay - N
| Nuit-St.-George - S
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Broadly speaking where do Cote de Beaune and Cote de Nuits' vineyard's face?
Beaune - due east
| Nuits - South east
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Where can Cotes de Nuits villages be sourced from?
Fixin; Brochon - North
| Prissey; Corgolion; Comblanchien - South
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Best vintages in Nuits and Beaune
2002, 2005, 2009, 2010
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Important Premier Crus in Pommard
Les Rugiens
| Clos des Epenots
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Combes
local name for small valleys
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Wines from the top of the slope
Least rain, less focused sun
cuvees des cardinals (wine for the cardinals)
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Where is the Cote d'Or located?
Saone River Plain
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Vougeot Grand Cru
Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru
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What types of soil are present in Cote de Nuits
marl (red)
| limestone (white)
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Grand Cru in Cote de Nuits that may produce white wine
Musigny
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What are the Grand Cru in Gevrey Chambertin?
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Chambertin
Charmes-Chambertin
Chambertin-Clos de Beze
Chapelle - Chambertin
Griotte - Chambertin
Latricieres - Chambertin
Mazis - Chambertin
Mazoyeres - Chambertin
Ruchottes - Chambertin
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Name of Burgundy's 2 sparkling wines
Cremant de Bourgogne
| Bourgogne Mousseux
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Monopole
Parcel of land with single ownership
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What are the village appellations in Cote de Nuits?
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Fixin
Marsanny/Marsanny rose
Gevrey-Chambertin
Morey-St-Denis
Chambolle-Musigny
Vougeot
Vosne-Romanee
Nuits-St.-Georges
Flagey-Echezeaux
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Example of Clos
Clos de Vougeot
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Another name for Cote d' Or?
Golden Slope
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batonnage
stirring the wines lees
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What affected wine ownership greatly and led to the rise of negociants?
Napoleonic Code of 1804
changed inheritance rulings from first son inheriting all to equal share amongst all children
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Fermage vs. Metayage
Fermage - Lease
| Metayage - Share cropping
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How many premier cru in Cote d'Or?
500
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Where can Cote de Beaune villages be sourced from?
any village in Cote de Beaune except Pommard, Volnay, Aloxe-Corton, and Beaune
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Sub-regions of Cote de Beaune that produce white wine
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Aloxe - Corton
Beaune
Meursault
Auxey-Duresses
Puligny-Montrachet
Chassagne-Montrachet
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Climat
Specific parcel within a vineyard that has unique terroir characteristics
Most climats are withing classified vineyards (ex Clos de Vougeot - 16 climats)
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5 districts of Burgundy
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Chablis
Cote d'Or
Cote Chalonnaise
Maconnais
Beaujolais
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Bourgogne Passetoutgrains
Red or Rose from Gamay/Pinot noir blend
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Important producers (Negociant) of Burgundy
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Bouchard Pere et Fils
Joseph Drouhin
Louis Jadot
Louis Latour
Faiveley
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Climate of Burgundy
Continental
Short Season
Spring frost hazard
Many mesoclimates/influenced by slope (top vineyards in the middle)
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Famous soil of Burgundy
Burgundian Limestone
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Soil of Chablis
Chalky clay and Marl
| Kimmeridgean and Portlandian subsoil
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Soil of Cote d'Or
Complex Limestone subsoil
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Soil of Cote Chalonnaise
Limestone subsoil and clay topsoil
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Soil of Maconnais
Clay/Alluvial vs quality Limestone (Pouilly-Fuisse)
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Soil of Beaujolais
Granite
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Main grapes of Burgundy
Chardonnay
Aligote
Pinot Noir
Gamay
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Where is Chardonnay found in Burgundy
Chablis, Cote de Beaune, Maconnais
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Where is Aligote found in Burgundy
Bouzeron
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Where is Gamay found in Burgundy
Beaujolais/Passe-tout-grains AOC/Coteaux Bourguignon
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Soil chardonnay is generally on
Calcareous soil
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Notes on Aligote
cross between Gouais Blanc and Pinot Noir
| Suffered from being compared to Chardonnay
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Notes on Burgundy Pinot Noir
Grape of a thousand clones
| Generally on Limestone/Clay Marl soils
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Notes on Gamay
loves Granite
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Grape of Chablis
Chardonnay only
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Soil of Chablis
Kimmeridgian clay, limestone
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Grand Cru orientation
Southwest exposure
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Best vintages of Chablis
2002, 2005, 2009, 2010
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How many Grand Crus are there in Chablis?
Technically only one - Chablis Grand Cru
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Climats of Chablis Grand Cru
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Blanchot
Bougros
Les Clos
Grenouilles
Les Preuses
Valmur
Vaudesir
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Important producers in Chablis
Brocard, La Chablisienne, William-Fever, Defaix, Dauvissat
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Villages in Cote Chalonnaise
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Mercurey red or white
Bouzeron - Aligote
Rully - Cremant de Bourgogne red or white
Givry - red or white
Montagny - white only
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Notable producers in Cote Chalonnaise
Faiveley La Framboisiere
Emile Juillot
Domaine Thenard
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10 crus of beaujolais
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St. Amour
Morgon
Moulin-a-vent
Chiroubles
Regnie
Brouilly
Cote-de-Brouilly
Chenas
Fleurie
Julienas
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Notable producers of Beaujolais
Jean-Paul Brun
Jean Foillard
Marcel Lapierre
Jean-Paul Thevenet
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Notable Producers of Maconnais
Domaine Fichet, Domaine de la croix Senaillet, Bret Brothers, Olivier Merlin
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What is the primary grape for Beaujolais rouge wines?
Gamay
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What is the furthest North cru of Beaujolais?
St Amour
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What is the furthest South cru of Beaujolais?
Brouilly
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Who is the largest producer of Beaujolais wines?
George Debeuf
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What is Beaujolais Nouveau? When is it released every year?
Young village wine meant to be enjoyed immediately. Early release of new vintage just after fermentation, typically a part of a celebration in town. Young, thing, coiffable
Released the 3rd Thursday in November
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What is carbonic maceration?
whole cluster fermenatation in a stainless steel tank using CO2 so grapes ferment from the inside out.
Goal is to make wine as naturally as possible with no added yeast
Most popular method is semi-carbonic maceration -- overloading until bottom crushes and natural yeast starts -- uses CO2 from initial fermentation then sealed
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What aromas/flavors are typically associated with Carbonic Maceration?
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Bubble gum
Candied Banana (Banana Runts)
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What cru of Beaujolais is known for making the darkest, fullest, and longest-lived wines?
Moulin-a-vent
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What is the most famous vineyard/hill of the Morgon cru?
Cote du Py
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Beaujolais' Gang of Four (Lapierre, Foillard, Thevenet, Breton) are responsible for pioneering what style of wine?
Natural
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What is the largest cru of Beaujolais?
Brouilly
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What is the smallest cru of Beaujolais?
Chenas
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What is the most common grape varietal for Beaujolais blanc wines?
Chardonnay
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What is the main reason that Beaujolais wines use different grape varietals for red wines than Burgundy does?
The granite soil found in N Beaujolais won't grow Pinot Noir but will grow Gamay
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What type of vine-training system is the most traditional method found in Beaujolais?
Goblet/Free-Standing
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What act of nature has deeply affected (in a negative way) the region of Beaujolais in the last few years (mostly the 2016 & 2017 vintages)?
Hail
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Beaujolais is located right in between what two larger major wine regions of France?
Burgundy & Rhone
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What is the most important factor in growing Gamay Noir grapes when trying to keep the grapes rich with full color and personality (not allowing them to be too thin and watery)?
Drop fruit/Green harvest/Thin crop
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In a cooler vintage when grapes may not ripen enough to reach acceptable alcohol levels, what are winemakers allowed ot od in Beaujolais to help raise those levels?
Chaptalization
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Who is Jules Chauvet and what is he known for?
Father of France's natural wine movement
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The Cote d'Or is broken into what 2 sub regions? Which one is in the North and which one is in the South?
North - Cote de Nuits
| South - Cote de Beaune
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What regions of Burgundy are not included in the Cote d'Or?
Chablis
Cote Chalonnaise
Maconnais
Beaujolais
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What 2 primary soil types are found in Cote d'Or? Which one is found in the north and which one is found in the south?
Marl (red) - North
| Limestone (white) - South
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Who is responsible for the current vineyard plantings in Burgundy?
Cistercensi/Benedictine monks
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What was started in 1804 that set the structure for the dividing of land through inheritance?
Napoleonic Code
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What is the size of a Burgundian oak barrel?
228 liters
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What is the only white Grand Cru is the Cote de Nuits?
Musigny
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What is the only red Grand Cru in the Cote de Beaune
Corton
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Name 3 negociants of Burgundy
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Joseph Drouhin
Bouchard Pere et Fils
Louis Jadot
Louis Latour
Domaine Lafeve
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What producer is given credit for reestablishing domaine bottling? When did they start this?
Marquis d'Angervilles
1920s
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What negociant is known for only producing white wines
Domaine Lafeve
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What river runs through Pommard and dissects its vineyards?
Dheune
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What person was responsible for demanding Gamay grapes be dug up and replaced with Pinot Noir in Burgundy?
Phillip the Bold
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What is the term used to describe the direction a vineyard faces in references to sun exposure?
Aspect
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What type of climate is found in most of Burgundy?
continental
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What winemaking technique is used to bolster tannin levels in wines and make them more age-worthy?
Whole-cluster fermentation
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What is the largest single vineyard in the Cote d'Or?
Clos de Vougeot
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What country does Burgundy border to its east?
Switzerland
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What is the term used for a vineyard that is surrounded by a stone wall?
Clos
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What is the term used for a vineyard that is completely owned by one domaine?
monopole
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What is the most famous white wine produced in the region that was named after a Holy Roman Emperor
Chardonnay
| Corton-Charlemagne
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What does Cote d'Or translate to in English?
Golden slope
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What percentage of the Cote de Nuits is red wine?
90%
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List some of the best vintages of Burgundy since 2000
2002, 2005!, 2009!, 2010, 2012,2014,2015 (warm for red)
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How are the sparkling wines of Burgundy labeled?
Cremant de Bourgogne
| Bourgogne Mousseaux
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What is the name for the charitable wine auction held every year on the 3rd Sunday in November?
Hospices de Beaune - Hotel Louis dit
benefits Hospitals to provide free medical care for poor people
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What is the term for the short valleys of Cote de Nuits that allow cool breezes to flow throughout the grion?
combes
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What are the main differences between the landscape of the Cote de Beaune and the Cote de Nuits?
Cote de Nuits - more slopes/less elevation
| Cote de Beaune - higher elevation/more flat
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Who is the producer fetching the highest prices in the current marked for Burgundy wines?
Romanee Conti
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What is the only Village appellation allowed to make red, white, and rose wines?
Marsannay
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How many premier Cru are in Chablis?
40
