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When was the Clos de Beze vineyard named?

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630 AD

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When was Corton vineyard named?

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775 AD

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T/F every parcel of land in Burgundy is named, ranked, or unranked?

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T/F the church was the largest landholder in Burgundy in the Dark Ages?

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When was the Benedictine Abbey of Cluny founded?

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909 near Macon. Largest landowner until French Revolution. Destroyed by revolutionaries in 1790

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When was the Cistercian Abbey of Citeaux founded?

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1098 between Dijon and Beaune. Dukes of Bourgogne buried here

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When was the Cistercian Abbey of Pontigny founded?

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1114 near Auxerre. Monks of Pontigny first to plant vines in Chablis

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Who were the Dukes of Burgundy?

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Philippe the Bold, John the Fearless, Philippe the Good, Charles the Bold

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What did Philippe the Bold decree?

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Outlawed Gamay in Côte d’or in 1395. But wasn’t until phylloxera that the landscape firmly shifted back to PN

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What did John the Fearless do?

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Petitioned King to issue edict delimiting Bourgogne’s production area from Sens to Mâcon in 1416

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What did Philippe the Good do?

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Built Hospice de Beaune in 1443. A charity hospital build for common people

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What happened to the lands during the French Revolution?

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Church lands confiscated and redistributed to the farmers that had worked them. Great domains broken up. Some monopoles survive

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What village was granted right to append its most famous vineyard to its name first?

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Gevrey in 1847

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When was the first wine auction at Hospices de Beaune held?

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1859

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When was Burgundy’s first vineyard classification established?

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1861

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T/F the Saône River moderates temperatures

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F. It is not close enough to the vineyards to have a moderating influence

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What is a graben?

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A geological trough

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How many fault lines run through the Côte d’Or?

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  1. Cause chronological layers of sedimentary deposits to shift
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What are the ancillary grapes of Bourgogne?

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Aligoté, Gamay

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What are the parents of Chardonnay?

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Pinot x Gouais Blanc

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Chardonnay prefers what soils?

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Marl - powerful, dense whites with tremendous concentration of flavor, age worthy

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What is the character of Chardonnay on clay?

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Structure and depth, round, earthy wines

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Chardonnay on limestone has what characteristics?

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High acid wines with citrus and minerals

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What is the preferred soil of PN?

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Limestone or marls with high limestone content

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PN on limestone?
Lightly pigmented but elegant, highly aromatic
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PN on marl?
More structure and fruit, less elegance
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PN on clay?
Less aromatics, less complex but with more body, need 5-7 years of bottle age
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What percentage of wine produced in Bourgogne is sold through négociants?
52%
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What % of Bourgogne's production is regional AOC wine?
52%
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What % of production of Bourgogne's prouction is village AOC wine?
36%
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What % of production of Bourgogne is Premier Cru AOC wine?
10%
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How many Grand Cru vineyards are in Burgundy?
33
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How many Premier Cru vineyards are in Bourgogne?
635
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How many village AOCs are in Bourgogne?
44
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How many regional AOCs are in Bourgogne?
23
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Regional Bourgogne wines can specify what information on the label?
Variety, production method, region, production area, climat
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Chablis vines are located on what river?
Serein
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Grand Auxerrois surrounds what towns?
Auxerre, Tonnerre, Vézelay, Joigny
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Where is Châtillonnais
Immediately east of Chablis
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Where will you find SB in Bourgogne?
Saint Bris
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What are the soils of Grand Auxerrois?
Portlandian Marl
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What % of Grand Auxerrois is white/red?
67% white, 33% red
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How many AOCs are in Grand Auxerrois?
8
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What grapes are grown i Irancy?
Pinot Noir, César
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What is Bourgogne's only AOC planted to SB/SG?
Saint Bris
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What % of Châtillonnais is white/red?
95% white, 5% red
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What are the soils of Châtillonnais?
Portlandian Marl
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What style of wine is Châtillonnais known for?
Crémant de Bourgogne. Often use Aligoté/Sacy
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What is César?
A rustic red that adds grip and spice to blends.
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Which village in Côte de Nuits makes wines that are delicate and perfumed?
Chambolle-Musigny
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What is a local name for Pinot Gris in Côte de Nuits?
Pinot Beurot
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What percentage of production in CdN is red?
89%
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T/F Most of Musigny Grand cru produces white wine?
F. It is the only GC that produces white, but majority is red
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How many GC are in CdN?
24. All produce red, one produces white
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What are the villages of CdN-Villages?
Fixin, Brochon, Premeaux, Comblanchien, Corgoloin
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Where is Hautes Côtes de Nuits?
12 villages located above and behind escarprment of CdN
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Why does Marsannay stand out?
For delicate, fruity rosé production
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How many PC/GC are in Fixin?
6 PC, 0 GC. Structured, robust earthy reds, firm tannins
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How many PC/GC are in Gevrey-Chambertin?
26 PC, 9 GC
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GC of Gevrey-Chambertin
Chambertin, Chambertin Clos de béze, Chapelle-Chambertin, Charmes-Chambertin, Mazoyères-Chambertin, Griotte-Chambertin, Latricières-Chambertin, Mazis-Chambertin, Ruchottes-Chambertin
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How may PC/GC are in Morey Saint-Denis?
20 PC, 5 GC. Wines combine power of GC with elegance of CM
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GC of Morey Saint-Denis?
Clos de la Roche, Clos Saint-Denis, Clos des Lambrays, Clos de Tart, Bonnes Mares
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How many PC/GC in Chambolle-Musigny?
24 PC, 2 GC
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GC of Chambolle-Musigny?
Bonnes Mares, Musigny
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How many PC/GC in Vougeot?
4 PC, 1 GC. Only GC in CdO that rests at bottom of slope
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How many PC/GC in Vosne-Romanée?
14 PC, 8 GC
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GC of Vougeot?
Clos de Vougeot. Known for developing aromas of forest undergrowth
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GC of Vosne-Romanée
La Romanée, Romanée-Conti, Romanée Saint-Vivant, Richebourg, La Tâche, Échezeaux, Grands Échezeaux, La Grande Rue
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Style of Vosne-Romanée
Velvet texture, berry fruit, violet perfume, fresh earth
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How many Nuits-Saint-George PC/GC?
41 PC, 0 GC
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What percent of NSG production is PC?
45%
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T/F all GC in CdB make red?
F. Only Corton GC makes red wine
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How many GC in CdB?
8
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T/F Côte du Beaune Villages wines can only be red?
T
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What villages in CdB cannot amend their name to CdB Village?
Beaune, Aloxe-Corton, Pommard, Volnay
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How many PC/GC in Ladoix Serrigny?
11 PC, 2 GC
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What are the GC of Ladoix-Serrigny?
Corton, Corton-Charlemagne, shared with Aloxe-Corton
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How many PC/GC in Aloxe-Corton?
14 PC, 3 GC
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What are the GC of Aloxe-Corton?
Charlemagne, Corton, Corton-Charlemagne
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How many PC/GC of Pernand-Vergelesses?
8 PC, 2 GC
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What are the GC of Pernand-Vergelesses?
Corton, Aloxe Corton (shared with Aloxe and Ladoix-Serrigny)
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How many PC/GC in Chorey-lès-Beaune?
0. Lies mostly on flat plains N of Beaune
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How many PC/GC in Savigny-lès-Beaune?
22 PC, 0 GC
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How many PC/GC in Beaune?
42 PC, 0 GC. Reds of substantial tannic grip
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How many PC/GC in Pommard?
28 PC, 0 GC. RED Only
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How many PC/GC in Volnay?
29 PC, 0 GC. 45% of production PC
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T/F Pommard and Volnay produce red, white, and rosé?
F. They both produce only RED wine
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How many PC/GC in Monthelie?
15 PC, 0 GC
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How many PC/GC n Auxey-Duresses?
9 PC, 0 GC
90
How many PC/GC in Meursault?
18 PC, 0 GC
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What percent of Meursault production in white?
90%
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How many PC/GC in Saint Romain?
0. Higher elevation, whites & reds lean, crisp, and chisled
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How many PC/GC in Puligny-Montrachet?
17 PC, 4 GC
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GC of Puligny-Montrachet?
Montrachet, Bâtard-Montrachet, Chevalier-Montrachet, Bienvenues-Bâtard Montrachet
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GC in Chassagne-Montrachet
Montrachet, Bâtard-Montrachet, Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet
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Which GC are shared between Puligny and Chassagne?
Montrachet, Bâtard-Montrachet
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How many Saint Aubin PC/GC
16 PC, 0 GC. Known for white
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How many PC/GC in Santenay
11 PC, 0 GC
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How many PC/GC in Maranges?
7 PC, 0 GC
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T/F Côte Chalonnaise has some of the oldest soils in Burgundy?
T
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What is majority of Côte Chalonnaise production?
Red 62%, white 38%
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How many PC are in Rully?
23, red and white
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What village in CC is known for Crémant de Bourgogne?
Rully
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How many PC in Mercurey?
31 PC. Mostly red
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How many PC are in Givry?
26 PC. Mostly red
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How many PC in Montagny?
49. Only white
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What CC villages produce only white wine?
Montagny, Bouzeron (Aligoté)
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Which region in Burgundy is influenced by the Mediterranean?
Mâconnais
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What are the soils of the Mâconnais?
Limestone, marl, granite, schist (very old)
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What grape dominants Mâconnais?
Chardonnay 85%
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T/F Mâcon-Villages is red only?
F, white only
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Pouilly-Fuissé is rimmed by what bioherms?
Rock of Soutré, Rock of Vergisson, Mont de Pouilly
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Which commune in Mâcon was incorporated to Mâconnais from Beaujolas in 1971?
St Véran
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What is the newest Mâconnais AOC?
Viré-Clessé
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How long min should you age GC Chablis?
3-4 years min, and several more for full pleasure
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How long min should you age PC Chablis?
2-3 years min or longer
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How long min should you age Chablis and Petit Chablis?
Chablis 1-2 years, Petit Chablis can be drank the year after harvest
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How long after vintage should you wait to drink Côte d'Or wines?
4-8 years

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