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What are the sub regions of Burgundy?

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Chablis
Côte d’Or
Macconnaise
Chalonnaise
Beaujolais
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What is the soil of Chablis?

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Kimmeridgian and Limestone

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What are the 7 Grand Crus of Chablis?

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West to east 

Bougros
Les Preuses
Vaudésir
Grenouilles
 Valmur
Les clos
Blanchot
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From North to South what are the Villages of Cote de Nuits?

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Marsannay
Fixin
Gevery Champertin
Morey St Denis
Chambolle Musigny
Vougeot
Vosne Romanee
Nuits St Georges
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Besides Pinot Noir, Gamay, Chardonnay and Aligote, what other varietals are prermitted in certain appellations of Burgundy?

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Pinot Gris- (for red blends, rare)
Cesar- (Irancy AOP)
Pinot Blanc
Sauvignon Blanc- (St. Bris AOC)
Sauvignon Gris- (St. Bris AOC)
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How many AOPs does Burgundy have?

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About 100

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What are the five large regions of Burgundy from North to South?

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Chablis
Côte d’Or
Chalonnaise
Maconnaise
Beaujolais
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Name the grapes in Bourgogne Passe-tout-grains AOC

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Pinot Noir and Gamay

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What percentage of wine production come from the regional appellations of Burgundy?

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53%

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What percentage of Village wines make up Burgundy production?

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35%

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What percentage of Burgundy wine are Premier Cru?

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11%

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What is a Premier Cru? How many are there in Burgundy?

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Individual vineyards within a village or villages in Burgundy.
There is a total of 562 Premier Crus

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Can a producer label a wine Premier Cru if they are sourcing from 2 or more Premier Cru Vineyards?

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Yes,but are not allowed to label with the vineyard names themselves.

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How many Grand Cru vineyards does Burgundy have?

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33- (Accounts for 2% of Burgundy production)

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What department is Chablis located in and what other AOP’s are located there?

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Yonne Department

  • Irancy (Pinot Noir and Cesar)
  • St. Bris (Sauv Blanc)
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What are the two famous soil types in Chablis?

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Kimmeridgian and Portlandian

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What are the 4 types of Chablis

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Chablis Grand Cru
Chablis Premier Cru
Chablis
Petit Chablis

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Where do the seven Chablis Grand Crus lie?

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The North bank of the Serenity River looking down on the village of Chablis

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How many Chablis premier crus are there?

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79

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What is the biggest, oldest and warmest grand cru of Chablis

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Les Clos

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What is the so called 8th Grand Cru of Chablis?

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La Moutonne- located half & half between Vaudesir and Les Preuses. Can be labeled Grand Cru without referring to Vaudesir and Les Preuses.

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What are some notable Chablis premier crus?

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Monte de Tonnere
Chapelot
Cote de Lechet
Les Forest
Fourchaume
Mont de Milieu
Montmains
Vaillons
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What year did Marsannay receive AOC status?

What wines does Marsannay produce?

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Youngest AOC/Villages- (Received in 1987)

Only village that can produce red,white and rose.

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What are the soils of Fixin?

What color wines does Fixin produce?

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Well drained, dark limestone, clay and gravel soils

Almost exclusively red wines

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What color of wine does Gevery-Chambertin produce? How many premier crus? How many grand crus? What makes the villages of Gevery-Chambertin such an ideal growing area?
Strictly red production 26 Premier Crus 9 Grand Crus Steepest slopes and almost perfect southeast exposure
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What are the Grand Crus of Gevery- Chambertin?
``` Chambertin Chambertin Clos de Beze Chapelle- Chambertin Charmes-Chambertin Griottes-Chambertin Laticieres-Chambertin Mazis- Chambertin Mazoyeres-Chambertin Ruchottes-Chambertin ```
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What is the styles of wines produced in Gevery-Chambertin
Expressive, Fuller bodied, hearty and meaty
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How many premier crus does Morey-St-Denis have? How many grand crus? Does Morey-St-Denis produce more red or white?
``` 22 premiers crus 5 grand crus Smaller production commune More red production than white Grand Crus strictly red ```
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What are the Grand Crus of Morey-Saint-Denis?
``` Clos Saint-Denis Clos de la Roche Clos de Tart Clos does Lambrays Bonne-Mares (Shared with Chambolle-Musigny) ```
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Describe the wines produced in Morey-Saint-Denis
Powerful but express more fruit and elegance
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How many premier crus in Chabolle-Musigny? How many grand crus? Red or white production? Soil type?
24 Premier Crus 2 grand crus Mainly red but produces whites including grand cru Le Musigny Unique chalky soils
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What are the grand crus of Chambolle-Musigny?
Le Musigny- (white) | Bonnes-Mares- (red)(shared with Morey-Saint-Denis)
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Describe wines produced in Chambolle-Musigny
Exceptionally delicate and refined because of the unique soils
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How many premier crus in Vougeot? | How many grand cru?
4 premier crus 1 grand cru (Clos de Vougeot) Clos Vougeot makes up most of the commune (124 ha)
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How many grand crus in Vosne Romanee and what color of wine do they produce?
Exclusively Reds | 7 grand crus
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What are the Grand Crus of Vosne-Romanee?
``` La Tache Romanee-Conti La Romanee Le Richebourg Romanee-Saint-Vivant Grand Echezeaux Echezeaux La Grand Rue ```
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How many premier crus in Nuits-Saint- Georges? Grand Crus? How much red wine production vs white?
Includes the commune of Premeaux-Prissey 36 Premier crus (28 within Nuits-Saint-Georges) No Grand Crus 99% red wine production
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What is the soil of Cote de Beaune?
Limestone
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Does Cotes de Beaune produce more red or white?
Produces more red | Famed for its whites
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What are the grand crus of Ladoix?
Corton- (almost all red but some white) (shared with Aloxe Corton and Pernand-Vergelesses) Corton-Charlemagne- (White)(shared with Aloxe Corton and Pernand-Vergelesses)
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How many premier crus in Aloxe Corton? | Grand Crus?
9 premier crus 2 Grand Crus (shared with Ladoix and Pernand-Vergelesses Half its area covered in Grand Cru vineyards
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What are the Grand Crus of Aloxe-Corton?
Corton- (almost all red but some white) (shared with Ladoix and Pernand-Vergelesses) Corton-Charlemagne- (White)(shared with Ladoix and Pernand-Vergelesses)
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What are the Grand Crus of Pernand-Vergelesses?
Corton- (almost all red but some white) (shared with Aloxe Corton and Ladoix) Corton-Charlemagne- (White)(shared with Aloxe Corton andLadoix)
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What are the commune/villages of Cote de Beaune?
``` Ladoix Aloxe-Corton Pernand-Vergelesses Chorey-les-Beaune Savigny-les-Beaune Beaune Pommard Volnay Monthelie Auxey-Duresses Saint-Romain Meursault Puligny-Montrachet Chassagne-Montrachet Saint Aubin Santenay Le Maranges ```
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How many premier and grand crus in Chorey-les-Beaune? | What is red/white wine production?
More red produced than white No Premier Crus No Grand Crus
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Describe Savigny-les-Beaune red vs white wine production. | How many premier crus and grand crus?
Mainly red production (3.2% white production) 3rd in production of red behind Pommard and Beaune 22 Premier Crus
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Describe Beaune
No Grand Crus 36 Premier Crus Mainly Red production
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Describe Pommard
125 Premier Crus Only Red wines No Grand Crus Wines are full bodied and rustic
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Describe Volnay
26 Premier Crus No Grand Crus Only Red production High quality wines
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Describe Monthelie
11 Premier Crus Mainly red production Vivid color, expressive fruit JF Coche Dury and Compte Lafon are the two notable producers
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Describe Auxey-Duresses
9 Premier Crus | Red and White production
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Describe Saint-Romain
``` Highest altitude of Côte d’Or. 55% Chardonnay 45% Pinot No grand crus No premier crus ```
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Describe Meursault
Mainly White production 18 Premier Crus No Grand Crus
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Describe Puligny-Montrachet
4 Grand Crus | Greatest white wine vineyards in the world
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What are the Grand Crus of Puligny-Montrachet?
Batard (shared with Chassagne) Chevalier Montrachet Bienvenues-Batard-Montrachet Le Montrachet (shared with Chassagne)
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What is the largest of the five Grand Crus in the Cote des Blanc?
Batard-Montrachet
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Which Grand Cru from the Cote des Blanc has the lowest production?
Chevalier Montrachet- 23,000 bottles
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Who owns 1/2 of the Grand Cru parcel “Les Demoiselles” in Chevalier Montrachet?
Louis Jadot
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Describe Le Montrachet vineyards
``` Vineyards lie nearly at the crest of the slope 4 ha total Poor, stony soil Chalky subsoil with good drainage South South eastern exposure ```
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Describe Chassagne-Montrachet?
3 Grand Crus 17 premier crus Slightly more red production but known for whites
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What are the grand crus of Chassagne-Montrachet?
Criots-Batard-Montrachet Le Montrachet (shared with Puligny) Batard-Montrachet (shared with Puligny)
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What is the Cote des Blancs?
A 4 mile strip comprised of the communes of Puligny, Chassagne, and Meursault that produce the fines white wines of Burgundy.
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Describe Saint-Aubin
2/3 Vineyards are premier cru Mainly produces reds White wines are known for their edge in quality over reds though
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Describe Santenay
Furthest south in Côte d’Or. 11 Premier crus (red and white) Mostly red production
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What smaller area in the far North of the Côte d’Or is known for making red and whites as well as Cremant de Bourgogne?
Chatillon
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Where are the Hautes-Cotes located?
In the hills behind the Cote de Nuits and Cote de Beaune to west
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What are the five appellations of the Cote Chalonnaise in order by size (largest to smallest)
``` Mercury (600 ha) Mantagny (300 ha) Rully (200 ha) Givry (101 ha) Bouzeron (26 ha) ```
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What region in Burgundy is specifically for the Aligote variety?
Bouzeron
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What appellation in the Chalonnaise has the distinction of being the center of sparkling Burgundy since 1830?
Rully
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Is Rully known more for their red or white wines?
White | Produces a number of reds though
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What percentage of Red wine production is Mercurey?
95%
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What made Givry once the wine center of Chalonnaise?
The French court and nobility drank it as did Henri IV
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What color of wine does Mantagny exclusively make?
White
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What are the regional appellations of the Maconnais?
Macon and Macon-Villages
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What is the soils of the Maconnaise?
Chalk and stony limestone. Some areas areas are mixed with slate.
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What are the village appellations of the Maconnais?
``` Pouilly-Fuisse Pouilly-Vinzelles Pouilly-Loche Saint Veran Vire-Clesse ```
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What appellation is considered the best in all of Maconnais?
Pouilly-Fuisse
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What is the largest region of Burgundy?
Beaujolais
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What are the two zones of Burgundy?
Bas-Beaujolais | Haute-Beaujolais
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What is the soil type of the Haut-Beaujolais?
Clay topsoils over a deep layer of schist and crystalline granite
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When is Beaujolais Nouveau put to sale?
November following harvest
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What are the 10 crus of Beaujolais from North to South?
``` St Amour Julienas Chenas Moulin a Vent Fleurie Chiroubles Morgon Regnie Brouilly Cote de Brouilly ```
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If a white wine is produced in St.Amour, how would it be labeled?
Saint-Veran AOC | Saint Amour extends into the Maconnais
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What Beaujolais cru is considered to have wines capable of long aging?
Julienas
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What Beaujolais cru has portions that are in Moulin a Vent and can be labeled as either cru?
Chenas
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What is Moulin-a-Vent named for?
The last remaining windmill from the 17th century
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Why are the soils in Beaujolais unique?
The crystalline granite soils are high in magnese content which lends the wines particular intensity of bouquet
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Which cru Beaujolais could be described as the most feminine?
Fleurie
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Describe the wines of Chiroubles
Softest and lightest of Beaujolais Highly sought after and pricey Meant to be drunk young
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What are the two so called crus of Morgon?
Mont de Py | Charmes
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How do the soils differ in Morgon?
It has “terre pourie” or decayed soil | Sand and gravel produced by schist and maganese over a layer of clay. Occurs nowhere else in Beaujolais.
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Which cru became the 10th cru of Beaujolais in 1988?
Regnie

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