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What river plain is the Cote d’Or located on?

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Saone River Plain

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During what period was the Limestone of the Cote formed?

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Jurassic

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Why is the Cote d’Or growing zone rarely more than 2 km wide?

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The plain is to cool and wet, and at the other side it reaches the top of the hill

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What is the approximate grade of most Grand Cru vineyards?

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10%

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Northern most city of the Cote de Nuits

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Dijon

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Southern most city of the Cote de Nuits

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Corgoloin

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Village Appellations for red wine, North to South

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Marsannay
Fixin
Gevrey-Chambertin
Morey-St-Denis
Chambolle-Musigny
Vougeot
Vosne-Romanee
Nuits-St-George
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Cotes de Nuits Villages that produce white wine

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Marsannay
Fixin
Morey-St-Denis
Chambolle-Musigny
Nuits-St-George
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Only Grand Cru Vineyard in the Cotes de Nuits that can produce white wine

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Musigny

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How many Grand Cru Vineyards are there in Cotes de Nuits?

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24

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Number of hectares of vines in the village of Gevrey-Chambertin

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400

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Number of Grand Crus in Gevrey-Chambertin

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9

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Grand Crus of Gevrey-Chambertin

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Chambertin
Chambertin Clos de Beze
Chapelle-Chambertin
Griotte-Chambertin
Latricieres-Chambertin
Mazis-Chambertin
Mazoyeres-Chambertin
Ruchottes-Chambertin
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Characteristics of Gevrey wines

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The wines of Gevrey, epitomized by Chambertin, are often described as masculine, brooding, and structured. Characterized by concentration and weight, classic examples show black fruits and deeper color than the corresponding wines of Vosne-Romanée and Chambolle-Musigny.

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Characteristics of Chambolle wines

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The village’s red wines are marked by their delicate, pleasurable (even gulp-able!) character, yet they retain great intensity.

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Two Grand Crus of Chambolle

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Musigny
Bonnes Mares (Shared with Morey-St-Denis)
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Best Premier Cru of Chambolle

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Les Amoureuses

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Best Domaines based in Gevrey

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Armand Rousseau
Claude Dugat
Jean-Marie Fourrier

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Top estates in Chambolle

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Georges de Vogüé
Ghislaine Barthod
Georges (and Christophe) Roumier
Perrot-Minot

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What is the style of Morey-St-Denis?

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Morey-Saint-Denis is often categorized as a meeting-point between the two more polarized styles of Gevrey and Chambolle, containing elements of both.

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Four Grand Crus of Morey-St-Denis

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Clos de Tart
Clos de Lambrays
Clos de la Roche
Clos St-Denis
and a small part of Bonnes Mares
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Who owns the monopole Clos de Tart?

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Mommesin family, retained possession after sale of Negociant firm to Boisset

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Top Domaines in Morey-St-Denis

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Dujac

Ponsot

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Grand Cru of Vougeot

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Clos de Vougeot

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Size of Clos de Vougeot
almost 50 ha
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Percentage of Vougeot vineyard land accounted for by Clos de Vougeot
80%
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Four Premier Crus of Vougeot
Clos de la Perrière Les Petits Vougeot Les Cras Le Clos Blanc.
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Issue with size of Clos de Vougeot
With so many acres of vines, owners and producers, quality is often unreliable and erratic
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Six Grand Crus of Vosne-Romanee
``` La Romanee La Tache Romanee-St-Vivant La Grande Rue Richebourg Romanee-Conti ```
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Monopoles of DRC
La Tache and Romanee-Conti
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Owner of La Grande Rue
Domaine François Lamarche
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Top Premier Crus of Vosne-Romanee
``` Les Suchots Les Beaux Monts Les Petits Monts Aux Malconsorts Cros Parentoux ```
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Who made Cros Parentoux famous?
Henri Jayer
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All but one premier cru in Vosne abuts a grand cru, what is it?
Clos de Reas, monopole of Michel Gros
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Top Domaines located in Vosne
``` Romanée-Conti Comtes Liger-Belair Domaine Leroy Anne Gros Jean Grivot Meó Camuzet Sylvain Cathiard Emmanuel Rouget ```
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What name does the town of Flagey-Echezeaux use on labels?
Vosne-Romanee
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Two grand crus of Flagey-Echezeaux
Echezeaux | Grands-Echezeaux
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Size of Echezeaux
38 ha and has 80 parcels, same criticism as Clos de Vougeot
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Between what two vineyards is Grands-Echezeaux located?
The triangular-shaped Grands-Echézeaux, a smaller vineyard wedged between Echézeaux and Clos du Vougeot, is universally considered a finer source and priced accordingly.
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What neighboring village is included in the appellation Nuits-St-George?
Premeaux-Prissey
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Wines from the northern part of Nuits-St-George are....
Softer and Fruitier
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Wines from the southern part of Nuits-St-George and Premeaux-Prissey are...
Fuller and Richer
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Top Producers located in Nuits-St-George
Henri Gouges Joseph Faiveley Jean-Jacques Confuron Robert Chevillon
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Two villages south of Nuits-St-George in the Cote de Nuits
Comblanchien | Corgoloin
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Hill that marks the Beginning of the Cote de Beaune
Corton
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Three communes that surround the hill of Corton
Ladoix-Serrigny (East) Aloxe-Corton (South) Pernand-Vergelesses (West) Each has a part of Corton and Corton-Charlemagne
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Percentage of vineyards in Beaune that are Premier Cru
85%
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Best vineyards in Beaune
Les Bressandes Grèves Clos des Mouches
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Negociants headquartered in Beaune
Joseph Drouhin Bouchard Père et Fils Louis Jadot
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Two village AOPs reserved for red wine in Cote de Beaune
Pommard | Volnay
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Characteristics of Pommard wine
harder-edged, tannic structure
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Characteristics of Volnay Wine
softer fragrance and charm
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Top Premier Crus in Pommard
``` Les Rugiens (divided into Hauts and Bas sections) Les Epenots ```
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Monopole within Les Epenots in Pommard
Clos des Epeneaux, the central portion of the vineyard, monopole of Comte Armand
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Top Premier Crus in Volnay
``` Les Caillerets Champans Clos des Chênes Taillepieds Clos des Ducs ```
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Clos des Ducs is a monopole of what producer?
Marquis d’Angerville
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Top Premier Crus in Mersault
Perrières, Les Genevrières, and Les Charmes
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Top producers based in Mersault
Coche-Dury Guy Roulot Comtes Lafon
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Main difference between Mersault and Montrachet wines
Mersault is fatter, rounder with less acidity
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Montrachet Grand Crus, top of hill to bottom, with village
Chevalier-Montrachet (Puligny) Bâtard-Montrachet (Both) Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet (Puligny) Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet (Chassagne)
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Top Producers based in Puligny
Domaine Leflaive | Jacques Carillon
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Best Premier Crus Puligny
Les Pucelles Le Cailleret Les Demoiselles
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Top Producers based in Chassagne
Ramonet | Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey
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Villages of the Cote de Beaune with no grand crus
``` Chorey-lès-Beaune Savigny-lès-Beaune Auxey-Duresses Saint-Romain Saint-Aubin Monthélie Santenay Maranges ```
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Two villages in the Cote de Beaune with no Premier Cru system
Chorey-les-Beaune | Saint-Romain

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