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What is the largest Grand Cru in Burgundy?

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Corton

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What is the only red wine producing Grand Cru of the Cote de Beaune?

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Corton

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What three communes encircle the Southern half of the hill of Corton?

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Ladoix-Serrigny
Aloxe-Corton
Pernand-Vergelesses

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What commune occupies the lions share of the hill of Corton?

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Aloxe-Corton

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What is the relationship between Corton, Corton-Charlemagne, and Charlemagne?

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Corton is the largest area and allows for both red and white grapes.
Corton-Charlemagne is a separate designation that lies within Corton and only allows for Chardonnay.
Charlemagne is a designation within Corton-Charlemagne that only allows for Chardonnay, but had permitted Aligote until 1948.

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Who made a Le Charlemagne bottling up until 2008?

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Chandon de Briailles

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What are 5 climats that may be appended to the Corton grand cru for red wines?

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Bressandes
Renards
Clos du Roi
Maréchaudes
Grèves

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What was the first vintage of DRC Prince Florent de Merode?
Where are the vineyards located?

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2009 (acquired in 2008)
Corton-Clos du Roi
Corton-Renardes
Corton-Bressands

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List 3 producers of Corton Grand Cru

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Simon Bize
Domaine des Croix
Coche-Dury
Benjamin Leroux
DRC

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List 3 producers of Corton Charlemagne?

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Bonneau du Martray
Simon Bize
Coche-Dury
Jean-Marc Roulot
Georges Roumier
Domaine de Croix
Domaine Ponsot

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Who owns Bonneau du Martray?

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Stanley Kroenke

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What is the only estate in Burgundy to exclusively produce wine from grand cru vineyards?

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Bonneau du Martray

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What was the first vintage of DRC Corton-Charlemagne?
Who are the vines leased from?

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2019 (released in 2022)
Bonneau du Martray

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List 3 1er crus in Savigny-Les-Beaune

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Aux Forneaux
Les Marconnets (across the road from Beaune Marconnets)
Les Lavières (laves are slabs of clay)
Les Talmettes
Les Vergelesses (lies just above Pernand’s Il Vergelesses)
Aux Serpentières

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Where are Bouchard, Chanson, Drouhin, and Louis Jadot based?

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Beaune

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List 2 premier cru in Beaune known for white wine production

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Clos des Mouches (Drouhin)
Clos St-Landry (Bouchard)

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List 5 premier crus in Beaune for red wine production

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Les Grèves
Les Fèves
Bressandes
Cents Vignes
Les Sizies

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Where is Vigne de l’Enfant Jesus?
Who owns it?

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In the heart of the Grèves premier cru in Beaune
Bouchard

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What varietals are permitted for Beaune Blanc?

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Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc, plus a max 30% Pinot Gris for assemblage

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Who owns Clos des Ursules?
Where is it?

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Louis Jadot
Beaune within Vignes Franches

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What was the original site of the Hospices de Beaune?

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Hôtel Dieu

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What auction house acts as the auctioneer for the Hospices de Beaune?

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Christie’s (since 2005)

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List 3 wines made by the Hospices de Beaune

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Beaune 1er cru Cuvée Nicolas Rolin named for the founder of the Hospices
Beaune 1er cru Cuvèe Dames Hospitaliéres named for the nuns who tended to the Hôtel Dieu’s patients
Beaune 1er cru Maurice Drouhin

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What stream divides Pommard?

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The Avant Dheune

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What stream divides Pommard?
The Avant Dheune
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What is the soil type of Pommard?
Clay-limestone with a greater presence of iron
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What 2 1er crus of Pommard are considered the best?
Les Rugiens Les Epenots
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What is the Comte Armand’s monopole in Pommard?
Clos de Epeneaux Within the Epeneaux 1er cru
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What Pommard premier cru is adjacent to Fremiets in Volnay?
Les Fremiers
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Where is the Côte de Beaune AOP?
Covers a smattering of vineyards above the Northern sector of the 1er crus
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Name 3 notable producers of Pommard
Comte Armand Domaine de Courcel Lucien Boillot A-F Gros Michel Gaunoux
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What premier crus of Meursault may be labeled as Pommard when they are red wines?
Les Santenots and Les Plures
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What are the monopole vineyards Domaine de la Pousse d’Or?
Clos d’Audignac (basically the front garden of the Manor House) Clos de la Bousse d’Or (called Clos de la Pousse d’Or for some time)
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In which premier cru is Clos des 60 Ouvrées?
Cailleret Monopole of Pousse d’Or
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What is Michel Lafarge’s monopole in Volnay?
Clos du Château des Ducs
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What are Marquis d’Angerville’s monopole vineyard in Volnay?
Clos de Ducs
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List 3 premier cru vineyards in Volnay that are NOT monopoles
**Taillepieds** very steep slope **Fremiet** adjacent to Pommard Fremiers **Angles** **Clos du Chênes**
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Which premier crus in Meursault produce red wine?
Santenots Caillerets Les Cras
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List 5 premier cru Meursaults produced by domaine Roulot
Perrières Clos de Bouchères Genevrières Porusot Narvaux Tillets Clos du Haut Tesson Vireuils Meix Chavaux Luchets
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What was Roulot’s Les Tesson Clos de Mon Plaisir renamed À Mon Plaisir Clos du Haut Tesson?
To reflect what is written on the stone arch above the vineyard
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When did Jean Francois Coche retire?
2010. His son Raphaël took over.
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What are markers of the Coche-Dury style?
Firm crushing before pressing Fermented and matured in barrel Relatively low % of new wood
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List 5 wines made by Coche-Dury
Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru Meursault Perrières Meursault Genevrières Meursault Caillerets Meursault Rougeots
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What is Arnaud Ente’s old vine cuvee?
Sève du Clos
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List 5 wines made by Domaine des Comtes Lafon
**Le Montrachet Grand Cru** **Meursaulr Premier Cru:** Perrières Genevrières Charmes Goutte d’Or Porusots Bouchères **Volnay Premier Cru:** Santenots-Milieu Clos des Chênes Champans
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Which village shares a border with both Volnay and Meursault?
Monthelie
47
What are the red wine only appellations of the Cote de Beaune?
Pommard Volnay Blagny
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What are the white wine only appellations of the Cote de Beaune?
There are none!
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Which Saint-Aubin premier cru is almost touching Chevalier-Montrachet?
En Remilly
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List 3 important wine makers in Saint-Aubin
Joseph Colin Hubert Lamy Domaine Larue Henri Prudhon
51
Which Grand crus fall completely within the village of Puligny-Montrachet?
Chevalier-Montrachet Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet
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Which Grand cru lies completely within the village of Chassagne-Montrachet?
Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet
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Which Grand cru straddle Puligny and Chassagne?
Le Montrachet Bâtard-Montrachet
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List 3 producers of Montrachet
DRC Domaine des Comtes Lafon Leflaive Jacques Prieur
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What is the soil type in Montrachet?
Thin soils over hard Jurassic limestone with reddish marl
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What differentiates vines on the Chassagne side from the Puligny side in Le Montrachet?
On the Chassagne side vine rows run along the slope (N-S) On the Puligny side vine rows run up and down the slope (E-W)
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Who is the largest landholder of Montrachet? Who makes the wine?
Marquis de Laguiche - 2 hectares Joseph Drouhin
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Who took part in the 2016 multi-producer blend of Montrachet?
**All from the Chassagne side on Montrachet** Leflaive Lafon DRC Guy Amiot Lamy-Pillot Domaine Fleurot
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When did Dominique Lafon take over the sharecropping agreement of their Le Montrachet from Pierre Morey?
1991
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Where is Chevalier-Montrachet in relation to Montrachet?
Upslope, entirely on the Puligny side
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Which premier crus of Puligny adjoin the Grand Crus?
Les Demoiselles Les Cailleret Les Pucelles
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What are the 2 largest and most often seen premier crus of Puligny?
Les Folatières Champ Gain
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What is Henri Boillot’s Monopole in Puligny-Montrachet? What premier cru does it lie within?
Clos de la Mouchère Perriéres
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Name 3 producers of Chevalier-Montrachet
Leflaive Jean-Marc Roulot DeMontille Niellon Heitz-Lochardet
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Make 3 producers of Batard-Montrachet
Domaine Leflaive Faiveley Fontaine-Gagnard Bachelet-Monnot Pierre Morey
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List 3 producers of Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet
Faiveley Leflaive Etienne Sauzet
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Name 3 producers of Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet
Blain-Gagnard Fontaine-Gagnard Hubert Lamy
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What special bottling does Bouchard make of Chevalier-Montrachet?
Cuvée la Cabotte From a parcel that was originally included in Montrachet
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Which premier cru of Puligny lies just across for Meursault Charmes?
Les Combettes
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Why is a small block of Folatières of village status rather then premier cru?
Premier cru status was withdrawn after the owners bought in topsoil from elsewhere
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Who was Anne-Claude Leflaive’s right hand man?
Pierre Morey
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Why are many of Chassagne’s vineyards better suited to Pinot Noir?
Red clay soils
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What is the best premier cru for white wine in Chassagne?
Blanchot Dessus (adjacent to Montrachet)
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Where if Fontain-Garnard’s monopole Clos de Murées?
Within Clos st-Jean in Chassagne-Montrachet
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List 5 premier crus of Chassagne-Montrachet
Vergers Maltoie Morgeot Cailleret Clos st-Jean
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What two departments does Chassagne-Montrachet straddle?
Côte d’Or and Saône-et-Loire
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What does mouches refer to in the premier crus of Burgundy?
Honey-bees
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What are the 3 sectors of Maranges?
Sampigny-lès-Maranges Dezize-lès-Maranges Cheilly-lès-Marange la
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What is the most important premier cru of Santenay?
Tavannes - just across the border from Chassagne
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What department does Maranges lie with?
Saône-et-Loire, but it is still considered part of the Côte d’Or

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