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71% of this appellation’s production is premier cru

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Beaune

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Village residence of the Dukes of Burgundy until the 14th century

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Beaune

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Côte de Beaune’s 3rd largest red wine producer, one of Côte d’Or’s most popular AOCs outside of France, and the most Côte de Nuit-style red in Côte de Beaune

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Pommard

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Which Côte de Beaune village is famous for iron-rich clay soils?

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Pommard

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Côte de Beaune village whose reputation was damaged by the planting of Gamay

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Monthélie

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Often described as junior Meursaults
3 diverse vineyard areas
Home village of Domaine Leroy

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Auxey-Duresses

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Village whose wines were sold as Volnay, Pommard, and Meursault prior to the AOC system

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Auxey-Duresses

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2 Côte de Beaune villages with no premiers crus

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Saint-Romain and Chorey-lès-Beaune

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11 Côte d’Or villages containing grands crus

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Gevrey-Chambertin
Morey-Saint-Denis
Chambolle-Musigny
Vougeot
Vosne-Romanée/Flagey-Echézeaux
Aloxe-Corton/Pernand-Vergelesses/Ladoix-Serrigny
Puligny-Montrachet
Chassagne-Montrachet

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Which Côte de Beaune AOCs are 100% red?

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Blagny, Pommard, Volnay, Côte de Beaune-Villages, (Aloxe-Corton is 99% red)

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Which 7 Côte de Beaune AOCs are 100% white?

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All the grands crus except Corton (95% red)
Bâtard-Montrachet
Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet
Charlemagne
Chevalier-Montrachet
Corton-Charlemagne
Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet
Montrachet
(Meursault is 98% white, Puligny-Montrachet is 99.8% white)

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2 primary winemaking villages of the Cistercians in the middle ages

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Vougeot and Meursault

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Term referring to the best lieux-dits of the village and the village known for promoting them

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deuxième cru, Meursault

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World’s greatest white wine vineyard

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Montrachet

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Côte de Beaune village where replis (blending of premier cru wines with village wines) is common

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Chassagne-Montrachet

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What village AOC has converted from 25% white in 1936 to 70% white today?

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Chassagne-Montrachet

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Name the village AOC
Surrounded by Beaune, Savigny-lès-Beaune, Aloxe-Corton & Ladoix-Serrigny
Mostly red
All village level (and regional)
In the plains
Polycultural

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Chorey-lès-Beaune

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The smallest village in Côte de Beaune

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Monthélie

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In 1822, Bourgogne’s first champagne-style wines were produced in what village?

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Rully

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The name and district location of the most famous Benedictine Abby

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Abbaye de Cluny in Mâconnais

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What district am I?
- 35 km long
- mostly east-facing escarpment but fractured
- 50% white/50% red

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Côte Chalonnaise

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Which Côte de Beaune village has similar soil characteristics with those of the Côte de Nuits?

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Pommard

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Number of regional AOCs, village AOCs, premiers crus and grands crus

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Regional AOCS - 7
Village AOCs - 44
Premiers Crus - 664
Grands Crus - 33

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Production percentages for regional AOCs, village AOCs, premiers crus and grands crus

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Regional AOCs - 52%
Village AOCs - 37%
Premiers Crus - 10%
Grands Crus - 1%

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2 villages producing the most famous reds in the Côte de Beaune
Pommard and Volnay
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Smallest village of the Côte de Beaune
Saint-Romain
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Largest village in the Côte d'Or
Meursault
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4 Côte de Beaune villages that cannot use Côte de Beaune-Villages
1) Beaune 2) Aloxe-Corton 3) Pommard 4) Volnay
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In what village and year was traditional-method sparkling Bourgogne first produced?
Rully (Côte Chalonnaise), 1822
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District with the largest area under vine
Mâconnais
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The 3 départements of Bourgogne
1) Yonne 2) Côte d'Or 3) Saône-et-Loire
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Bourgogne is within which French region?
Bourgogne-Franche Comté
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What percentage of France's AOCs are in Bourgogne?
25%
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Cities/villages at the north and south ends of the Côte de Nuits
Dijon and Corgoloin
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Cities/villages at the north and south ends of the Côte de Beaune
Ladoix-Serrigny and Maranges
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2 districts with extensive machine harvesting
1) Chablis 2) Mâconnais
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District that employs both hand and machine harvesting
Côte Chalonnaise
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2 areas that dominate Crémant de Bourgogne production
1) Châtillonnais 2) Rully
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Côte de Nuits-Villages AOC - location and wine styles
1) 2 communes in the north and 3 communes in the south 2) red and white (mostly red)
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Côte de Beaune-Villages AOC - location and wine styles
1) 4 communes north of Beaune, 12 communes south of Volnay 2) red only
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3 village appellations in Auxerrois
1) Irancy 2) Saint-Bris 3) Vézelay
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Irancy AOC - wine style and primary soil
1) 100% red (10% César is permitted) 2) Kimmeridgian
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Bourgogne's only white wine made from Sauvignon Blanc and Gris
Saint-Bris
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Saint-Bris AOC - district, wine styles, current grapes, historic grape, 2 main soils
1) Grand Auxerrois 2) white only 3) Sauvignon Blanc and Gris 4) Aligoté 5) Kimmeridgian and Portlandian
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Vézelay AOC - district, wine styles, grape
1) Grand Auxerrois 2) white only 3) Chardonnay
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Châtillonnais area - location, dominant wine style, soil
1) northern part of Côte d'Or département 2) Crémant de Bourgogne 3) limestone
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In what area is the site of Bourgogne's oldest evidence of wine?
Châtillonnais
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The largest producing village in the Côte d'Or
Gevrey-Chambertin
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The village with the oldest known vineyard in the Côte d'Or (from the 1st century)
Gevrey-Chambertin
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A favorite wine of Napoléon
Chambertin
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Côte de Nuits village known for substantial variability due to its diverse terroir and multitude of producers (over 100)
Gevrey-Chambertin
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The only village appellation for rosé wine in Bourgogne
Marsannay
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Northern most village appellation in the Côte d'Or
Marsannay
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Most recently approved village appellation in the Côte d'Or (1987)
Marsannay
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Produces more than half of all white wine in the Côte de Nuits
Marsannay
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Often overlooked Côte de Nuits village with many quality-minded producers
Morey-Saint-Denis
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The last Côte d'Or village to append a vineyard name in 1927
Morey-Saint-Denis
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Côte de Nuits village known for producing the most delicate and finesse-oriented wines
Chambolle-Musigny
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Côte de Nuits village whose wines are most often referred to as "silk and lace"
Chambolle-Musigny (with the exception of Bonnes-Mares)
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The smallest wine commune in the Côte d'Or
Vougeot
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Village with 4 monopole grands crus
Vosne-Romanée
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Village of premier cru Clos Napoléon
Fixin
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The first commune to append a vineyard name to its name, when?
Gevrey appended Chambertin in 1847
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The largest producing commune in the Côte d'Or
Gevrey-Chambertin
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5 communes of Côte de Nuits-Villages
North 1) Fixin 2) Brochon (northern half only) South 3) Prémeaux-Prissey (2 plots only) 4) Comblanchien 5) Corgoloin
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Côte de Nuits AOC with 3 premiers crus that are monolpoles
Fixin
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Côte de Nuits AOC with a Napoléon vineyard, museum, and statue
Fixin
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What is the smallest wine appellation in France?
La Romanée
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2nd largest wine-producing commune in Côte de Nuits
Nuits-Saint-Georges
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Côte d'Or village with the most premiers crus
Beaune with 42
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Côte d'Or village with the second most premiers crus
Nuits-Saint-Georges with 41
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Prémeaux-Prissey is part of what village appellation?
Nuits-Saint-Georges
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What village wine did King Louis XIV drink for his health?
Nuits-Saint-Georges
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5 Côte de Beaune villages producing mostly red wines
1) Aloxe-Corton 2) Pommard 3) Volnay 4) Santenay 5) les Maranges
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4 Côte de Beaune villages producing mostly white wines
1) Meursault 2) Puligny-Montrachet 3) Chassagne-Montrachet 4) Saint-Aubin
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4 Côte de Beaune villages producing significant portions of both red and whites wines
1) Ladoix-Serrigny 2) Pernand-Vergelesses 3) Auxey-Duresses 4) Saint-Romain
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Number of Aloxe-Corton premiers crus
14 (6 in Ladoix-Serrigny)
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The top premier cru in the 3 Corton villages
Ile des Vergelesses
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Number of premiers crus in Pernand-Vergelesses
8
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Pernand-Verelesses' top red premier cru and 2 top white premiers crus
red - Ile des Vergelesses white - Sous Frétille, Les Combottes
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Number of premiers crus in Ladoix-Serrigny
11
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Village level wines of Ladoix-Serrigny are often labelled as...
Côte de Beaune-Villages
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2 reasons the wines of Chorey-lès-Beaune are more affordable and approachable
1) Most vineyards are on the Saône plain where soils are more fertile and yields are higher. 2) It benefits from an alluvial fan of limestone scree.
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The most Côte de Nuits-like wines of the Côte de Beaune
Pommard
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Are the wines of Côte de Beaune-Villages red, white or both?
red only
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Red wine only AOC consisting of 14 appellations in Côte de Beaune
Côte de Beaune-Villages
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What village did Robin Kick refer to as the "chewiest" reds of the Côte de Beaune?
Aloxe-Corton
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Village with the second largest red wine production in Côte de Beaune
Savigny-lès-Beaune
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High value Côte de Beaune appellation with 2 distinct red wine styles due to diverse terroir created by a separation of the vineyards
Savigny-lès-Beaune
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Village home of Comte de la Loyère, who introduced planting in rows and invented a destemmer, a plough, and a straddle tractor in the 1860s
Savigny-lès-Beaune

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