France - Burgundy

Question 1

What are the two main grape varietals of Cote D’or?

Answer 1

Pinot Noir and Chardonnay

Question 2

Name the main regions of Burgundy (hint there are eight)

Answer 2

Chablis
Vezelien
Cote de Nuits
Cote de Beaune
Cote Chalonnaise
Couchois
Maconnais
Beaujolais

Question 3

What color are the main grape varietals of Cote Chalonnaise?

Answer 3

White

Question 4

What color are the main grape varietals of Maconnais?

Answer 4

White

Question 5

What is the main grape varietal of Beaujolais?

Answer 5

Gammay

Question 6

What is the main grape varietal of Chablis?

Answer 6

Chardonnay

Question 7

What are the main grape varietals of Burgundy? (hint there are 4)

Answer 7

Chardonnay, Gamay, Pinot Noir, Aligote

Question 8

Cote D’or lies along what important geological feature that gives it great soil? What is the soil rich in?

Answer 8

A fault-line where sea bed deposits rich in calcium

Question 9

Small valleys are known as a?

Answer 9

Combes

Question 10

What are the 9 main different soil types of Burgundy?

Answer 10

Argovien
Bajocien Superior
Callovien and Bathonien Superior
Bathonien Moyen and Inferieur
Bajocien Inferior
Oligocene Superior
Quaternary Pebbles
Rauracien
Loess

Question 11

Argovien is what type of soil?

Answer 11

Marlstone

Question 12

What is marlstone?

Answer 12

A calcium Carbonate or lime-rich mud containing clays and silt

Question 13

Bajocien Superior is what type of soil?

Answer 13

Marlstone

Question 14

Callovien and Bathonien Superior is what type of soil?

Answer 14

Soft Limestone, clay or shale

Question 15

Bathonien Moyen and Inferieur is what type of soil?

Answer 15

Hard Limestone

Question 16

Bajocien Inferior is what type of soil?

Answer 16

Sandy Limestone

Question 17

Oligocene Superior is what type of soil?

Answer 17

Various limestones, sandstones, and clay

Question 18

Quaternary Pebbles are considered what type of soil?

Answer 18

Gravel based

Question 19

Rauracien is what type of soil?

Answer 19

Hard limestone

Question 20

Loess is what type of soil?

Answer 20

silt sized (between sand and clay) that is formed by the accumulation of wind-blown dust

Question 21

Name the four classes of wine in french wine labelling from highest to lowest for Burgundy

Answer 21

Grand Cru
Premier Cru
Appellation Communale
Appellation Regionale

Question 22

What does the village of Flagey-Echézeaux sell their wine under? How many Grand Crus do they hold?
What are those grand crus names?

Answer 22

Flagey-Echézeaux (sold under name of Vosne Romanée)
Grands Crus: (2)
Echézeaux,
Grands-Echézeaux

Question 23

How many grand crus does the village of Morey St. Denis have? What are those names?

Answer 23

Morey St. Denis 
Grand Crus: (5)
Clos.St-Denis, 
Bonnes Mares, 
Clos de la Roche, 
Clos des Lambrays, 
Clos de Tart,

Question 24

How many Grand Crus does the village of Gevrey Chambertin have? What are their names?

Answer 24

Gevrey Chambertin 
Grand Crus: (9)
Le Chambertin, 
Chambertin Clos de Bèze, 
Mazis-Chambertin, 
Latricières-Chambertin, 
Ruchottes-Chambertin, 
Griottes-Chambertin, 
Chapelle-Chambertin, 
Charmes-Chambertin 
Mazoyères-Chambertin

Question 25

How many Grand Crus does the village of Volnay have? What are their names?

Answer 25

Volnay | Grand Crus:0

Question 26

How many Grand Crus does the village of Chambolle Musigny have? What are their names?

Answer 26

Chambolle Musigny Grand Crus: (2) Musigny, Bonnes Mares,

Question 27

How many Grand Crus does the village of Vougeot have? What are their names?

Answer 27

Vougeot Grand Cru: (1) Clos du Vougeot

Question 28

How many Grand Crus does the village of Pommard have? What are their names?

Answer 28

Pommard | Grand Crus: 0

Question 29

How many Grand Crus does the village of Beaune have? What are their names?

Answer 29

Beaune | Grand Crus: 0

Question 30

How many Grand Crus does the village of Vosne Romanée have? What are their names?

Answer 30

``` Vosne Romanée Grand Crus: (6) Romanée-Conti, La Tâche, Richebourg, Romanée Saint-Vivant, Romanée, La Grande Rue ```

Question 31

How many Grand Crus does the village of Savigny-les-Beaune have? What are their names?

Answer 31

Savigny-les-Beaune | Grand Crus:0

Question 32

How many Grand Crus does the village of Nuits St Georges have? What are their names?

Answer 32

Nuits St Georges | Grand Crus:0

Question 33

How many Grand Crus does the village of Chablis have? What are their names?

Answer 33

Grand Crus:1 | Chablis Grand Cru

Question 34

How many Grand Crus does the village of Pernand-Vergelesses have? What are their names?

Answer 34

``` Pernand-Vergelesses Grand Crus:3 Corton Charlemagne Corton-Charlemagne ```

Question 35

How many Grand Crus does the village of Ladoix-Serrignyhave? What are their names?

Answer 35

Ladoix-Serrigny Grand Crus:2 Corton Corton-Charlemagne

Question 36

How many Grand Crus does the village of Aloxe-Cortonhave? What are their names?

Answer 36

``` Aloxe-Corton Grand Crus:3 Corton Charlemagne Corton-Charlemagne ```

Question 37

How many Grand Crus does the village of Puligny-Montrachet have? What are their names?

Answer 37

``` Puligny-Montrachet Grand Crus:4 Bâtard-Montrachet Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Chevalier-Montrachet Montrachet ```

Question 38

How many Grand Crus does the village of Chassagne-Montrachet have? What are their names?

Answer 38

``` Chassagne-Montrachet Grand Crus:3 Montrachet Bâtard-Montrachet criots-batard-montrachet ```

Question 39

How many grand crus are there in total?

Answer 39

33

Question 40

Bonnes Mares grand crus belongs to which villages?

Answer 40

Chambolle-musigny

Question 41

corton grand crus belongs to which villages

Answer 41

Ladiox-serrigny, aloxe-corton, pernand-verglesses

Question 42

corton-charlemagne grand crus belongs to which villages

Answer 42

Ladiox-serrigny, aloxe-corton, pernand-verglesses

Question 43

charlemagne grand crus belongs to which villages

Answer 43

aloxe-corton, pernand-verglesses

Question 44

Montrachet grand crus belongs to which villages

Answer 44

Puligny-montrachet and Chassagne-montrachet

Question 45

Batard-Montrachet grand crus belongs to which villages

Answer 45

Puligny-montrachet and Chassagne-montrachet

Question 46

Which grand crus produce only white?

Answer 46

``` Chablis Charlemagne Corton Charlemagne Batard-Montrachet Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Chevalier-Montrachet criots-batard-montrachet ```

Question 47

Which grand crus produce both red and some white

Answer 47

Musigny | Corton

Question 48

What is the rumor for planting of white grapes in corton-charlemagne?

Answer 48

Charlemagne kept on spillign red wine and staining his beard, thus his wife nagged at him so he ordered white grapes to be planted

Question 49

Name the seven climats of chablis grand cru

Answer 49

``` Blachots Grenouilles bougros Les Clos Les Preuses Valmur Vaudesir ```

Question 50

What is the main grape of Beaujolais?

Answer 50

Gamay

Question 51

Name the 10 cru Beaujolais communes

Answer 51

``` Brouilly Julienas Fleurie Chanas Morgon Saint-amour Chiroubles Moulin-a-vent Cote de Brouilly Regnie ```

Question 52

What is the soil composed of in Beaujolais?

Answer 52

Sandy clay over Granite

Question 53

What is the word that the French use for how fine Beaujolais slips down the throat?

Answer 53

Gouleyant

Question 54

What is the Beaujolais wine known as for the November wine?

Answer 54

Beaujolais-Nouveau

Question 55

What is the capital one Beaujolais ?

Answer 55

Villefranche

Question 56

What special method of fermentation does Beaujolais use? What is it? Why do it?

Answer 56

Carbonic Maceration Whole bunches of uncrushed grapes are put into vats filled with carbonic dioxide, fermentation then ensues when the grapes on the bottom are smashed by the top grapes. As more carbon dioxide us produced fermentation is then continued within the grapes, then the berries burst, releasing juice. More fruit forward flavor, less tannins, and less malic acid.