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Name the two regions of the Côte d'Or.
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Côte de Nuits in the north, Côte de Beaune in the south.
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What is the only village in the Côte d'Or to allow rosé wines as well as red and white?
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Marsannay
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What is Les Clos?
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A Grand Cru vineyard in Chablis.
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What is Vaudésir?
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A Grand Cru vineyard in Chablis.
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What is Valmur?
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A Grand Cru vineyard in Chablis. Between Le Clos and Grenouilles.
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What is Les Preuses?
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A Grand Cru vineyard in Chablis. East of Bourgros, west of Vaudésir.
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What is Bougros?
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A Grand Cru vineyard in Chablis. Furthest west.
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What is Grenouilles?
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A Grand Cru vineyard in Chablis.
East of Vaudésir, west of Valmur. |
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Name two Grand Crus of Chablis.
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West to east: Les Bougros, Les Preuses, Vaudésir, Les Grenouilles, Valmur, Les Clos, Blanchot.
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What are the principal considerations for cru designation in Chablis? Where are all of the Grand Cru vineyards?
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Soil and aspect: Soil for Grand Cru is Kimmeridgian instead of Portlandien. Aspect is south-facing (warmer). The Grand Crus occupy a single southwestern-facing hillside north of the town of Chablis.
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What is the name of the river that runs through Chablis?
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The Serein River
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What soil type are all Chablis Grand Crus planted on?
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Kimmeridgian
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What two soil types dominate Chablis? What distinguishes them?
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Kimmeridgian and Portlandian. Both are mixtures of limestone and clay with marine fossils, but Kimmeridgian limestone was formed in an older era and is more highly regarded.
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How many Grand Crus in Chablis?
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7
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What is the unofficial "8th" grand cru of Chablis?
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La Moutonne, composed of parcels in Les Preuses and Vaudésir farmed only by Domaine Long-Depaquit.
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What is la Moutonne?
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The unofficial "8th" grand cu of Chablis
Composed of parcels in Les Preuses and Vaudésir. A monopole of Domaine Long-Depaquit. |
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What is the Montée de Tonnerre?
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Probably the most significant premier cru in Chablis; also planted on Kimmeridgian soil with southern exposure.
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How many premier crus in Chablis?
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40
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Name two Premier Cru vineyards in Chablis.
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Here are four of the best: Montée de Tonnerre, Fourchaume, Montmains, Mont de Milieu.
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Furthest west Chablis grand cru?
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Les Bougros
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Furthest east Chablis grand cru?
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Blanchot
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Largest Chablis grand cru?
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Le Clos (27.87 ha)
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Smallest Chablis grand cru (by acres under vine)?
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Grenouilles (9.38 ha)
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Name four important producers in Chablis.
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Francois Servin (Blanchot, Bougros, Le Clos).
Francois Raveneau (Blanchot, Le Clos, Valmur) Christian Moreau (Les Clos, Valmur, Vaudésir) Vincent Dauvissat (Les Clos, Les Preuses) Louis Michel (Les Clos, Grenouilles) (they make premier crus bottlings as well) Billaud-Simon (Les Clos, Les Preuses) |
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What are the two biggest Chablis premiers crus?
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Vaillons (109.57 ha), on the left bank of the Serein
Fourchaume (108 ha) on the right bank of the Serein |
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Côte de Fontenay, L'Homme Mort, Valorent, and Vaupulent are lieux-dits of which Burgandy premier cru?
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Fourchaume, premier cru of Chablis.
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How did the Chablis premier cru L'Homme Mort get its name?
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According to legend, the site was once a graveyard for condemned criminals sentenced to death by hanging by old lords of the Château de Maligny.
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What are three of the tiniest premier cru vineyards of Chablis, all on the right bank of the Serein?
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Chapelot (.35 ha)
Côte de Fontenay (.25 ha) Côte des Prés Girots (.33 ha) Chapelot is a lieux-dit of Montée du Tonnerre. Côte de Fontenay, of Fourchaume. Côte des Prés Girots, of Les Fourneaux. |
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What is the most significant Chablis premier cru?
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Montée de Tonnerre
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The Côte d'Or lies on a fault line of which two soil types?
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Oolitic limestone and marl. The marl-dominated soil produces better reds, limestone-dominate better whites (generally)
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Côte de Nuits is generally better for reds. What is its one white grand cru?
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Musigny, white grand cru of Côte de Nuits.
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Côte de Beaune houses the great white vintages of the Côte d'Or (though it still produces more red wine). What is its one red grand cru?
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Corton, red grand cru of the Côte de Beaune.
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What effect does pre-fermentation cold-soaking have?
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Extracts added color.
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What is the furthest north village in the Cotes de Nuits, with no grand or premier cru vineyards?
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Marsannay
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What is Fixin?
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A village in the Cote de Nuits north of Gevrey, south of Marsannay. No grand crus.
Six premier cru vineyards: Arvelets, Clos de la Perriére, Clos Napoléon, Le Clos du Chapitre, Le Meix Bas (inside Hervelets, almost always labeled as the latter). |
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What is a village in the Cote de Nuits south of Fixin and north of Morey-St-Denis, the largest viticultural source in the Côte d'Or, home to the highest number of grand cru vineyards (though there is a wide range of quality), and some of its greatest?
Significant premier crus: Clos St-Jacques (best premier cru), Lavaux St Jacques (largest), and Les Cazetiers. 9 grand crus, 26 premier crus |
Gevrey-Chambertin
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What is village in the Cotes de Nuits between Gevrey-Chambertin and Chambolle-Musigny with 5 grand cru vineyards (counting Bonnes Mares) and 20 premier crus?
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Morey-St.-Denis
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What is Cambolle-Musigny?
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A village in the the middle of the Cote de Nuits, south of Morey-St-Denis and north of Vougeot.
2 grand crus (Bonnes Mares and Musigny—white) and 24 premier crus. Les Amoureuses is a highly regarded premier cru (producers: Robert Groffier, de Vogüé, J-F Mugnier, Georges Roumier, J. Drouhin). |
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What is Vougeot?
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A village in the Cote de Nuits south of Cambolle-Musigny and north of Vosne-Romanée.
1 grand cru, the largest in the Côte d'Or, and 4 premier crus: Clos de la Perriére, Le Clos Blanc (only white wine), Le Crás, Le Petits Vougeots. |
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What is Vosne-Romanée?
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A village in the Cotes de Nuits south of Vougeot and north of Nuits-St-Georges. The village of Flagey-Echézeaux, to the east, does not have its own AOP but can label its wines as Vosne-Romanée.
There are 2 grand crus in Flagey (Echézeaux and Grads-Echezeaux) and 6 in Vosne-Romanée. They are La Grande Rue, Richebourg, La Romanée (smallest AOP in France), Romanée-Conti (world's most expensive red wine), Romanée Saint Vivant, and La Tache. There are 14 premier crus in Vosne Romanée. |
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What is the southernmost village appellation in the Cote de Nuits, with no grand crus & 41 premier cru vineyards? (Prémeaux, further south, may label its wines as this village)
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Nuits-St-Georges.
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How many grand cru vineyards in the Cote de Nuits?
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24; 23 red, 1 white.
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Gevrey-Chambertin, village in the Cote de Nuits, is south and north of what?
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South of Fixin, north of Morey-Saint-Denis.
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How many grand cru vineyards in Gevrey-Chambertin? Premier crus? What typifies the wines of Gevrey?
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9, basically Chambertin and its namesakes.
26 premier crus. Masculine, brooding, impressively structured, weight, concentrated, blacker-fruited, deeper color. |
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What is the Clos St-Jacques?
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An outstanding premier cru of Gevrey that outperforms second-tier grand crus like Charmes-Chambertin and Latriciéres-Chambertin. (red)
Name refers to a statue of St. Jacques (St James) that guides pilgrims. |
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What is a highly-acclaimed estate based in Gevrey?
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Armand Rousseau, Claude Dugat, Fourrier.
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What characterizes the wines of Chambolle-Musigny?
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Silky charm, elegance rather than power. "Wines, particularly those sourced from the grand crus Musigny and Bonnes Mares—the majority of which is located in Chambolle—and the premier cru Les Amoureuses, are marked by their delicate, pleasurable (even gulp-able!) character, yet they retain great intensity."
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How many grand crus in Morey-St-Denis?
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Four, with a sliver of a fifth, Bonnes Mares. All "Clos de" something.
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What is the largest grand cru in the Côte de Nuits?
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Clos de Vougeot, enclosed by a wall dating to the 14th century. Its quality is erratic due to size and sheer number of growers.
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What is Clos St-Denis?
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Grand cru of Morey-St-Denis, Cote de Nuits, Burgandy.
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What is the Clos de la Roche?
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Grand cru of Morey-St-Denis, Cotes de Nuits.
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What is La Tâche?
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Grand cru of Vosne-Romanée, Cote de Nuits, and a monopole of DRC.
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What are the best wines of Vosne-Romanée like?
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Precise, aristocratic finesse, yet rich.
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What does DRC stand for?
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Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, which is a grand cru monopole of Vosne-Romanée, produces the world's most expensive pinot noir.
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Does Nuits-St-George have any grand crus?
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No—41 premier crus—but some advocate for the inclusion of the premier cru vineyard Les Saint Georges.
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What was the last grand cru to be promoted in the Cote de Nuits?
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La Grande Rue in Vosne-Romanée, in 1992.
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Where are all of the finest vineyards in the Cote de Nuits?
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Eastern-facing slopes on the west side of the river, halfway up.
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What is the only producer of white grand cru Musigny in the Cote de Nuits?
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Comte Georges de Vogüé
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What are some criticisms of Corton as a grand cru?
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The hill of Corton, the only red grand cru in the Côte de Beaune, is 160 ha, which is huge. The criticisms are similar to those that dog Clos de Vougeot.
(Corton-Charlemagne is for whites) |
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What are the two places you see grand crus in Beaune, basically?
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The hill of Corton in the north and, south, the shared vineyards of Montrachet
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What two villages share Le Montrachet?
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Puligny and Chassagne, in the Cote de Beaune.
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What is Pommard?
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A red wine village appellation in the Cote de Beaune, hard-edged, tannic. Rugiens would be an important premier cru vineyard.
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What is Volnay?
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A red village in the Cote de Beaune, softer and more fragrant and charming etc. than Pommard.
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What is Mersault?
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A white wine village in the Cote de Beaune with no grand crus.
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Compare Meursault wines to Puligny or Chassagne.
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Often they'll spend more time in cask, roudning out acidity, deepening oak character. Rich concentration, texture.
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Name a premier cru vineyard in Mersault.
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Les Perriéres (monopole), Genevriéres (juniper—genever—used to grow here), Charmes.
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How many grand crus in the Cote de Beaune?
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8
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What are the grand crus of the Cote de Beaune?
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Corton, Corton-Charlemagne, Charlemagne (which barely exists), Chevalier-Montrachet, Montrachet, Bienvenues-Batard-Montrachet, Batard-Montrachet, Criots-Batard-Montrachet.
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What is Bouzeron?
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White village, Côte Chalonnaise, producing exclusively Aligoté
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What is Montagny?
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White village, 100% chardonnay, Côte Chalonnaise
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What is Rully?
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A village in the Côte Chalonnaise, producing mostly cremant de Bourgogne and chardonnay.
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What is Givry?
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A village in the Côte Chalonnaise, producing mostly red wine.
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What is Mercurey?
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A village in the Côte Chalonnaise producing mostly red wine—two thirds of the output of the entire region.
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What are the five main villlages of the Côte Chalonnaise?
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Bouzeron, Rully, Givry, Mercurey, Montagny.
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What is the soil and what are viticultural practices typical of the Côte Chalonnaise?
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Limestone, similar to further north. Scattered vineyards. Cooler, windier. Viticulturally similar to the Cote d'Or, but new oak is a luxury most producers cannot afford.
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Where is the Côte Chalonnaise?
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South of the Côte d'Or, north of the Mâconnais.
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Red wine in the Mâconnais is usually what grape?
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Gamay
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What is Pouilly-Fuissé?
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A white (chardonnay) Mâconnais village appellation.
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What is St.-Véran?
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A white Mâconnais village appellation.
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What is Viré-Clessé?
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A white Mâconnais village appellation. Chardonnay.
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How many communes qualify for "Beaujolais-Villages"?
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38
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What distinguishes the southern sector of Beaujolais from the north?
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Flat clay-based soils as opposed to craggy granite hillsides.
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What is St-Amour?
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Northernmost cru of Beaujolais.
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What is Juliénas?
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A cru of Beaujolais, south of St-Amour, north of Moulin-a-Vent.
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What is Moulin-a-Vent?
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A cru of Beaujolais, dark and surprisingly tannic. South of Julienas, north of Chénas.
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What is Chénas?
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A cru of Beaujolais, south of Moulin-a-Vent, stacked up on Fleurie.
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What is Fleurie?
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A cru of Beaujolais between Chiroubles and Chénas, north of Morgon.
"Grown by 150 professionals, Fleurie gets its intense crimson robe, its floral and fruity aromas of iris, violet, rose, red fruit, and vine peach from the pink granite soil the vines grow in. The monthfeel combines elegance, finesse and a fleshy and silky body." Named after a Roman legionnaire. |
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What is Chiroubles?
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A cru of Beaujolais with a light, lithe, nearly ephemeral style.
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What is Morgon?
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A cru of Beaujolais.
Climats of Morgon: Douby Les Charmes Côte du Py (delicious!) Grand Cras Corcelette Les Micouds "This wine to lay down is suited to 5 to 10 years' cellaring, Morgon is maybe the Cru that best expresses its terroir. So much so that the winemakers here have invented a special word to describe what it does on reaching it peak; Morgon is said to "morgonne". |
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What is Régnié?
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A cru of Beaujolais.
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What is Brouilly?
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Southernmost cru of Beaujolais.
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What is the Côte de Brouilly?
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A cru of Beaujolais inside of Brouilly.
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Name the crus of Beaujolais from north to south.
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St-Amour, Juliénas, Moulin-a-Vent, Chénas, Fleurie, Chiroubles, Morgon, Régnié, Brouilly, C´te de Brouilly
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When can Aligoté be used in the (rare) Beaujolais blanc?
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If planted before 2005.
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What's cool about the 2011 vintage in Beaujolais?
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In 2011, when even Grand Cru appellations in the Côte d'Or witnessed a relaxing of regulations on maximum yields, vignerons in the crus of Beaujolais actually tightened their rendement de base, and throughout Beaujolais producers overwhelmingly continue the tradition of hand-harvesting.
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When does Beaujolais noveau come out, like anyone cares anymore?
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The third Thursday of November, a few weeks after harvest.
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What is the giant ****** Beaujolais producer that became a household name in the 70s because of Beaujolais nouveau?
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Georges Duboeuf, the region's largest.
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What is the largest grand cru in Burgundy?
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Corton, in the Cote de Beaune (red)
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Which two communes share the Beaune grand cru Bonnes Mares?
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Chambolle-Musigny and Morey-St-Denis
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For what cocktail is Aligoté traditionally used?
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Kir
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Other than Pommard and Volnay, which communte of the Côte de Beaune produces red wine exclusively?
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Blagny.
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Where is les Genevriéres?
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Premier cru of Mersault (white wine, Cote de Beaune)
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Where is the Coteaux du Lyonnais?
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An hour's drive south of Beaujolais and near the north Rhone, but its climate is more like the north etc. than Cote Rotie and Condrieu.
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What do the wines of the Coteaux du Lyonnaise look like?
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Red Gamay, whites with Chardonnay, Aligoté, and Pinot Blanc. Have some chilled gamay in Lyons with andouillete and salade lyonnaise. Mmmmm.
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What is Marange?
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Village AOP in the Cote de Beaune.
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What is Santenay?
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Village AOP in the Cote de Beaune.
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What is Chorey-lés-Beaune?
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Village in the Cote de Beaune with no premier crus.
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What is St-Romain?
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Village in the Cote de Beaune with no premier crus.
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What is Savigny-lés-Beaune?
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A village AOP in the Cote de Beaune.
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What is Auxey-Duresses?
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A village AOP in the Cote de Beaune.
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What is St-Aubin?
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A village AOP in the Cote de Beaune.
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What is Monthélle?
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Village AOP of the Cote de Beaune.
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What is Santenay?
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Village AOP of Cote de Beane.
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What is Maranges?
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Village AOP of the Côte de Beaune.
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What two grand crus are shared by Puligny and Chassagne?
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Montrachet and Bâtard-Montrachet.
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What two grand crus does Puligny-Montrachet have all to itself?
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Chevalier-Montrachet and Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet.
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What one grand cru does Chassagne-Montrachet have all to itself?
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Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet.
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What grand crus do the villages of Aloxe-Corton, Ladoix-Serrigny, and Pernand-Vergelesses share?
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Corton, Corton-Charlemagne, Charlemagne. (Cote de Beaune)
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What is carbonic maceration?
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You seal whole clusters or berries in a tank and pump in carbon dioxide. In the absence of oxygen, intact whole berries undergo intracellular fermentation, metabolizing acid and sugar to produce alcohol without the aid of yeast. Gives the juice color, can develop 2% or so of alcohol.
Semi-carbonic maceration is natural rather than artificial—the bottom of the vat is crushed, ferments naturally, and the CO2 released allows whole clusters at the top to undergo internal fermentation. |
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Chablis is actually closer to where than the Cote d'Or?
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Champagne's Aube (Côtes de Bars)
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What is the most expensive red wine in the world?
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Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, monopole of the grand cru vineyard Romanée-Conti (1.81 ha) in Vosne-Romanée in the Cote de Nuits.
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Fat heat wave vintages?
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2003, 2005, 2009
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What are the best communes in the Hautes-Cotes de Nuits?
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Marey-les-Fussey, Magny-les-Villers, Villars-Fontaine, Bevy
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What are the best communes in the Hautes-Cotes de Beaune?
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Nantoux, Echevronne, La Rochepot, Meloisey
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What are the best climats of Santenay, southernmost in the Cote de Beaune?
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Les Gavieres, La Comme
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Name one of the best Puligny premiers crus.
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Ah, Puligny-Montrachet, more delicate & refined than Mersault even though it flows right into it: Les Pucelles, Combettes, Folatieres, Cailleret.
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In Montrachet, what's significant about Domaine Leflaive and Domaine des Comtes Lafon?
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Pioneers of biodynamic viniculture.
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What do Beaune's Joseph Drouhin, Louis Jadot, Bouchard Pere et Fils, Chanson Pere et Fils, and Patriarche have in common?
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Negociant producers based in Beaune who own most of of the famous vineyards 800ft above the city, the "kidney of the slope."
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What is Malconsorts?
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A particularly good premier cru south of La Tache in Vosne-Romanee.
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