Burgundy

Front 1

In what year do Roman Empire records of production dating back to for Burgundy?

Back 1

200 AD

Front 2

Monastic order influential in Burgundy's history

Back 2

Cistercians

Front 3

How many growers are in the grand cru Clos Vougeot alone?

Back 3

80

Front 4

Definition of Côte d'Or

Back 4

the golden slope

Front 5

The norther region of the Côte d'Or

Back 5

Côte de Nuits

Front 6

The southern region of the Côte d'Or

Back 6

Côte de Beaune

Front 7

Gamay contributes to which red Burgundy wines?

Back 7

the reds of Mâconnais, the “field blend” Bourgogne Passetoutgrains and the sparkling red Bourgogne Mousseux wines

Front 8

What is the foremost red grape in Beaujolais?

Back 8

Gamay

Front 9

What is Pinot Beurot (Pinot Gris)?

Back 9

permitted in many appellations as a minor grape for red blends, but is rarely encountered

Front 10

Which appellation is notable for the use of Pinot Blanc?

Back 10

Nuits-St-Georges AOP

Front 11

Which appellation uses the Aligoté grape?

Back 11

Bouzeron AOP in the Côte Chalonnaise

Front 12

Four levels of quality in Burgundy AOP system

Back 12

regional, village, premier cru, and grand cru

Front 13

Grand cru wines apply only to which areas of Burgundy?

Back 13

Cote d'Or and Chablis

Front 14

Four lieux-dits were approved in the 1990s for Bourgogne AOP. Which ones?

Back 14

La Chapelle Notre Dame, Le Chapitre, Côte St-Jacques, and Montrecul. These four small appellations, while vineyard-specific, are still considered part of the regional hierarchy.

Front 15

Grapes used in Bourgogne Passetoutgrains AOP

Back 15

a minimum 30% Pinot Noir with a smaller proportion of Gamay

Front 16

Describe Côte de Beaune-Villages AOP

Back 16

wines are red, and may be sourced from any village in the Côte de Beaune save Pommard, Volnay, Aloxe-Corton, and Beaune itself

Front 17

Describe Côte de Nuits-Villages AOP

Back 17

red or (rarely) white, and may be sourced from the villages of Fixin and Brochon in the north and Prissey, Corgoloin, and Comblanchien in the south

Front 18

Only village in the Côte d’Or, that allows red, white, and rosé wines

Back 18

Marsannay

Front 19

Size of Grand Cru La Romanée

Back 19

Less than a hectare

Front 20

Size of Grand Cru Corton

Back 20

Over 160 hectares

Front 21

Production of Grand Cru Montrachet

Back 21

from the 8 hectares of the Grand Cru Montrachet over two dozen producers make an average of 3,600 total cases of wine each year

Front 22

Four AOPs of Chablis

Back 22

Petit Chablis, Chablis, Chablis Premier Cru, and Chablis Grand Cru

Front 23

Seven Grand Cru vineyards of Chablis

Back 23

Les Clos, Vaudésir, Valmur, Les Preuses, Blanchot, Bougros, and Grenouilles

Front 24

Difference between Grand Cru and other AOPs in Chablis

Back 24

1) Min. alcohol (9.5% in Petit to 11.0% in GC) 2) South facing hillsides, 3) Kimmeridgian soils

Front 25

Two soil types of Chablis

Back 25

Kimmeridgian and Portlandien

Front 26

Unofficial "8th" grand cru comprised of parcels of both Les Preuses and Vaudésir, and a monopole of Domaine Long-Depaquit

Back 26

la Moutonne

Front 27

Two other communal appellations of the Yonne département beyond Chablis

Back 27

Irancy AOP and St-Bris AOP

Front 28

Describe wines from Irancy AOP

Back 28

Red wines are light, based on Pinot Noir, César, and Pinot Gris, and are suitable for drinking young

Front 29

Describe wines from St-Bris AOP

Back 29

Elevated from VDQS in 2003, for white wines produced from Sauvignon Blanc and Sauvignon Gris

Front 30

Soil composition of Cote d’Or

Back 30

The Cote d’Or lies on a fault line composed of oolitic limestone and marl. In general, the marl-dominated soil produces better red wines, and the limestone-dominated soil produces better whites.

Front 31

Difference in wine between Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune

Back 31

Côte de Nuits is generally more suitable for red wines than whites, and contains all but one red grand cru. Conversely, the Côte de Beaune houses the great white wine villages of the Côte d’Or, and boasts all but one grand cru for whites.

Front 32

The one red grand cru in Côte de Beaune

Back 32

Musigny

Front 33

The one white grand cru in Côte de Nuits

Back 33

Corton

Front 34

Size of Cote d'Or relative to the rest of Burgundy

Back 34

Less than 25%

Front 35

Red vs. white wine production in Burgundy

Back 35

Red wine production is nearly triple that of whites

Front 36

Cote de Nuits village appellations for red wine (from north to south)

Back 36

Marsannay, Fixin, Gevrey-Chambertin, Morey-St-Denis, Chambolle-Musigny, Vougeot, Vosne-Romanée, and Nuits-St-Georges (8)

Front 37

Number of grand cru vineyards in the Cote de Nuits

Back 37

24

Front 38

largest viticultural source in the Côte d’Or and home to the highest number of grand cru vineyards

Back 38

Gevrey-Chambertin

Front 39

size of Gevrey-Chambertin

Back 39

370 ha of Pinot Noir—including 50 ha in neighboring Brochon

Front 40

Highly acclaimed estates based in Gevrey

Back 40

Armand Rousseau, Claude Dugat, and Fourrier

Front 41

the largest grand cru in the Côte de Nuits

Back 41

Clos de Vougeot

Front 42

Famous names in Vosne-Romanée

Back 42

Late Henri Jayer (now nephew Emmanuel Rouget, DRC, Domaine Leroy, Michel Gros, Anne Gros, Jean Grivot, Meó Camuzet

Front 43

Villages that go through Corton grand cru vineyard

Back 43

Aloxe-Corton, Ladoix-Serrigny, and Pernand-Vergelesses

Front 44

Some of the Beaune commune’s best vineyards

Back 44

Les Marconnets, Grèves, Clos du Roi, and Clos des Mouches

Front 45

Esteemed producers in Volnay

Back 45

d’Angerville, Hubert de Montille, and Michel Lafarge

Front 46

What is Santenots?

Back 46

a premier cru of Volnay if planted with Pinot Noir, or a Meursault premier cru if planted with Chardonnay

Front 47

The best Meursault premier cru vineyards:

Back 47

Aux Perrières, Les Genevrières, and Les Charmes

Front 48

How does the village of Blagny label its wines?

Back 48

It labels its white wines as Meursault-Blagny; Blagny AOP itself is reserved for red wines.

Front 49

Good sources of Mersault wines

Back 49

Coche-Dury, Guy Roulot, and Comtes Lafon

Front 50

The smallest white wine grand cru in Burgundy

Back 50

Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet (1.75 ha)

Front 51

The only two villages that are bereft of premier crus.

Back 51

St-Romain and Chorey-lès-Beaune

Front 52

Climate differences between Côte Chalonnaise and Cote d'Or

Back 52

A slightly cooler, windier climate mandates a longer growing season, and the resulting later harvest is a drawback in cooler years.

Front 53

The villages/appellations of the Côte Chalonnaise that produce only white wine.

Back 53

Montagny and Bouzeron

Front 54

AOP Villages of the Côte Chalonnaise

Back 54

Bouzeron, Rully, Givry, Mercurey, and Montagny

Front 55

Macon AOP wine types and grapes.

Back 55

Covers red, white and rosé wines. Reds and rosés are Gamay-based.

Front 56

Five separate village appellations of the Maconnais

Back 56

Pouilly-Fuissé, Pouilly-Loché, Pouilly-Vinzelles, St-Véran, and Viré-Clessé

Front 57

Requirements of Beaujolais Supérieur wines

Back 57

A higher must weight and an additional half-degree of potential alcohol

Front 58

How many communes qualify for the superior "Beaujolais-Villages" designation?

Back 58

38 communes, including the northern cru villages

Front 59

Soil and topography of Beaujolais

Back 59

While the southern sector of Beaujolais is flatter, with clay-based soils, the northern topography is marked by the granite hillsides of the craggy monts de Beaujolais.

Front 60

The 10 crus of Beaujolais:

Back 60

St-Amour, Juliénas, Moulin-a-Vent, Chénas, Fleurie, Chiroubles, Morgon, Régnié, Brouilly, and Côte de Brouilly

Front 61

carbonic maceration

Back 61

seal whole clusters or whole berries of red grapes in a tank and pump in carbon dioxide. In the absence of oxygen, intact whole berries undergo a short intracellular fermentation, metabolizing individual stores of glucose and malic acid to produce alcohol and carbon dioxide without the aid of yeast. During carbonic maceration, tannins and anthocyanins move from the skins to the flesh of each grape, giving the juice color. The grape can develop an alcohol level of approximately 2% before it dies and the cellular activity ceases. The grapes may then rupture due to an internal build-up of carbon dioxide, or the winemaker may simply press the juice off the skins; either way, the wine ferments to dryness with the normal activity of yeast.

Front 62

semi-carbonic maceration

Back 62

carbon dioxide is not added to the fermentation vat but produced naturally. Whole clusters at the bottom of the tank crush under the weight of those above and begin fermenting normally. As the carbon dioxide released by standard fermentation blankets the whole berries above, they begin to ferment internally.

Front 63

Wines of the Coteaux du Lyonnais AOP

Back 63

Red and rosé wines are produced from Gamay; white wines contain Chardonnay, Aligoté, and Pinot Blanc.