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35 Cards in this Set
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Name the 6 major winegrowing districts in Burgundy
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Chablis
Cote de Nuits Cote de Beaune Cote Chalonnaise Maconnais Beaujolais |
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Soils of the Chablis district are unique and are called?
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Kimmeridgean - a mixture of limestone, clay and tiny fossilized oyster shells
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Soil of Beaujolais is?
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Granite and schist
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What is France's most northernmost and isolated district? (in Burgundy)
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Chablis
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What did the Catholic Church have to do with the wine industry in France?
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The Benedictine Order of Monks, and their splinter group, the Cistercians, essentially built the vineyard landscape of this region.
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What was the most important historical event affecting modern day Burdundy?
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The French Revolution in 1789.
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What is the Napoleonic Code?
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Lands of the nobility and of the church were confiscated and sold, in small parcels, to the common people after the French Revolution. The region was further fragmented by the Code which requires inherited lands to be split equally among sons.
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What is the Cote D'Or?
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It is an area in Burgundy that includes the Cote de Nuits and the Cote de Beaune.
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What is the soil of the Cote D'Or?
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160 million year old Jurassic limestones and marl -- it is the Jurassic strata that has produced Burgundy's finest vineyard sites.
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Where is Chablis?
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North and far removed from the rest of the Burgundy sites and is situated around the town of Chablis.
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What does "Cote D'Or" mean?
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Golden slope
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How many grand cru's are there in the Cote D'Or?
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There are 33 grand cru's, one in Chablis and 32 in the Cote D'Or
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How many grand cru's are in the Cote de Nuits?
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24 grand cru vineyards
Note: Musigny produces both red and white wines. |
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How many grad cru's are in the Cote de Beaune?
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8 grand cru vineyards
Note: Corton is mostly red with only a small amount of white |
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What are the AOCs in the Cote Chalonnaise?
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MGM Bouzeron (known for Aligote) Rully (white and cremat) Mercurey (almost all red) Givry (mostly red) Montagny (all white) Montagny |
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Cote Chalonnaise is is large source of regional level wines, expecially what grape?
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Aligote
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4 Grapes of Burgundy?
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Chardonnay
Pinot Noir Gamay Aligote |
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What is the river that flows through Burgundy?
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Sarone
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What is the best wine of the Maconnais?
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Pouilly-Fuisse
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The red wines of the maconnais depend primarily on which grape?
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Gamay (which is of note since you would expect that grape to only be in Beaujolais)
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What is the southermost and largest district of Burgundy?
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Beaujolais
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What percentage of Burgundy's total production is from Beaujolais?
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50% - one half of the total production
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Beaujolais is divided into how many districts and what are the names of these appellations?
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Three appellations:
Beaujolais Beaujolais-Villages Cru Beaujolais |
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Which area of Beaujolais is the best terrior for the Gamay grape?
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The northern 1/3 of the district; this is the Cru Beaujolais zone
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What are the 10 communal village of Beaujolais (marketed with only the name of the village on the label)?
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St. Amour
Julienas Chenas Moulin-a-Vent Fleurie Chiroubles Morgon Regnie Cote de Brouilly Brouilly |
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Are red/white grapes produced in the Cote de Nuits?
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Mostly red
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Are red/white grapes produced in the Cote de Beaune?
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Is FAMOUS for its white wines, but produces more red wine than white wine
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Characteristics of Chardonnay from Chablis?
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Crisp acidity
flinty stony character (remember the unique chalky soil) |
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Explain winemaking for the Beaujolias area?
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hand picked grapes
carbonic maceration fermenter blanketed with C02 for an anaerobic environment enzymes begin fermentation inside of the grapes |
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AOC classification system of Burgundy?
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Grand Cru
Communal (premier cru) Regional |
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The Burgundian term:
Domaine? |
Winegrowing estate
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The Burgundian term:
Monopole |
mono = single
pole = proprietor |
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The Burgundian term:
Climat |
Vineyard parcel
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Burgundian term:
Negociant-Eleveur |
a firm which buys grapes
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Burgundian term:
Proprietor |
owner of the vineyards
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