WSET 3 (Burgundy) Exam Questions and Answers With Verified Solutions 2025
French for Burgundy - ✔✔- Bourgogne.
Burgundy's appellation hierarchy - ✔✔- Quality hierarchy:
1. Regional.
2. Commune (village).
3. Single vineyard.
Burgundy's regional appellations - ✔✔- 1/2 of total production.
- Vineyards that don't have a right to a super appellation or have been declassified from one (due to
excessive yields or a drop in quality).
1. Bourgogne Rouge and Bourgogne Blanc.
- Generic appellations that can come from anywhere in Burgundy.
2. Bourgogne Hautes Cotes de Nuits.
3. Bourgogne Hautes Cotes de Beaune.
4. Bourgogne Cote Chalonnaise.
5. Macon (red wine and white wine).
6. Macon Villages (white wine only).
Burgundy - unique about Macon Villages - ✔✔- White wine production only.
- Macon produces red and white wine.
Burgundy's commune (village) appellations - ✔✔- 1/3 of total production.
- Village level.
, - Label:
1. Commune name.
2. Vineyard name too - if entirely from a single vineyard (not recognised as a premier or grand cru).
- E.g.
1. Chablis.
2. Gevrey-Chambertin.
Burgundy's single vineyard appellations - ✔✔- Single vineyard level.
- Vineyards that have consistently made high-quality wines.
- Monopole - only 1 vineyard owner (but this is rare as most vineyards are divided between a number of
different owners who each grow and harvest their own parcel of vines).
Premier cru:
- 1/10 of total production.
- Over 600 premier crus spread between Chablis, Cote d'Or, and Cote Chalonnaise.
- Label - the vineyard name (only if the wine comes from a single vineyard rather than a blend of various
premier cru vineyards) and premier cru.
Grand cru:
- 1% of total production.
- 33 in the Cote d'Or.
- 1 in Chablis.
- Label - the vineyard name and grand cru.
Burgundy premier and grand cru - ✔✔- Premier crus - over 600 across Burgundy (except in the
Maconnais).
- Grand cru - 33 in the Cote d'Or and 1 in Chablis.
Burgundy's grape varieties - ✔✔1. Chardonnay.
French for Burgundy - ✔✔- Bourgogne.
Burgundy's appellation hierarchy - ✔✔- Quality hierarchy:
1. Regional.
2. Commune (village).
3. Single vineyard.
Burgundy's regional appellations - ✔✔- 1/2 of total production.
- Vineyards that don't have a right to a super appellation or have been declassified from one (due to
excessive yields or a drop in quality).
1. Bourgogne Rouge and Bourgogne Blanc.
- Generic appellations that can come from anywhere in Burgundy.
2. Bourgogne Hautes Cotes de Nuits.
3. Bourgogne Hautes Cotes de Beaune.
4. Bourgogne Cote Chalonnaise.
5. Macon (red wine and white wine).
6. Macon Villages (white wine only).
Burgundy - unique about Macon Villages - ✔✔- White wine production only.
- Macon produces red and white wine.
Burgundy's commune (village) appellations - ✔✔- 1/3 of total production.
- Village level.
, - Label:
1. Commune name.
2. Vineyard name too - if entirely from a single vineyard (not recognised as a premier or grand cru).
- E.g.
1. Chablis.
2. Gevrey-Chambertin.
Burgundy's single vineyard appellations - ✔✔- Single vineyard level.
- Vineyards that have consistently made high-quality wines.
- Monopole - only 1 vineyard owner (but this is rare as most vineyards are divided between a number of
different owners who each grow and harvest their own parcel of vines).
Premier cru:
- 1/10 of total production.
- Over 600 premier crus spread between Chablis, Cote d'Or, and Cote Chalonnaise.
- Label - the vineyard name (only if the wine comes from a single vineyard rather than a blend of various
premier cru vineyards) and premier cru.
Grand cru:
- 1% of total production.
- 33 in the Cote d'Or.
- 1 in Chablis.
- Label - the vineyard name and grand cru.
Burgundy premier and grand cru - ✔✔- Premier crus - over 600 across Burgundy (except in the
Maconnais).
- Grand cru - 33 in the Cote d'Or and 1 in Chablis.
Burgundy's grape varieties - ✔✔1. Chardonnay.
