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What is AOC? Appelation d'Origine Contrôlée is government regulations for the wine industry. French wine law regulates what grapes may be planted in specific wine regions, the grape variety is implied in the place's name. What is AOP? Appelation d'Origine Protegee is a European Union wine quality designation. Two quality categories were created: Wines with geographic indication and wines without. The AOP wines are protected designation of origin. Vin de France - 20% of all French Wine Wines without geographic indication. IGP/Vin de Pays 74 regions divided into regional areas, departmental areas and zones. Fewer prescriptions than AOC/AOP, hybrids allowed, can be varietally labeled, 85% of fruit must origination from the stated geographic region. AOC and AOP 50% of all French wine. Boundaries precisely defined and regulated. Also regulated: grape varieties planted, viticultural practices; what is planted and where, yield per hectare, type of vine training used, irrigation, if permitted at all, degree of alcohol minimum and maximum, Vinification or winemaking techniques, aging requirements, residual sugar allowance, 100% of grapes must come from stated AOC/AOP Burgundy History Monastic Monks planted vines during the middle ages. Vineyards are named and classified by their terroir and location. There are 33 Grands Crus. Burgundy regions? Chablis, Cote d'Or (Cote de Baune, Cote de Nuit), Cote Chalonnaise, Maconnais and Beaujolais. Burgundy Climate? Continental 8/7/25, 3:36 PM France: Level 1 Court of Sommelier Exam Flashcards | Quizlet Burgundy: Chalk, calcareous clay and limestone. Beaujolais - Granite Burgundy Grape Varieties Whites: Chardonnay, Aligote Reds: Pinot Noir and Gamay Burgundy Wine Label Terminology Domaine: The growers/producers that own the vineyards. Negociant: Wine merchants who buy grapes and finish wines. Clos: A Plot of vineyard surrounded with dry stone walls. Close Vougeot, A Grand Cru vineyard is the most famous example. Monopole: Parcels of vineyard lane with single ownership. Burgundy Wine Labels: Village Wine: 100% of grapes are grown in and around the named village. Single Vineyard Premier Cru (1erCru): 100% of the grapes that make this wine come from a specific vineyard . Single Vineyard Grand Cru: 100% of the grapes that make this wine come from one of the very best vineyards in Burgundy. Chablis Cool Continental Climate, Kimmeridgian Clay/limestone soil, 100% Chardonnay, no oak used, malolactic fermentation is common. AOPs CHABLIS, PETITE CHABLIS, CHABLIS PREMIER CRU, CHABLIS GRAND CRU, (Les Close is a Chablis Grand Cru) Cote d'Or Cote de Nuits to the north and Cote de Baune to the south. The terroir term Cote means hills and the villages and vineyards of the Cote d'Or hug the hillsides. Soils are Marl and Limestone, threats of frost, summer hails and excessive rain in the fall.

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50% of all French wine. Boundaries precisely defined and regulated. Also
regulated: grape varieties planted, viticultural practices; what is planted and
where, yield per hectare, type of vine training used, irrigation, if permitted at
all, degree of alcohol minimum and maximum, Vinification or winemaking
techniques, aging requirements, residual sugar allowance, 100% of grapes
must come from stated AOC/AOP



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Vin de France - 20% of all French
1 AOC and AOP 2
Wine



Differences between Northern and
3 Bordeaux Right Bank AOPs 4
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Appelation d'Origine Contrôlée is government
regulations for the wine industry. French wine law
What is AOC? regulates what grapes may be planted in specific
wine regions, the grape variety is implied in the place's
name.

Appelation d'Origine Protegee is a European Union
wine quality designation. Two quality categories were
What is AOP? created: Wines with geographic indication and wines
without. The AOP wines are protected designation of
origin.

Vin de France - 20% of all Wines without geographic indication.
French Wine

74 regions divided into regional areas, departmental
areas and zones. Fewer prescriptions than AOC/AOP,
IGP/Vin de Pays
hybrids allowed, can be varietally labeled, 85% of fruit
must origination from the stated geographic region.

50% of all French wine. Boundaries precisely defined
and regulated. Also regulated: grape varieties
planted, viticultural practices; what is planted and
where, yield per hectare, type of vine training used,
AOC and AOP irrigation, if permitted at all, degree of alcohol
minimum and maximum, Vinification or winemaking
techniques, aging requirements, residual sugar
allowance, 100% of grapes must come from stated
AOC/AOP

Monastic Monks planted vines during the middle
Burgundy History ages. Vineyards are named and classified by their
terroir and location. There are 33 Grands Crus.

Chablis, Cote d'Or (Cote de Baune, Cote de Nuit),
Burgundy regions?
Cote Chalonnaise, Maconnais and Beaujolais.

Burgundy Climate? Continental
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