French Wine Scholar Burgundy Questions with Correct Answers What is the overriding organization for Bourgogne? Correct Answer Bureau Interprofessionnel des Vins de Bourgogne (BIVB)
How many AOCs does France have? Correct Answer 500
How many AOCs does Bourgogne have? Correct Answer 101
What % of French wine production is Bourgogne? Correct Answer 6%
What % of French AOCs is Bourgogne? Correct Answer 20%
Where does the name Bourgogne come from? Correct Answer Germanic 'Burgodes' formed Burgundia in the 5th C
Which King absorved Burgondes into Franc? Correct Answer King Clovis
What happened during the Dark Ages in Bourgogne? Correct Answer rise of monasteries and church vineyard holdings
What did Philippe the Bold do? Correct Answer outlawed Gamay to encourage Pinot Noir
What did Philippe the Good do? Correct Answer founded the Hospices de Beaune
How did the Loire cause the decline of Bourgogne? Correct Answer Wealthy built homes on Loire river and drank local wines
When was the Napoleanic Code? Correct Answer 1804
What did King Louis-Phillipe do in Bourgogne? Correct Answer allowed village name
to include Grand Cru Vineyard
When were village names in Bourgogne allowed to append a Grand Cru vineyard? Correct Answer 1847
How are Volnay, Meursalt and Pommard exceptions to King Louis Phillipes change in Bourgogne law? Correct Answer they do not have Grand Cru vineyards, so could not append their village names with vineyard names
How is Nuits Saint Georges exceptions to King Louis Phillipes change in Bourgogne law? Correct Answer Les Saint-Georges is a premier cru vineyard, not a grand cru vineyard How is Ladoix-Serrigny exceptions to King Louis Phillipes change in Bourgogne law?
Correct Answer It is actually two village names, not the village name appended with a Grand Crue vineyard
When was the first vineyard classificaiton system in Bourgogne? Correct Answer 1861
What was the historic vineyard arrangement in bourgogne? Correct Answer 'en foule'
arrangement
When did AOC legistlation being in Bourgogne? Correct Answer 1936
Is there more red or white wine in Bourgogne, presently? Correct Answer White
How long in Bourgogne? Correct Answer 140 miles
What is Bourgogne's climate? Correct Answer semi-continental
What body of water affects northern Bourgogne's climate? Correct Answer Atlantic
What body of water affects southern Bourgogne's climate? Correct Answer Mediterranean
What are the 2 primary grapes in Bourgogne? Correct Answer Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
What are the ancillary grapes of Bourgogne? Correct Answer Aligote
Gamay
Sacy - white
Pinot Gris/Beurot
Cesar - red
Pinot Noir in Bourgogne may countain what other grapes? Correct Answer other reds, max 15% white grapes
What are the grape requiremetns for Passe-tout-Grain AOC? Correct Answer -
Gamay
-minimum 1/3 Pinot Noir or Pinot Liebault
-max 15% Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay
What grapes is Cremant de Bourgogne AOC? Correct Answer Sacy, Aligote, chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Cesar, Gamay
Where are the oldest geological deposits in Bourgogne? Correct Answer Maconnaise
Where are the youngest geological deposits in Bourgogne? Correct Answer Chablis
How many regional AOCs are there in Bourgogne? Correct Answer 24
How many AOCs does France have? Correct Answer 500
How many AOCs does Bourgogne have? Correct Answer 101
What % of French wine production is Bourgogne? Correct Answer 6%
What % of French AOCs is Bourgogne? Correct Answer 20%
Where does the name Bourgogne come from? Correct Answer Germanic 'Burgodes' formed Burgundia in the 5th C
Which King absorved Burgondes into Franc? Correct Answer King Clovis
What happened during the Dark Ages in Bourgogne? Correct Answer rise of monasteries and church vineyard holdings
What did Philippe the Bold do? Correct Answer outlawed Gamay to encourage Pinot Noir
What did Philippe the Good do? Correct Answer founded the Hospices de Beaune
How did the Loire cause the decline of Bourgogne? Correct Answer Wealthy built homes on Loire river and drank local wines
When was the Napoleanic Code? Correct Answer 1804
What did King Louis-Phillipe do in Bourgogne? Correct Answer allowed village name
to include Grand Cru Vineyard
When were village names in Bourgogne allowed to append a Grand Cru vineyard? Correct Answer 1847
How are Volnay, Meursalt and Pommard exceptions to King Louis Phillipes change in Bourgogne law? Correct Answer they do not have Grand Cru vineyards, so could not append their village names with vineyard names
How is Nuits Saint Georges exceptions to King Louis Phillipes change in Bourgogne law? Correct Answer Les Saint-Georges is a premier cru vineyard, not a grand cru vineyard How is Ladoix-Serrigny exceptions to King Louis Phillipes change in Bourgogne law?
Correct Answer It is actually two village names, not the village name appended with a Grand Crue vineyard
When was the first vineyard classificaiton system in Bourgogne? Correct Answer 1861
What was the historic vineyard arrangement in bourgogne? Correct Answer 'en foule'
arrangement
When did AOC legistlation being in Bourgogne? Correct Answer 1936
Is there more red or white wine in Bourgogne, presently? Correct Answer White
How long in Bourgogne? Correct Answer 140 miles
What is Bourgogne's climate? Correct Answer semi-continental
What body of water affects northern Bourgogne's climate? Correct Answer Atlantic
What body of water affects southern Bourgogne's climate? Correct Answer Mediterranean
What are the 2 primary grapes in Bourgogne? Correct Answer Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
What are the ancillary grapes of Bourgogne? Correct Answer Aligote
Gamay
Sacy - white
Pinot Gris/Beurot
Cesar - red
Pinot Noir in Bourgogne may countain what other grapes? Correct Answer other reds, max 15% white grapes
What are the grape requiremetns for Passe-tout-Grain AOC? Correct Answer -
Gamay
-minimum 1/3 Pinot Noir or Pinot Liebault
-max 15% Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay
What grapes is Cremant de Bourgogne AOC? Correct Answer Sacy, Aligote, chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Cesar, Gamay
Where are the oldest geological deposits in Bourgogne? Correct Answer Maconnaise
Where are the youngest geological deposits in Bourgogne? Correct Answer Chablis
How many regional AOCs are there in Bourgogne? Correct Answer 24
