Wine, Burgundy

Burgundy (in French, "Bourgogne") wine is wine made in the Burgundy AOC region of France. more...

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Most wine produced here is either red wine made from Pinot Noir grapes or white wine made from Chardonnay grapes, although red and white wines are also made from other grape varieties, such as Gamay and Aligoté respectively. Small amounts of rose and sparkling wine are also produced. .

Geography

The Burgundy region runs from Auxerre in the north down to Mâcon in the south, or down to Lyon if the Beaujolais area is included as part of Burgundy. Chablis - a white wine made from Chardonnay grapes - is produced in the area around Auxerre. Other smaller appellations here include the Irancy and Tonnerre AOCs to the southwest and north of Chablis respectively, which produce red wines.

Some way south of Chablis is the Côte d'Or, where Burgundy's most famous - and most expensive - wines are found. The Côte d'Or itself is split into two parts: the Côte de Nuits which starts just south of Dijon and runs till Corgoloin, a few kilometers south of Nuits-Saint-Georges, and the Côte de Beaune which starts at Aloxe-Corton and ends at Dezize-les-Maranges. The Côte de Nuits contains 12 out of the 13 red Grand Cru appellations in Burgundy, while all of the region's white Grand Crus are located in the Côte de Beaune. The wine-growing part of this area in the heart of Burgundy is just 40km long, and in most places less than 2km wide. The area is made up of tiny villages surrounded by a combination of flat and sloped vineyards. The best wines - "Grand Cru" - from this region are usually grown from the middle and higher part of the slopes, where the vineyards have the most exposure to sunshine and the best drainage, while the "Premier Cru" come from a little less favourably exposed slopes. The relatively ordinary "Village" wines are produced from the flat territory nearer the villages.

Further south is the Côte Chalonnaise, where again a mix of mostly red and white wines are produced, although the appellations found here - such as Montagny and Rully - are less well known than their counterparts in the Côte d'Or. Below the Côte Chalonnaise is the Mâconnais region, known for producing large quantities of easy-drinking and more affordable white wine. Further south again is the Beaujolais region, famous for fruity red wines made from Gamay.

Climate

Burgundy experiences a continental climate characterized by very cold winters and hot summers. The weather is very unpredictable with rains, hail, and frost all possible around harvest time. Because of this climate, there is a lot of variation between vintages from Burgundy.

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