Cote d’Or
Vineyards were generally converted to viticulture by what century?
12th century
- Monks discover subtle variations in terroir that form the basis of the modern appellation system
Century when wines from Burgundy had become a powerful symbol and an expensive export
mid 15th century
Who ordered Gamay grapes to be ripped up in favor of lower yielding Pinot Noir?
Phillip the Bold
- Member of the Valois Dukes
- Ruled the region before it was annexed by France in 1477
Who ruled the region of Burgundy before it was annexed by France in 1477?; what’s their claim to fame?
The Valois Dukes
- Ordered Gamay grapes to be ripped up in favor of the lower yielding Pinot Noir
Nicolas Rolin
- Nobleman in the Valois Court
- Founded the charity Hotel-Dieu; beneficiary of many donated vineyards in following years
Hospices de Beaune
Annual celebration, auctioning off wines procured from the accumulated vineyards of charity
- Result of Nicolas Rolin’s Hotel-Dieu
Significance of 1791
Nobleman and churchman had their lands seized as a result of political upheaval
Records from the Roman Empire date winemaking in Burgundy back to what century?
200 AD
As early as what century were vineyards at Gevrey, Vosne, Beaune, and Dijon entrusted to early Christian monasteries?
6th century
Burgundy
4 departments
- Cote d’Or
- Saone-et-Loire
- Rhone
- Yonne
Napoleonic Code
Requires inheritances to be split equally among heirs
- Issued shortly after political upheaval in 1791; nobleman and churchman saw their land seized
- Greatly fractured vineyard ownership over time, laid foundation for current division of Burgundy holdings
- Today’s vineyards are a patchwork; grand cru Clos Vougeot claims 80 growers
Negociants
Buy fruit or wine in barrel to age in their own cellar before selling the wine
- 18th century - merchant class emerged with resources to store and sell wine on a commercial scale
- Traditionally, negociants acted as one type of intermediary
Where and when did phylloxera first appear in the Côte d’Or?
Meursault, 1878
Côte d’Or
1st 5 villages to append the name of their most famous vineyards
1847 Gevrey becomes Gevrey-Chambertin
1862 Aloxe” Aloxe-Corton
1866 Vosne” Vosne-Romanée
1879 Puligny” Puligny-Montrachet
1879 Chassagne” Chassagne-Montrachet
1882 Chambolle “ Chambolle-Musigny
1886 Flagey “ Flagey-Echézeaux
1892 Nuits “ Nuits-Saint-Georges
1922 Pernand “ Pernand-Vergelesses
1927 Morey “ Morey-Saint-Denis
1928 Auxey “ Auxey-Duresses
Year Gevrey became Gevrey-Chambertin
1847 Gevrey becomes Gevrey-Chambertin
1862 Aloxe “ Aloxe-Corton
1866 Vosne “ Vosne-Romanée
1879 Puligny “ Puligny-Montrachet
1879 Chassagne “ Chassagne-Montrachet
1882 Chambolle “ Chambolle-Musigny
1886 Flagey “ Flagey-Echézeaux
1892 Nuits “ Nuits-Saint-Georges
1922 Pernand “ Pernand-Vergelesses
1927 Morey “ Morey-Saint-Denis
1928 Auxey “ Auxey-Duresses
premier cru designation
Year est.
1942
Most villages of Burgundy trace their modern origins particularly to what monastic order?
Cistercians
- Steadily enlarged their vineyard holdings throughout the High Middle Ages
1st village in Burgundy to append the name of its most famous vineyard
Gevrey, 1847
