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few of the most exciting wines in the world come from Burgundy.
The Burgundy region begins a hundred kilometers south from Paris and spreads itself down to Lyon. It stretches on 360 kilometers (225 miles). Burgundy is a region with various soils, divided in numerous districts: Chablis, Côte d'Or (divided in Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune), Côte Chalonnaise, Mâconnais and Beaujolais. Burgundy wines are of a velvety and subtle red or of a sensual and characteristic white.
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| Location: | South of Paris, between Dijon and Lyon, the Burgundy wine region stretches on 360 Kilometers (225 miles) Bourgogne region information | | Size: | 31 500 km2 (size of the Burgundy region) | | Size of the vineyards: | 25,000 hectares (60,000 acres) 99 wine appellations ! | | Grapes in Burgundy: | Red wine: Pinot Noir White wine: Chardonnay | | Production: | 180 million bottles Burgundy wine making | | Type of Wine: | Full-body red wine (Pommard, Corton) Medium-body red wine (Beaune) Dry white wine (Chablis, Chassagne Montrachet) | | Burgundy Wine and food: | Red: Game Red Meat
White: Grilled fish Oysters Burgundy wine and food |
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Wines from Burgundy: Bourgogne aoc - Bourgogne Aligoté - Chablis - Côte de Nuits - Gevrey Chambertin - Clos Vougeot - Vosne Romanée - Nuits Saint Georges - Côte de Beaune - Corton - Pommard - Volnay - Meursault - Chassagne Montrachet - Mercurey - Macon - Givry - Pouilly Fuissé - Rully - all Burgundy wines
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