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few of the most exciting wines in the world come from this region.
Geography of Burgundy:
Burgundy (Bourgogne) 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.
Bourgogne
Region Information:
| Location: | South of Paris, between Dijon and Lyon, the Burgundy wine region stretches on 360 kilometers (225 miles) | | Size: | 31 500 km2 (size of the Burgundy region) | | Weather: | Continental with cold winter and warm summer | | Population: | 1,600,000 (population of Burgundy region) | | Main Cities: | Dijon (150,000) Chalon sur Saône (50,000) Auxerre (37,000) Macon (34,000) Beaune (21,000) | | Places of Interest: | Hospices de Beaune (Hotel-Dieu) Burgundy Wine Road Dijon (roof tiles) Abbeys: Vézelay, Cluny, Fontenay |
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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
Interview:
Pierre
Henry Gagey, Louis Jadot
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