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The 19th-century Russian novel Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy mentions "classic Chablis" as a commonplace choice of wine. [10] The end of the 19th century was a difficult time for the Chablis growers. Firstly, with new railway systems linking all parts of the country with Paris, there was inexpensive wine from regions in the Midi that
At the turn of the 21st century, there were 40 Premier cru vineyards in Chablis. In 2009, the official list was expanded to 89 vineyards. [2] The names of many of these vineyards do not appear on wine labels because of an INAO allowance that permits the use of "umbrella names" - where smaller, lesser known vineyards are allowed to use the name of a nearby more famous Premier cru vineyard.
Chablis (French pronunciation: ⓘ) is a town and commune in the Yonne department [3] in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France. It lies in the valley of the River Serein . Chablis town hall
Region Village Wine style Vineyard surface (2010) [4] Chablis Grand Cru: Chablis: Chablis: White wine: 104.08 hectares (257.2 acres) Chambertin: Côte de Nuits: Gevrey-Chambertin: Red wine: 13.57 hectares (33.5 acres) Chambertin-Clos de Bèze: Côte de Nuits: Gevrey-Chambertin: Red wine: 15.78 hectares (39.0 acres) Chapelle-Chambertin: Côte de ...
It is the main wine producer in the department, supplying more than 25% of the volume of Chablis production. Chablis white wine is a significant part of Burgundy wine region. In 2014, Vincent Bartement, oenologist from la Chablisienne, is awarded IWC White Winemaker of the Year, by the International Wine Challenge. [1]
In Ukraine, at the present time there are seven administrative regions (provinces) in which the wine industry has developed. Given the favorable climatic location, the law of Ukraine allocated 15 winegrowing areas (macrozones), which are the basis for growing certain varieties of grapes, and 58 natural wine regions (microzones).
The Burgundy region runs from Auxerre in the north to Mâcon in the south, or 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.
Terroir-France:AOC list, sorted by region; Arrêté du 19 juillet 2004 relatif à la composition des comités régionaux vins et eaux-de-vie de l'Institut national des appellations d'origine (in French) Europa.eu: Wine sector: List of quality wines produced in specified regions