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This makes the region of Chablis relatively isolated from other winemaking regions with the southern vineyards of the Champagne in the Aube department being the closest winemaking neighbor. [1] The Chablis wine region has much in common with Champagne province when it comes to climate. [12] It has a semi-continental climate without maritime ...
Map showing the location of the Grand Crus of Chablis. The Chablis region of Burgundy is classified according to four tiers of Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) designation. The top two are the crus of Chablis and include the 7 Grand cru vineyards followed by the lower Premier crus.
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.
Wine regions of France. The following is a list of French wines that are entitled to use the designation Appellation d ... Petit Chablis: Burgundy: 1944: Pomerol ...
Saint-Bris is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) for white wine in the Burgundy wine region of France. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This AOC is located around the village Saint-Bris-le-Vineux in the Yonne department, a few kilometers southwest of the Chablis AOC area, and southeast of the city of Auxerre , which places it roughly halfway between Paris ...
Grand Cru (great growth) is the highest level in the vineyard classification of Burgundy.There are a total of 550 hectares (1,400 acres) of Grand Cru vineyards—approximately 2% of Burgundy's 28,000 hectares (69,000 acres) of vineyards (excluding Beaujolais)—of which 356 hectares (880 acres) produce red wine and 194 hectares (480 acres) produce white wine.
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
It is the main waterway of the Chablis wine district in Burgundy. It is 188 km (117 mi) long. [1] The Serein is not navigable. Origin of the name.