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Abbreviation (also wine PDO) for "protected designation of origin", a quality level valid since August 2009 by the EU wine market regulation. In Germany and Austria, however, the traditional designations Qualitätswein and Prädikatswein are still used instead. See in detail under Quality System.

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What is the name of the famous Grand Cru vineyard in Burgundy that extends over two communes and also has the vineyard designation in its name?

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What is the name of the famous Grand Cru vineyard in Burgundy that extends over two communes and also has the vineyard designation in its name?

Correct answer is: Montrachet

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Lexicon

The largest wine encyclopedia in the world with 25,807 Terms.

Have you ever wondered?

g.U

The wine question of the day

What is the name of the famous Grand Cru vineyard in Burgundy that extends over two communes and also has the vineyard designation in its name?

Correct answer is: Montrachet

Montrachet

Themes Portals

Wine faults - more than 70 terms from bottle shock to rotten eggs, foxy notes and cork taint to untypical ageing notes

Toasts - more than 150 toasts from more than 70 countries, from Banzai to Cheers, Cin Cin, Egészségére and Kampai to Prost, Toujour l’amour and Zdorowje

Gesamtextrakt - around 50 substances from different types of alcohol to anthocyanins, aromatic compounds, glycerine, carbon dioxide and phenols to types of acidity, sulphur and sugars

Production volumes of wine - production volumes (hectolitres) and vineyard areas (hectares) in all approximately 100 wine-producing countries

One of the most important key varieties in Europe, with around 20 direct descendants

Africa, Asia, Europe, New World, South America - more than 100 countries from Egypt to Cyprus

more than 30 variants from Badisch Rotgold to Gleichgepreßter and Oeil de Perdrix to Weißherbst and Blanc de Noir

Wine-related institutions - more than 50 from the American Wine Society to ECOVIN, INAO, Masters of Wine and ÖWM to VDP, Austrian Wine Academy, WSET and Cape Wine Academy

More than 50 terms from ampelography to DNA, varietal characteristics to breeding and cultivation

From Château d’Yquem to Château Mouton-Rothschild and Penfolds to Veuve Clicquot

41 federal states from Arizona to California, New York and Virginia to Wisconsin

From barrel to Chantepleure, barrel hatch lock and Suakvat to wood chips

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