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Hierarchy of appellations in Burgundy
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The labels of Burgundy wines always mention the wine’s ‘appellation d’origine contrôlée’. The ‘Regional’ appellations indicate the production areas: Bourgogne, Bourgogne Aligoté, Bourgogne Mousseux, Côteaux Bourguignons, Bourgogne Passetoutgrains and Crémant de Bourgogne. The ‘Villages’ appellations indicate the village where the wine is produced (Gevrey-Chambertin, Nuits-Saint-Georges, Santenay, etc.). The ‘Villages Premiers Crus’ are produced on vineyards delimited by the name of a locality. Finally, the ‘Grands Crus’ are produced on parcels (also known as ‘climats’) which are classified as grand cru, constituting the highest level of wine quality.
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