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Burgundy / Bourgogne wine region

 
A 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


 

About Burgundy :
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- Wines of Beaujolais - Bourgogne Wine Map - Classification in Bourgogne / Burgundy - List of 33 Burgundy Grands Crus - Romanée Conti - Bourgogne wine geography - Bourgogne wine history - Wine making in Burgundy - Wines of Burgundy and food - Buy Bourgogne wines - Burgundy / Bourgogne main page

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

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