Old French province, one of France's most celebrated wine districts. Principal regions: Chablis to the north; the Cote d'Or, divided into the Cote de Nuits and the Cote de Beaune; Chalonnais; Maconnais; and Beaujolais,north of the city of Lyon. In the U.S. burgundy also a generic term identifying full-bodied, dry red wine.
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An extensive region in France that includes Chablis, the Cote d'Or, the Cote Chalonnaise, and Beaujolais. This region uses Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes to produce some of the richest and most remarkable wines in the world.
a former province of eastern France that is famous for its wines
red table wine from the Burgundy region of France (or any similar wine made elsewhere)
a dark purplish red to blackish red
Wine producing district in France. Sometimes applied to softer red wine styles.
Region of France famous for white and red wines
A medium-bodied red-wine made from Pinot Noir grapes. Cabernet Sauvignon A grape variety used to make full-bodied red wines.
This region of France is 160 miles southeast of Paris, between Dijon and Lyons. The noble grapes grown here, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, produce elegant wines with extreme finesse and subtle earthy characteristics. Regions: The Côte d'Or takes in the Côte de Beaune and the Côte de Nuits. The following are the towns and great wines from these respective areas: Côte de Beaune-Pernand Vergelesses, Aloxe-Corton, Corton, Savigny-les-Beaune, Chorey-les-Beaune, Beaune, Pommard, Volnay, Monthélie, Saint-Romain, Auxey-Duresses, Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet, Saint-Aubin, Chassagne-Montrachet, Santenay, Côtes de Nuits-Hautes Côtes de Nuits, Marsannay, Fixin, Gevrey-Chambertin, Morey-St. Denis, Chambolle-Musigny, Vougeot, Vosne-Romanée, Nuits-Saint-Georges.
White Burgundy – Chardonnay and some Aligoté. Red Burgundy - Pinot Noir and Gamay Noir
An important growing region in France, in which the white grape Chardonnay and the red grape Pinot Noir flourish. Other minor grapes are permitted, but these two are considered among France's greatest. The name also has been used generically in some countries to refer to a blended red wine.
(Food & Wine) A wine region in eastern France.
Burgundy is another area of France world famous for it's wine-growing.
One of the most famous wine growing regions in France (and therefore in the world). Burgundy wines tend to be more robust and full bodied than bordeaux wines.
Burgundy (French: Bourgogne) is a historic region of France, inhabited in turn by Celts (Gauls), Romans (Gallo-Romans), and various Germanic peoples, most importantly the Burgundians and the Franks. Burgundians gave their name to the region. Later in time, the region was divided between the duchy of Burgundy (west of Burgundy) and the county of Burgundy (east of Burgundy).
Burgundy is a shade of purple associated with the Burgundy wine of the same name, which in turn is named after the Burgundy region of France. The color Burgundy is similar to other shades of light purple.
The Chinese Elm U. parvifolia cultivar Burgundy is a small American development rarely exceeding 6 m in height, with a broad, rounded form. The leaves are relatively large, dark-green, turning deep red in autumn. The exfoliating mottled bark is a rich orange-brown.