New appellations in Burgundy: Vézelay and Côte d’Or

Author: Britt Karlsson
December 8, 2017

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Author: Britt Karlsson
December 8, 2017

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Burgundy has a new village appellation. Bourgogne Vézelay has been upgraded to AOP Vézelay. The new village appellation has 70 hectares planted with chardonnay, the only grape permitted. Vézelay is located 50 kilometres south of Chablis and is more famous for its beautiful basilica than its wine.

Burgundy has also a new regional appellation: Bourgogne Côte d’Or. The overall appellation “Bourgogne” now has 14 additional geographical origins that can be added on the label. Some of the more famous ones are Bourgogne Côte Chalonnaise, Bourgogne Haute Côte de Beaune, Bourgogne Haute Côte de Nuits. And now, Bourgogne Côte d’Or has joined them. Burgundy has more appellations than any other French wine region, over 100.

Pinot Noir in a grand cru vineyard in Corton, copyright BKWine Photography

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Britt Karlsson

Maker of World's Top Wine Tours. On WBI's Power List of wine journalists. Wine Profile of the Year 2011. We've been named World's Top Wine Tours by Travel + Leisure Magazine. We've written a wine book that won the award World's Best Wine Book for Professionals and another that's been awarded Best Wine Book in Sweden for Professionals. We had (probably) the first web site on wine in Scandinavia in 1996. We publish one of the most read independent wine newsletters on wine. And lots of other things we're proud of too.

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Britt Karlsson