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In Burgundy, AOC laws require that Crémant de Bourgogne be composed of at least thirty percent Pinot noir, Chardonnay, Pinot blanc or Pinot gris. Aligoté is often used to fill out the remaining parts of the blend. [14] The Languedoc wine Crémant de Limoux is produced in the forty one villages around the village of Limoux in the south of France.
Lugny-Champagne is a farming area comprising a small village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the river Ragnon, some 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Bourges, at the junction of the D10, D187, D25 and the D51 roads.
Lugny in the Middle Ages was the cradle of a house of chivalry – the House of Lugny – whose motto was : « N’est oyseau de bon nid qui n’a plume de Lugny ». This family died out in the middle of the 16th century with Jean de Lugny and the estate therefore passed successively, through the hands of three families.
After that, Crémant de Loire and Crémant de Bourgogne were defined by decrees. On 24 August 1976, the AOC Crémant d'Alsace was defined by a decree too. [ 1 ] On 21 June 1996, the European Parliament consolidated the denomination Crémant , then used in France and Luxembourg , making clear that it must be a quality sparkling wine following ...
Lugny (French pronunciation:) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comt ...
Grand Cru (great growth) is the highest level in the vineyard classification of Burgundy.There are a total of 550 hectares (1,400 acres) of Grand Cru vineyards—approximately 2% of Burgundy's 28,000 hectares (69,000 acres) of vineyards (excluding Beaujolais)—of which 356 hectares (880 acres) produce red wine and 194 hectares (480 acres) produce white wine.
The administrative region was formed in 1956, consisting of the four departments Aube, Ardennes, Haute-Marne, and Marne.On 1 January 2016, it merged with the neighboring regions of Alsace and Lorraine to form the new region Grand Est, thereby ceasing to exist as an independent entity.
Coulanges-la-Vineuse (French pronunciation: [kulɑ̃ʒ la vinøz]) is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.Best known for its wines, Coulanges produces extremely pleasing Red and Rosé wines, similar in style to those of nearby Irancy, although lacking something of the depth and structure.