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LEARNING ABOUT WINE: Wine Production in Fuissé: A History

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Wine Production in Fuissé: A History The village of Fuissé sits near the southern end of Burgundy’s limestone belt, where the vineyard land of the Côte d’Or and Côte Chalonnaise gives way, a few kilometers to the south, to the granitic terrain of Beaujolais. It is a small commune in the department of Saône-et-Loire, and … Read more

LEARNING ABOUT WINE Crémant de Bourgogne

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Crémant de Bourgogne Crémant de Bourgogne is easier to understand when it is treated as one of Burgundy’s wine categories rather than as a secondary alternative to more famous sparkling regions. It is made by the traditional method, and it shares Chardonnay and Pinot Noir with Champagne, but those facts do not tell the reader … Read more

The Bourgogne Wine Board receives €700,000 to preserve winegrowing heritage

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This project is jointly supported by other French wine regions.