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Côte de Nuits (the Night Slope) - the northern half of the Cote d'Or wine region.

What is interesting, this region produces about 3 percent of France’s overall wine production, embracing quality over quantity.īeginning around sixty miles (about a hundred kilometers) from Paris and spreading down to Lyon, Burgundy occupies a total area of 12,194 sq miles (31,582 km2) that comprises the following wine-growing sub- and sub-sub-regions: But within this article, I will refer to the historical Burgundy region – a noble home to the finest vineyards in the world.

But would you be surprised if I told you that Burgundy is the wine-producing region where the best, most expensive wines out there have been crafted for centuries?īurgundy, which is located in eastern France is now part of the administrative region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, created in 2016 through the integration of Bourgogne and the Franche-Comté. There are no doubts you have heard the word “ Burgundy” many times and probably it calls upon some visions of wine bottles or specific dishes like Escargots or Gougeres.

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