Burgundy wine
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Burgundy wine is a wine made in the Burgundy region of east-central France, in the valleys and slopes west of the Saône, a tributary of the Rhône. The most famous wines produced here, and those common
Vineyards in the Burgundy wine region of France
Harvest time in the Chablis Premier Cru of Fourchaume
Vineyard rows in the Burgundy wine region
Vineyard in Côte de Beaune
Chablis (AOC)
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Chablis is by the northernmost Appellation d'origine contrôlée of the Burgundy region in France. Its cool climate produces wines with more acidity and less fruitiness than Chardonnay vines grown in wa
View of Chablis, Burgundy, from the north, vineyard of Vaulorent in the foreground
The Grand Cru vineyards of Chablis. From left to right: Les Preuses, Vaudésir, Grenouilles (around the house), Valmur, Les Clos, Blanchot, and in the far distance across the Vallée de Brechain, the Premier Cru of Montée de Tonnerre
All of Chablis' Grand Cru vineyards and Premier Cru vineyards are planted on primarily Kimmeridgean soil which is composed of limestone, clay and fossilized oyster shells (pictured).
Smudge pots protect Chablis vineyards from frost.