Certified Sommelier Exam Questions and Verified Answers, 100% Guarantee Pass (Latest 2025) What type of climate does Burgundy have? - Correct Answers ✅Continental What are the major grape varieties in Burgundy? - Correct
Answers ✅Red: Pinot Noir, Gamay
White: Chardonnay, Aligote
What are the soil types in Burgundy? - Correct Answers
✅Northern: chalk and clay marl
Southern: granite
What happened in Burgundy as a result of the Napoleonic Code (1804)? - Correct Answers ✅Inheritance laws changed - siblings must inherit equally. Fragmented vineyard ownership and as a result, quality.What are the labeling classifications in Burgundy (in ascending order of quality)? - Correct Answers ✅Burgundy Red/White (basic regional wines)
Village wines: village name
Premiers Crus: village + vineyard name
Grands Crus: vineyard name
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Certified Sommelier Exam Questions and Verified Answers, 100% Guarantee Pass (Latest 2025) Village Wines production - Correct Answers ✅36%; 44 villages Premier Crus production - Correct Answers ✅10%; 629 premier crus Grand Crus production - Correct Answers ✅2%; 33 (1 in Chablis, 32 in Cote d'Or) What is a negociant? - Correct Answers ✅merchant who buys grapes/wine from small producers and sells the resulting wine under negociant's name What does the term 'domaine' indicate on a label? - Correct Answers ✅That the entire process of growing and winemaking takes place at the property.Define lieu dit (leh dee) - Correct Answers ✅specific vineyard with name; "location" Define climat - Correct Answers ✅specific parcel within a vineyard with unique terroir characteristics; occassionally used interchangeably with lieu dit (Grand Cru Clos de Vouget = 16 climats)
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