Bourgogne AOC

Designation for the French wine-growing region of Burgundy, but also a regional appellation encompassing the entire region. It applies to all areas that either lie outside the higher-class appellations or to wines that do not comply with their strict production rules. This group is the lowest level of the four-level Burgundy classification, to which all Burgundian wines are basically entitled. Certain additional designations listed at the end limit the regional origin to smaller areas/sites or wine types.

The designation Bourgogne is supplemented either by the name of a grape variety (Aligoté), a wine type (Blanc, Clairet, Crémant, Mousseux, Passe-Tout-Grain, Rosé, Rouge), a commune or a site. The vineyards cover 3,200 hectares of vines with red, rosé, white and sparkling wines. The most important white wine variety is Chardonnay, others are Pinot Blanc, Pinot Beurot (Pinot Gris), Aligoté, Melon de Bourgogne and Sacy. The most important red wine variety is Pinot Noir, others are Pinot Liébault, Gamay, César and Tressot Noir. As a special feature, wines from the Gamay variety may also be marketed under "Bourgogne" from nine (of the ten) cru communes in the Beaujolais area. The Bourgogne appellations:

• Bourgogne Aligoté (varietal wine).
• Bourgogne Chitry (commune in the department of Yonne)
• Bourgogne Côte Chalonnaise (communes in the department of Saône-et-Loire)
• Bourgogne Côte d'Or (communes in the Côte de Beaune and Côte de Nuits)
• Bourgogne Côte Saint-Jacques (communes in the department of Yonne)
• Bourgogne Côtes d'Auxerre (communes in the department of Yonne)
• Bourgogne Côtes du Couchois (communes in the department of Saône-et-Loire)
• Bourgogne Coulanges-La-Vineuse (communes in the department of Yonne)
• Bourgogne Épineuil (commune in the department of Yonne)
• Bourgogne Grand Ordinaire / Bourgogne Ordinaire - since 2012 Coteaux Bourguignons
• Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Beaune (communes in the department of Côte d'Or)
• Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Nuits (communes in the department of Côte d'Or)
• Bourgogne La Chapelle Notre-Dame (communes in the department of Côte d'Or)
• Bourgogne Le Chapitre (Location in Chenôve in the department of Côte d'Or)
• Bourgogne Montrecul (Site in Dijon in the department of Côte d'Or)
• Bourgogne Passe-Tout-Grain (wine type)
• Bourgogne Tonnerre (communes in the department of Yonne)
• Bourgogne Vézelay (communes in the department of Yonne) - since 2017 Vézelay
• Crémant de Bourgogne (sparkling wine)

Well-known producers are Barthod-Noellat, Bichot, Boisson-Morey, Boyer-Martenot, Burguet, Coopérative Buxy, Clerc, Coche-Dury, Germain, Joseph Drouhin, Faiveley, d'Heuilly-Huberdeau, Jadot, Javillier, C. & R. Jobard, Labouré-Roi, Lafarge, Domaine Leroy, Méo-Camuzet, Parent, M & P. Rion, Rossignol, Roulot and Valet.

Map: by DalGobboM¿!i? -Own work, GFDL, Link
edited by Norbert F. J. Tischelmayer