The Burgundy vineyards
The Burgundy vineyards cover a region of nearly 300km, from Joigny in the Yonne region till Mâcon in the Saône et Loire region, and is composed of 5 wine-growing regions (from north to south):
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- Chablis and the Grand Auxerrois
(Yonne region)
- The Côte de Nuits
(in the Côte d’Or department)
- The Côte de Beaune
(in the Côte d’Or department)
- The Côte Chalonnaise
(Saône et Loire region)
- The Mâconnais
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Bourgogne facts and figures
Production area
> Total production area: 28 000 hectares
Did you know?: Burgundy is the only "100% AOC (Appellation of Controlled Origin)" region in France!
> Production area by department:
- Yonne: 6500 ha
- Côte d’Or: 9500 ha
- Saône et Loire: 12 000 ha
Did you know?: « Beaune » is the biggest appellation of Côte d’Or department with a production area of 652 hectares of which 322 ha in Premier Crus appellations.
> Production area by wine colour:
- White wine accounts for 60% of the production
- Red wine accounts for 40% of the production
Production
Annual Burgundy wine production:
- 1 442 000 hectolitres
- 192million bottles (66 % white wine and 34 % red wine)
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