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Encyclopedia > Aligoté

Aligoté is a white grape used to make white wines in the Burgundy region of France. The grape is the second most popular variety grown in Burgundy after Chardonnay, though lies a long way behind in terms of planted area. Species Vitis acerifolia Vitis aestivalis Vitis amurensis Vitis arizonica Vitis x bourquina Vitis californica Vitis x champinii Vitis cinerea Vitis x doaniana Vitis girdiana Vitis labrusca Vitis x labruscana Vitis monticola Vitis mustangensis Vitis x novae-angliae Vitis palmata Vitis riparia Vitis rotundifolia Vitis rupestris Vitis shuttleworthii Vitis tiliifolia Vitis... This article is about the beverage. ... Coat of arms of the 2nd duchy of Burgundy and later of the French province of Burgundy Burgundy ( French: Bourgogne) is a historic region of France, inhabited in turn by Pre-Indo-European people, Celts ( Gauls), Romans ( Gallo-Romans), and various Germanic peoples, most importantly the Burgundians and the Franks. ... The French Republic or France (French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. ... Chardonnay is a green-skinned grape variety used to make a white varietal wine. ...


Traditionally, the cocktail kir is made by adding cassis to an Aligoté white wine. Kir is a cocktail made with a measure of crème de cassis topped up with white wine. ... Cassis can refer to: Blackcurrant Cassis, Bouches-du-Rhône, a commune on the Bouches-du-Rhône département, in southern France This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...


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