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Beaune wine is produced in the commune of Beaune in the Côte de Beaune subregion of Burgundy. The ''Appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (AOC) Beaune may be used for red and white wine with respectively Pinot noir and Chardonnay as the main grape variety. The production consists of slightly over 85 per cent red wine, and slightly less than 15 per cent white wine. While there are no Grand Cru vineyards within Beaune, there are several well-known and highly regarded ''Premier Cru'' vineyards, including some that are owned by the large négociant houses in Beaune and produce some of their "flagship" wines at the Premier Cru level. The AOC was created in 1936. In 2008, there was of vineyard surface in production for Beaune wine at village and Premier Cru level, making Beaune the largest village-named appellation of the Côte d'Or, just ahead of Gevrey-Chambertin AOC in vineyard size. A total of 15,652 hectoliter of wine was produced in 2008, of which 13,319 hectoliter red wine and 2,333 hectoliter white wine.〔(BIVB: Les Appellations d’Origine Contrôlée de Bourgogne ), accessed on November 16, 2009〕 Some of this area was used for the red wines in 2007.〔(BIVB: Beaune ), accessed on November 16, 2009〕 The total amount produced corresponds to almost 2.1 million bottles, of which almost 1.8 million bottles of red wine and a little over 300,000 bottles of white wine. For white wines, the AOC regulations allow both Chardonnay and Pinot blanc to be used, but most wines are 100% Chardonnay. The AOC regulations also allow up to 15 per cent total of Chardonnay, Pinot blanc and Pinot gris as accessory grapes in the red wines,〔(AOC regulations, last updated 1998 )〕 but this not very often practiced. The allowed base yield is 40 hectoliter per hectare of red wine and 45 hectoliter per hectare for white wine. The grapes must reach a maturity of at least 10.5 per cent potential alcohol for village-level red wine, 11.0 per cent for village-level white wine and Premier Cru red wine, and 11.5 per cent for Premier Cru white wine. Beaune is also the centre of the Burgundy wine business, with most of the largest négociants located in the town, as well as the Hospices de Beaune, which annually holds a charity wine auction. ==Premiers Crus== There are 42 ''climats'' in Beaune classified as ''Premier Cru'' vineyards, located as a wide band across the commune, from its border with Pommard to its border with Savigny-lès-Beaune, on the Côte d'Or hillside just above (to the west) of the town. More than three-quarter of the vineyard surface within Beaune AOC is classified as ''Premier Cru''. The wines of these vineyards are designated ''Beaune Premier Cru'' + vineyard name, or may labelled just ''Beaune Premier Cru'', in which case it is possible to blend wine from several Premier Cru vineyards within the AOC.〔 In 2007, of the total Beaune vineyard surface consisted of Premier Cru vineyards, of which red and white Beaune Premier Cru. The annual production of Premier Cru wine, as a five-year average, is 5,231 hectoliter of red wine and 440 hectoliter of white wine.〔 The ''climats'' classified as Premiers Crus are: 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Beaune wine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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