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Nuits-Saint-Georges wine is produced in the communes of Nuits-Saint-Georges and Premeaux-Prissey in the Côte de Nuits subregion of Burgundy. The ''Appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (AOC) Nuits-Saint-Georges may be used for red and white wine with respectively Pinot noir and Chardonnay as the main grape variety. The name of the appellation is sometimes written simply as Nuits, without the Saint-Georges part. The word "Nuits" has nothing to do with "nighttime" but comes from the Latin for walnuts, ''Nutium''.〔Wilson, James E. (1998): ‘’Terroir, The Role of Geology, Climate, And Culture in the Making of the French Wines’’ University of California Press. ISBN 978-1840000337〕 The production of red wine dominates greatly, with around 97 per cent, and only around three per cent white wine. There are no Grand Cru vineyards within Nuits-Saint-Georges. In 2008 there were of vineyard surface in production for Nuits-Saint-Georges wine at village and Premier Cru level, and 12,031 hectoliter of wine was produced, of which 11,703 hectoliter red wine and 328 hectoliter white wine.〔(BIVB: Les Appellations d’Origine Contrôlée de Bourgogne ), accessed on November 16, 2009〕 Some of this area was used for the white wines in 2007.〔(BIVB: Nuits-Saint-Georges ), accessed on November 16, 2009〕 The total amount produced corresponds to just over 1.6 million bottles, of which just over 1.55 million bottles of red wine and a little over 40,000 bottles of white wine. The AOC regulations 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. For white wines, both Chardonnay and Pinot blanc are allowed, but most wines are likely to be 100% Chardonnay. The allowed base yield is 40 hectoliter per hectare of red wine and 45 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. The Côte de Nuits subregion of Burgundy has been named after Nuits-Saint-Georges, which is the subregions largest town, and which used to play an important role in the trading of these wines. ==Premiers Crus== There are 41 ''climats'' within the Nuits-Saint-Georges AOC classified as ''Premier Cru'' vineyards. The wines of these vineyards are designated ''Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru'' + vineyard name, or may be labelled just ''Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru'', in which case it is possible to blend wine from several Premier Cru vineyards within the AOC.〔 In 2007 of the total Nuits-Saint-Georges vineyard surface consisted of Premier Cru vineyards, of which red and white Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru. The annual production of Premier Cru wine, as a five-year average, is 5,291 hectoliters of red wine and 215 hectoliters 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「Nuits-Saint-Georges wine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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