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Burgundy

Burgundy is a wine region in France, home to 2,819 wineries, producing red, rose, white wines, known for Chardonnay, Cremant, Pinot Noir.

Burgundy at a glance: red-leaning; known for Chardonnay, Cremant, Pinot Noir; wines range from VdF to AOP.
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Burgundy's 2,819 wineries lean red but make plenty of white too; Pinot Noir is the most common single-grape bottling; wines carry AOC, AOP, IGP designation.

About the Burgundy region

    Location
    Burgundy wine (French: Bourgogne or vin de Bourgogne) is a wine made in the Burgundy region of east-central France, in the valleys and slopes west of the Saône, a tributary of the Rhône.
    Climate
    Burgundy's terrain is continental climate characterized by cold winters and hot summers.
    Soils
    Burgundy has highly varied soils and subsoils: Jurassic clay-limestone, Kimmeridgian marl and limestone and Oxfordian limestone in the north; faulted clay-limestone, rendzina, brown limestone, sand, flinty clay and marl through the centr…

Region facts sourced from BIVB, northern Bourgogne geology, retrieved 2026-07-12. (BIVB website terms; factual extraction with minimum necessary quotation), BIVB, central Bourgogne geology, retrieved 2026-07-12. (BIVB website terms; factual extraction with minimum necessary quotation), BIVB, southern Bourgogne geology, retrieved 2026-07-12. (BIVB website terms; factual extraction with minimum necessary quotation), Wikipedia contributors, "Burgundy wine", Wikipedia, revision 1361165240, retrieved 2026-07-11. (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International).

Characteristic grapes

Burgundy is best known for Chardonnay, Cremant, Pinot Noir. The most-bottled single-varietal wines here are Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Gamay. Burgundy's signature grapes often go into blends, so single-grape bottlings skew toward other varieties.

Wine styles from Burgundy

Most common single-grape wines

When Burgundy wines are made from a single grape (rather than a blend), these are the most common:

Wine profile

Burgundy leans red (about 58% of its wines) but makes meaningful white too — expect red wines, often from grapes like Pinot Noir.

23,870 distinct Burgundy wines tracked, spanning the colours and styles below.

  • Red13,767 · 58%
  • White9,980 · 42%
  • Rose90 · 0%

Types: Sparkling, Still.

Catalogue vintages span 1862 to 2022.

Representative Burgundy wines

Selected from stable product-to-region relationships for diversity — not a claim that these are the region's best wines.

  • Domaine Deliance — Givry Premier Cru
  • Emma & Christian Sorine — Maranges
  • Moreau-Naudet — Chablis Premier Cru
  • Domaine Joel Curveux & Fils — Pouilly-Fuisse Premier Cru
  • Domaine Charles Audoin — Marsannay
  • Domaine de Bellene — Santenay Premier Cru
  • Domaine Francois Raveneau — Chablis Premier Cru
  • Pierre Vessigaud — Pouilly-Fuisse Premier Cru

Sub-regions & appellations

Within Burgundy, these appellationsA legally-defined smaller growing area within a wine region, often with its own grapes and rules. are smaller growing areas, often with their own character:

  • Bourgogne
  • Meursault
  • Chablis
  • Gevrey-Chambertin
  • Chassagne-Montrachet
  • Nuits-Saint-Georges
  • Pommard
  • Puligny-Montrachet
  • Beaune
  • Chambolle-Musigny
  • Volnay
  • Vosne-Romanee

Quality designations

Wines here span quality tiers from everyday VdF to the strictly-controlled AOP — you'll find both accessible and prestige bottles.

  • AOCFrance's protected-origin designation (Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée) — controls where and how a wine is made.
  • AOPThe EU protected-origin label (Appellation d'Origine Protégée) — the modern equivalent of AOC.
  • IGPEU Protected Geographical Indication (Indication Géographique Protégée) — a regional wine label, broader than AOP.
  • VdFVin de France — the entry-level French category, with the fewest restrictions.

Estate classifications

  • Grand CruA top vineyard/estate ranking — typically the highest quality classification in its region.
  • Premier CruA 'first growth' ranking — a high-quality vineyard or estate, usually just below Grand Cru.
  • Premier Cru ClasseA classified first-growth estate.

France wine designations

AOC
AOC is the French national controlled-origin recognition for a product whose production stages are carried out using recognised know-how within the same geographical area, giving the product its characteristics.
AOP
An AOP identifies a product whose production stages take place using recognised know-how within the same geographical area, which gives the product its characteristics.
IGP
An IGP identifies a product whose quality, reputation or other characteristics are linked to its geographical origin.
PDO
PDO is the European Union protected designation of origin category.
VdF
Vin de France is the French country-of-origin wording used for wine in the category without a protected geographical indication.

Classifications

2eme Cru Classe
Within the 1855 Sauternes and Barsac classification, 2ème Cru Classé is the third of three sweet-white-wine levels.
3eme Cru Classe
Within the 1855 Bordeaux red-wine classification, 3ème Cru Classé denotes the third of five ranked levels.
4eme Cru Classe
Within the 1855 Bordeaux red-wine classification, 4ème Cru Classé denotes the fourth of five ranked levels.
5eme Cru Classe
Within the 1855 Bordeaux red-wine classification, 5ème Cru Classé denotes the fifth of five ranked levels.
Cru Classe
In the Graves classification, Cru Classé denotes an estate authorised to use the title Grand Cru Classé de Graves; all current classified estates are in Pessac-Léognan.
Grand Cru
In Burgundy, Grand Cru is an AOC category applied to 33 appellations identified by individual Climat names.
Grand Cru Classe
In the current Saint-Émilion classification, Grand Cru Classé is a classified-estate level for red wines of Saint-Émilion; the 2022 edition lists 71 estates at this level.
Premier Cru
In Burgundy, Premier Cru identifies precisely defined individual plots, known as Climats, within certain Village appellations.
Premier Cru Classe
Within the 1855 Sauternes and Barsac classification, Premier Cru Classé is the middle of three sweet-white-wine levels.
Premier Cru Superieur
Within the 1855 Sauternes and Barsac classification, Premier Cru Supérieur is the highest of three sweet-white-wine levels.
Premier Grand Cru Classe A
In the current Saint-Émilion classification, Premier Grand Cru Classé A is the distinguished A level within the Premier Grand Cru Classé category; the 2022 edition lists two estates.
Understanding the wine data
Designation
The protected-origin or administrative category associated with the wine, interpreted using country-aware rules. The same abbreviation can mean different things in different countries, so we only show the meaning approved for that country.
Classification
An additional quality, hierarchy, vineyard, site, ageing or producer classification where supplied. Its meaning varies by country — it is not a universal quality score.
How this ranking is built

Producers are included when WhatDrink has a canonical producer-to-region relationship supported by the catalogue data. Display order may use represented wine count and relationship confidence to provide useful coverage; it is not a ranking of winery quality, prestige, production volume or critical acclaim.

Representative wines are selected from products with a stable relationship to this region, with preference for clear producer identity and a useful spread of producers, wine styles and designations. Inclusion is not an editorial score and does not mean these are the region’s best wines.

Explore Burgundy

Ways to browse Burgundy — each count is the size of that specific collection (a subset of the 23,870 wines tracked above):

  • Red Burgundy (42)
  • Mixed Burgundy (32)

How to choose a good Burgundy wine

For everyday drinking, VdF bottles are the accessible choice; for something special, AOP signals the region's most tightly-controlled, prestige wines.

FAQs

Where is Burgundy?
Burgundy wine ( French : Bourgogne or vin de Bourgogne ) is a wine made in the Burgundy region of east-central France , in the valleys and slopes west of the Saône , a tributary of the Rhône .
Which grapes are associated with Burgundy?
Burgundy is represented in the WhatDrink region dataset by Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, varies by region. Grape coverage reflects the products currently linked to the region and is not a complete legal planting register.
What do the designation terms on Burgundy wines mean?
AOC: AOC is the French national controlled-origin recognition for a product whose production stages are carried out using recognised know-how within the same geographical area, giving the product its characteristics. AOP: An AOP identifies a product whose production stages take place using recognised know-how within the same geographical area, which gives the product its characteristics. IGP: An IGP identifies a product whose quality, reputation or other characteristics are linked to its geographical origin. VdF: Vin de France is the French country-of-origin wording used for wine in the category without a protected geographical indication. These terms describe geographical or regulatory categories; they do not by themselves guarantee that one producer or bottle is better than another.
How are wineries and producers selected for Burgundy?
Producers are included when WhatDrink has a canonical producer-to-region relationship supported by the catalogue data. Display order may use represented wine count and relationship confidence to provide useful coverage; it is not a ranking of winery quality, prestige, production volume or critical acclaim.
How are representative Burgundy wines selected?
Representative wines are selected from products with a stable relationship to this region, with preference for clear producer identity and a useful spread of producers, wine styles and designations. Inclusion is not an editorial score and does not mean these are the region’s best wines.
How much wine data does WhatDrink have for Burgundy?
The current regional catalogue contains 23870 linked wines from 2819 linked producers. Counts describe WhatDrink catalogue coverage and may change as source data is refreshed.

Regional data is aggregated from wine directory and product-catalogue sources; grape and style associations reflect characteristic varieties and may vary by producer and vintage.