Burgundy - Quick Look
Burgundy Map of Vineyards
All of red Burgundy, which is all pinot noir grape by the way, is grown in the strip of land south of Dijon for about 40 kilometers. The top half of this strip is called Cote de Nuits (pr: Nui) and the southern half is called Cote de Beaune (pr: Bon). The city of Beaune is in the top quadrant of the Cote de Beaune and is quite centrally located to tour the entire Burgundy.
The wines within each of these two regions are categorized by the village where they are grown. And then they are categorized by quality wherein the top wines are Grand Crus, then come Premier Cru, Village Wines, Table Wines and then finally swill.
Cote de Nuits is where most of the Grand Crus are. The famous villages there being:
Gevrey Chambertin; Morey St Denis; Chambolle Musigny; Vosne Romanee; and maybe Nuits-St-George.
Cote de Beaune has some Grand Crus but mainly Premier Crus. Grand Cru are in the village of Aloxe Corton and Puligny Montrachet.