\paperw4260 \margr0\margl0 \plain \qj\li105\ri195 \f1 \b Vineyards in Burgundy\par
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\b0 Burgundy is above all wine, and the vine. And yet the vineyards of Burgundy cover on
ly a small area, running in a sort of spine from north to south that is called the \i ôC⌠te.ö\i0 Its stony and dry soils on well-exposed slopes and a temperate climate combine to give the plants vigor and fertility. In the north, on a few hills between
Joigny, Auxerre, and Tonnerre: the realm of white wines like \i ChΓblis\i0 . And then, after a brief gap, the \i c⌠tes\i0 , located between \b \ATXul1024 \cf4 \ATXht256 Dijon\b0 \ATXul0 \cf0 \ATXht0 and Chalon-sur-Sa⌠ne: \i C⌠te de Nuits\i0 and \i C⌠te
de Beaune\i0 with their prestigious wines. Still further to the south is the \i c⌠te chalonnaise\i0 which produces good red wines like \i Mercurey\i0 . Finally, the limestone spurs of the MΓconnais yield, before the first Beaujolais, renowned white wi