Wine and Beverage Management: A Comparative Study of Burgundy and Adelaide Hills

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction............................................................................................................................2
2. Discussion..............................................................................................................................2
2.1. Overview of the chosen wine regions.............................................................................2
2.2. History of the chosen wine regions and the development of wine and other beverages
in these regions over time......................................................................................................3
2.3. How the different styles of wines that are produced in both the chosen regions............4
2.4. Classification and the legislative requirements related to wine production for both the
chosen regions........................................................................................................................4
3. Conclusion..............................................................................................................................6
References:.................................................................................................................................7

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1. Introduction
Wine is one of the oldest things in the history. It is consumed for many reasons by
different people. Mother Nature provides everything for the making of wine. However, it is
up to the human hands for embellishing, improving or completely eradicating what the nature
has provided to the ones having extensive wine tasting experience could attest. However, this
paper is going to elaborate on describing and exploring two wine regions from Europe and
Australia, namely Burgundy (Bourgogne) and Adelaide Hills respectively. The common
grape variety present in these region is that of Chardonnay. This report shall present a brief
overview of these wine regions and would also present a brief history of these along with the
development of wines and other beverages here, over time. It would also assess the different
styles of wines that are produced here and would lastly, provide a detail of the legislative
requirements related to wine production for both the regions.
2. Discussion
2.1. Overview of the chosen wine regions
Europe is considered to be the top wine production country in the world but it is at
present reducing the production of wine each year. However, Burgundy is one of the most
significant wine producing region of France, present in the eastern part of the country. The
key grape varieties of this region are Chardonnay and Pinot Noir (Herrero et al., 2016). The
others include Sauvignon Blanc, Aligote etc. It is also to note that there are a total of four
different classification in Burgundy and they are- the commune, district/regional and the
other two are the kinds of single vineyard communes- grand cru and premier cru. Also, the
key red wines communes in Burgundy are Nuits-St-Georges, Gevry-Chambertin,
Pommard, Beaune and Volna. On the other hand, the white wine
communes are Macon, Puligny-Montrachet, Pouilly-Fuisse and Chablis.