Why is bourgogne called burgundy

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Events Newsletter. Home News News detail. Read more. Tweets de VinsdeBourgogne. Bourgogne vs. The death of Duke Charles the Bold at the gates of Nancy in put an end to what historians have called the Burgundian State. The region more or less matching today's Burgundy definitely became part of France.

Wine is one of the pillars and pride of Burgundy, with some of the most famous wines in the world coming from the concentrated vineyards. The Romans introduced grapes and the production was mastered by the local monks. Now the main vineyards stretch from Dijon along a narrow southeast facing slope for a few hundred kilometres. Ancient geoglyphs etched in sand, unique marine habitats, and unrivalled natural wonders — see our top designated sites to visit next. From briny feta to the salty fresh scent of three seas, we share our favourite Greek things to see, taste, smell, hear and feel.

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Note: If you only want to remove this post from public view, you can choose to unpublish it instead. This post is a draft, and thus is not publicly visible. Apparently, the wine region has similar aspirations. The BIVB does make some compelling arguments. They say that Bourgogne "is the only wine-producing region in France whose name is translated into different languages"—an interesting fact I was unaware of until writing this.

And half of Bourgogne wines are exported, making it even more "essential to use only one powerful name" across over foreign countries that drink the globally renowned wine. A name that unites us all with our shared values embracing all the diversity of our wines.