- protect existing customs and nomenclature, 

 - delimit the production areas for each appelation, 

 - establish a vineyard register (cadastre), 

 - determine the conditions of production, grape-variety, prunning, yield and 
eventually the methods for harvesting and vinification. 

Hierarchy of appellations in Burgundy : 

- Grands Crus : 3% of total production-both red and white wines. There are 32 Grands Crus in the Côte d'OR and 7 in Chablis. Not every village has them. They consist of the best locations in the Côte d'Or and in the Chablis area. Grands Crus never mention their village of origin, even if their names are sometimes associated with it. (For instance, Griotte Chambertin, but never "Gevrey Chambertin-Griotte Chambertin") 

- Premiers Crus : 11% 

 They are in the best "climats" of each village after the Grands Crus. They can approach Grand Cru quality in the best villages. Good examples are Chambolle Musigny AMOUREUSES and Beaune CLOS DES MOUCHES. 

- Communal A.O.C. : 30% 

 They are wines produced around the village.They only carry their village name (Pommard, Puligny, Montrachet, etc.) 

- Generic A.O.C. : 56 % 

 These wines come front anywhere within the Bourgogne Appelations. The Appellations vary according to : 

- grape variety : 

 Bourgogne Blanc : Chardonnay (our Laforet). 
Bourgogne rouge : Pinot Noir (our Laforet). 
Bourgogne Aligoté : Aligoté. 

- area of production: (examples : Mâcon Villages, Beaujolais villages). 

July 18th 1997