Aloxe-Corton is a commune

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 in the Côte-d'Or

Côte-d'Or

Côte-d'Or is a department in the eastern part of France.- History :Côte-d'Or is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was formed from part of the former province of Burgundy.- Geography :...

 department in Bourgogne

Bourgogne

Burgundy is one of the 27 regions of France.The name comes from the Burgundians, an ancient Germanic people who settled in the area in early Middle-age. The region of Burgundy is both larger than the old Duchy of Burgundy and smaller than the area ruled by the Dukes of Burgundy, from the modern...

 in eastern France

France

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Etymology

Aloxe-Corton comes from the Celtic

Celtic languages

The Celtic languages are descended from Proto-Celtic, or "Common Celtic"; a branch of the greater Indo-European language family...

 "al" meaning "high place".

Aloxe-Corton is pronounced "Aloss-Corton" (like Brussels

Brussels

Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...

 or Auxerre

Auxerre

Auxerre is a commune in the Bourgogne region in north-central France, between Paris and Dijon. It is the capital of the Yonne department.Auxerre's population today is about 45,000...

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The name of its Grand Cru vineyard Corton was added to that of the village on 22 March 1862.

History

Legend has it that the Emperor Charlemagne granted the lands in 775, initially planting some 70 acres (283,280.2 m²) of vines. The vines were located on the land of Corton "Curtis of Othon" Corton. The beneficiaries were the Canons of the Collegiate Church of St. Andoche Saulieu.

Geography

The commune lies only a few kilometres north-east of Beaune

Beaune

Beaune is the wine capital of Burgundy in the Cote d'Or department in eastern France. It is located between Paris and Geneva.Beaune is one of the key wine centers in France and the annual wine auction of the Hospices de Beaune is the primary wine auction in France...

 at the northern end of the Côte de Beaune

Côte de Beaune

The Côte de Beaune area is the southern part of the Côte d'Or, the limestone ridge that is home to the great names of Burgundy wine. The Côte de Beaune starts between Nuits-Saint-Georges and Beaune, and extends southwards for about 25 km to the River Dheune...

. There, the pretty village of Aloxe is dominated by the Corton hill, nestled between the neighbouring communes of Ladoix-Serrigny

Ladoix-Serrigny

Ladoix-Serrigny is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.-Population:-Wine:Ladoix-Serrigny is one of the wine communes of the Côte de Beaune, and the wines are usually labelled Ladoix, without the Serrigny part. The northeastern part of the Corton hill is in the commune, including...

 and Pernand-Vergelesses

Pernand-Vergelesses

Pernand-Vergelesses is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.-Population:-Wine:Pernand-Vergelesses is one of the wine communes of the Côte de Beaune. The western side of the Corton hill is in the commune, including vineyards used to produce the Grand Cru wine...

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Population

Wine

Aloxe-Corton is one of the wine communes of the Côte de Beaune

Côte de Beaune

The Côte de Beaune area is the southern part of the Côte d'Or, the limestone ridge that is home to the great names of Burgundy wine. The Côte de Beaune starts between Nuits-Saint-Georges and Beaune, and extends southwards for about 25 km to the River Dheune...

. The southern and eastern parts of the Corton hill, including most of its vineyards, are located in the commune, including vineyards used to produce wines under the two Grand Cru appellation

Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée

Appellation d’origine contrôlée , which translates as "controlled designation of origin", is the French certification granted to certain French geographical indications for wines, cheeses, butters, and other agricultural products, all under the auspices of the government bureau Institut National...

 Corton (mostly red, some white) and Corton-Charlemagne

Corton-Charlemagne

Corton-Charlemagne is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée and Grand Cru vineyard for white wine in Côte de Beaune subregion of Burgundy. It is located in the communes of Aloxe-Corton, Pernand-Vergelesses and Ladoix-Serrigny; and Chardonnay is the only allowed grape variety. Around 300,000 bottles...

 (only white).

Wineries

• Domaine Maurice Chapuis
• Domaine Bruno Collin
• Domaine Franck Follin-Arbelet
• Domaine Comte Sénard
• Domaine Michel Voarick
• Domaine Didier Meuneveaux
• Domaine Pierre Bize
• Domaine Louise Perrin
• Domaine Latour
• Château Corton-André
• Domaine Jean
• Domaine Carlos

See also

• French wine
  French wine
  French wine is produced in several regions throughout France, in quantities between 50 and 60 million hectolitres per year, or 7–8 billion bottles. France has the world's second-largest total vineyard area, behind Spain, and is in the position of being the world's largest wine producer...
  
  
• Route des Grands Crus
  Route des Grands Crus
  The Route des Grands Crus is the name of a tourist route situated in Burgundy, France.The approximately 60-kilometre route runs along the foot of the Côte d'Or escarpment, from Dijon in the north to Santenay in the south. Thus it runs through many of the great appellations of Burgundy wine, hence...
  
  
• Communes of the Côte-d'Or department