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Bouzeron () is a
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in the Saône-et-Loire department in
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in eastern France.


Geography

Bouzeron is a wine-growing village located near Chagny. It is from
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and from Chalon-sur-Saône.


Wine

Bouzeron is also an ''
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'' in the
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sub-region of Burgundy for a white wine made exclusively from the
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grape, created in 1998. It is the only communal appellation for Aligoté wine, the rest of them being sold under the regional appellation Bourgogne Aligoté AOC. Pinot noir and Chardonnay wines are also produced in the commune, but sold under the appellations Bourgogne rouge or blanc or Bourgogne Côte Chalonnaise.


See also

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Communes of the Saône-et-Loire department The following is a list of the 565 communes of the Saône-et-Loire department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Saône-et-Loire Saône-et-Loire communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{SaôneLoire-geo-stub