Pommard

French commune
nomcommune=Pommard
région=Bourgogne
département=Côte-d'Or
arrondissement=Beaune
canton=Beaune-Nord
insee=21492
cp=21630
maire= Jacques Bergeret
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=
longitude=4.7958
latitude=47.0100
alt moy=248 m
alt mini=215 m
alt maxi=411 m
hectares=1005
km²=10,05
sans=562
date-sans=2004
dens=59|

Pommard is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in Bourgogne (Burgundy) in eastern. France.

It is famous for its Côte de Beaune wine production. This beautiful village is situated directly south of Beaune along the Route des Grands Crus. The D973 runs through the village from Beaune and then via Saisy to Autun.

Wine

Like Nuits-Saint-Georges, the name of Pommard was made famous as a marketplace for wines from better areas, in the days before Appellation Controlee. The fact that its name is easy for foreigners to pronounce also helped. 130,000 cases produced from 337 hectares makes it the second biggest area by production after Beaune. 135 hectares of that is Premier Cru, of which Les Epenots and Les Rugiens are the most notable.

Village

The square bell tower of its 18th century church characterise the village and on the hills that surround Pommard the vineyards dominate the landscape.

The Chateau de Pommard has recently undergone extensive refurbishment. It is open for tours of its vineyards, wine cellars and degustations of its own world renowned wine production.

ee also

*French wine
*Burgundy wine
*Côte de Beaune

Notes and references

Further reading

* Coates, Clive (1997) "Côte D'Or: A Celebration of the Great Wines of Burgundy" Weidenfeld Nicolson ISBN 0297836072

External links

* [http://www.thewinedoctor.com/regionalguides/burgundypartone.shtml thewinedoctor.com] A great overview of the geography and wines of Burgundy
* [http://www.wills-burgundy.com/region/cotedebeaune/ Details of the vineyards within the Côte de Beaune] .
* [http://www.netbourgogne.com/ www.netbourgogne.com] In English also available
* [http://www.burgundy-report.com/ The Burgundy Report] Good descriptions of the vineyards and vintages.
* [http://www.chateaudepommard.com/ Château De Pommard]