Aloxe-Corton
Language: French
Description: An important village and wine producing commune of the Côte de Beaune in Burgundy, producing mainly red wine from Pinot Noir grapes, for which its most famous grand cru vineyard is Le Corton, and some white from Chardonnay, including the grand cru Corton-Charlemagne (both overlap with neighbouring Pernand-Vergelesses); neighbouring Ladoix-Serrigny uses the name Aloxe-Corton for its best wines.
Pronounced: ah-lohks kohr-toh'
Ethnicity: French
Most frequent country: France
Most frequent region: Burgundy
See places: French food and cuisine, Burgundy, Beaune
See drinks, wines etc: Côte de Beaune
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