26 THE VINEYARDS OF THE WORLD. 



The Vineyards of the C&te d'Or begin 

 generally on the upper third of the hills, 

 never ascending to the brow, and then 

 stretch down the incline towards the plain, 

 and sometimes extend for a mile or two 

 in the plain itself. The best vineyards 

 are never in the plain nor on the upper 

 part of the slopes but on the middle or the 

 lower part of the inclines which are nowhere 

 very steep. From Dijon in the north, to 

 Santenay in the south, are to be found the 

 finest Burgundy vineyards, all of which are 

 in the Departement of the C6te d'Or. 

 Some five miles from Dijon is Gevrey, 

 where Chambertin is grown ; then, one 

 passes Musigny and the world-famous Clos- 

 Vougeot, where the soil is quite different 

 from that of other Vineyards, being a 

 mixture of lime on a sub-soil of clay. 

 Further on is Vosnes, where are to be 

 found the vineyards of Romance St. Vivant, 



