French Wine Region Bourgogne Should No Longer Be Translated To ‘Burgundy’

French Wine Region Bourgogne Should No Longer Be Translated To ‘Burgundy’

Bourgogne stands alone as France’s only wine region with a name translated into different languages. Everyone calls the Loire Valley the Loire Valley, for example. Bordeaux is Bordeaux. But Bourgogne is commonly referred to as “Burgundy” in English — there’s also “Burgund” in German and “Borgogna” in Italian.

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John

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