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Hospices de Beaune [aws-PEES duh BOHN] A famous charitable organization consisting of the Hôtel-Dieu (a charitable hospital) and the Hospices de la Charité. It’s located in the town of Beaune in France’s BURGUNDY region and was founded in 1443 by Nicolas Rolin, chancellor to the Duke of Burgundy, and his wife Guigone de Salins. The colorfully tiled Hospices building is one of the landmarks in the town of Beaune, and its medieval architecture is often a focus for photographers. The Hospices de Beaune is subsidized by land endowments including some superior vineyard land in the CÔTE DE BEAUNE and CÔTE DE NUITS districts. The total holdings, which include some GRANDS CRUS and PREMIERS CRUS, consist of about 150 acres of vineyards. This land usually produces the equivalent of over 20,000 cases of wine that are sold at a famous auction held on the third Sunday in November. Because these wines are the first to be sold from the new VINTAGE, the auction prices are historically a general indicator of projected prices for this vintage in the rest of the region. After taking delivery of the barrels of wine, the auction buyers are responsible for AGING and bottling it. The wines are named after the major benefactors H to the Hospices, appended to that of the APPELLATION—for example, Corton-Docteur Peste, Beaune-Nicolas Rolin, and Mazis-Chambertin-Madeleine Collignon. Related Links: Burgundy, Cô, Cô, grand cru, vintage
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