Studying for any exam takes a lot of mental energy, and how you memorize is different for everyone; here are some mnemonics for studying the appellations of Burgundy.
*Note these are based on what is needed for French Wine Scholar from the Wine Scholar Guild.
Chablis
Bad Boys Get Ladies Very Vocal… Puh-leeze!
Bougros
Blanchot
Grenouilles
Les Clos
Vlamur
Vaudésir
Preuses
Côte de Nuits (N→S)
Mr. Feeny, Give My Cats Vehicles! Vehicles NOW!
Marsannay
Fixin
Gevrey-Chambertin (9 Grand Crus)
Morey-St.-Denis (5 Grand Crus)
Chambolle-Musigny (2 Grand Crus)
Vougeot (1 Grand Cru)
Vosnee-Romanée (8 Grand Crus)
Nuits-St.-Georges
Côte de Beaune (N→S)
Lately, All Beautiful People Value My Pretty Children Marginally.
Ladoix-Serrigny (2 Grand Crus)
Aloxe-Corton (3 Grand Crus)
Beaune
Pommard
Volnay
Meursault
Puligny-Montrachet (4 Grand Crus)
Chassagne-Montrachet (3 Grand Crus)
Maranges
Côte Chalonnais (N→S)
Booze Rules Mercury & Gives Mountains
Bouzeron
Rully
Mercurey
Givry
Montagny
Mâconnais (N→S)
Very Chatty People Fill Lives Very Socially.
Viré
Clessé
Pouilly
Fuissé
Loche
Vinzelles
St.-Vérand
Do you have more mnemonics? Leave them in the comments below!