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Sales (in billions of US$) expected this Valentine’s Day. Good news for retailers! Despite inflation and supply chain issues, consumers are planning to spend more than ever on gifts for their loved ones, friends, co-workers, pets, and themselves, according to a recent survey from the National Retail Federation. The surge in spending from last year’s $23.9 billion is a record high.

White Burgundy is almost always associated with chardonnay but there are a few exceptions. Find the two exceptions among the following:

A. Bouzeron

B. St-Véran

C. Montagny

D. St-Bris

Bouzeron in Côte Chalonnaise is the only village appellation that produces wines from the aligoté grape and St-Bris, located a few miles southwest of the Chablis region, is the only sauvignon blanc appellation in Burgundy. Montagny in the Côte Chalonnaise and St-Véran in the Macônnais are made from chardonnay.

“I still get intimidated when I have to order from a sommelier, or when someone in the business asks me about my favorite wines. The question is a sneakily polite way for them to figure out what kind of person I am. Usually I defer by answering truthfully: Most of the time, I order light beer or sake with food. But the older I get, the more I seem to be drinking wine.”

– David Chang, Restauranteur, Author and Television Personality

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