Corton-Charlemagne is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) and Grand Cru vineyard for white wine in Côte de Beaune subregion of Burgundy. It is located in the communes of Aloxe-Corton, Pernand-Vergelesses and Ladoix-Serrigny, and Chardonnay is the only allowed grape variety. Around 300,000 bottles of white wine are produced each year in the appellation. The AOC was created in 1937.
