The scale of Burgundy
Burgundy is a region of small vineyards, mixed ownership of vineyards, and relatively small production. Burgundy produces a total of about 22 million cases of wine annually. This quantity is only about a small part of Bordeaux’s production.
Burgundy’s vineyards are also much smaller than Bordeaux’s, meaning that less wine is available from any one vineyard. Where large vineyards do exist in Burgundy, they have multiple owners, so that many different wines exist from that one vineyard.
The limited scale of production in Burgundy has three repercussions:
The wines are expensive because production is small.
Multiple brands of any one wine are available.
The name of a vineyard isn't a reliable indication of a wine’s quality, because every vineyard has several owners and winemakers, who vary in dedication and ability.