Côte d'Or
Following the success of the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855, Jules Lavalle developed an informal classification of vineyards of the Côte d'Or in his book "History and Statistics of the Côte d'Or". In 1861, Lavalle's classification was formalized by the Beaune Committee of Agriculture. The designations of "grand cru" and "premier cru" were later developed and expanded on in the 1930s with the creation of the AOC system.