Beaujolais

Question 1

Country

Grape variety

Climate

Answer 1

Beaujolais, France

Gamay

(Chardonnay)

Continental

Question 2

Typical Beaujolais

3,6,8

Answer 2

3 Light-bodied

6 Low to medium tannins

8 Red fruit

Question 3

Why are wines from Beauojolais often served slightly chilled?

Answer 3

To highlight their bright acidity and delicate fruit flavors.

Question 4

The very ___ part of Beaujolais overlaps a bit of the ___ part of the ___.

Answer 4

northern

southern

Mâconnais

Question 5

Red grape in beaujolais

Answer 5

Gamay

Question 6

Traditional training method in Beaujolais

Answer 6

Gobelet (Bush vine)

Question 7

Winemakers can use a specific winemaking technique to craft a particular style of Beaujolais:

Answer 7

Carbonic maceration

Question 8

What is carbonic maceration?

Answer 8

Wine making technique that extracts intense colour and fruit flavours but little tannin.

Question 9

Process of Carbonic maceration

1 ___ of Gamay are put into tanks, ___ is pumped into the tank and the tank is ___, creating an ___.

2 Due to the absence of oxygen the berries undergo an ___ (without the help of ___). In this environment ___ and ___ are transferred to the ____ from the ___ while the grapes are building up ___.

Anaerobic respiration of the grapes will convert the ___ in the grapes into ___. Once the alcohol inside the grapes reaches ___%, they ___, ___.

3 Once carbonic maceration has completed (Nornally ___ weeks) the winemaker pumps both the___ and ___ from the skins into another vessel to allow ___ to finish ___, rendering the wine ___ and very ___.

Answer 9

1

Whole clusters

carbon dioxide

sealed

anaerobic environment

2

intracellular fermentation

yeasts

some tannin

lots of color

flesh

skins

carbon dioxide

sugars

ethanol

2

burst

releasing their juice naturally

3

1-3

free run

pressed juice

yeast

primary fermentation

dry

fruity

Question 10

What are some of the flavors derived from carbonic maceration?

Answer 10

Bubble gum

Banana

Kirsch

Cinnamon

Gum drops

Red licorice

Question 11

How are the soils different from northern Beaujolais to southern Beaujolais?

Answer 11

Northern Beaujolais has more granite and schist soils, and the northern landscape has more rolling hills than the south.

Southern Beaujolais is on an alluvial plain with sandy soils, and the earth here is flatter than in the north.

Question 12

Gamay is king in Beaujolais but there can be some white wines - ___ found on ___. They are sold as ___.

Answer 12

Chardonnay

limestone outcroppings

Beaujolais Blanc

Question 13

What is the hierarchy of quality wines in Beaujolais?

Answer 13

From highest to lowest:

Crus of Beaujolais

Beaujolais-Villages

Beaujolais

Question 14

What are the 10 Crus of Beaujolais from north to south?

Answer 14

From north to south, the 10 are:

Saint-Amour

Juliénas

Chénas

Moulin-à-Vent

Fleurie

Chiroubles

Morgon

Régnié

Côte de Brouilly

Brouilly - Brouilly surrounds Côte de Brouilly

Question 15

What style of wine would one expect from one of the Crus of Beaujolais compared to others?

Answer 15

A more structured, more concentrated wine with medium to pronounced red fruits aromas.

(The Crus of Beaujolais generally do not use Carbonic Maceration.)

Question 16

Which Crus of Beaujolais offer wines with the most structure and concentration?

Answer 16

Morgon

Moulin-à-Vent

Question 17

Which Crus of Beaujolais offer wines that are more perfumed and aromatic, and tend to be lighter in style?

Answer 17

Brouilly

Fleurie

Question 18

Grapes for Beaujolais ___ can only come from ___ and

NOT allowed to come from___.

Answer 18

Nouveau

Beaujolais or Beaujolais-Villages

Crus of Beaujolais

Question 19

Is most Beaujolais Nouveau produced via carbonic maceration or traditional methods?

Beaujolais Nouveau is intentionally made for ___.

Answer 19

Carbonic maceration

early drinking

Question 20

Beaujolais Nouveau can be released on the ___ the same year of harvest.

Beaujolais Nouveau cannot be sold after ____ the year after harvest.

Answer 20

third Thursday of November

August 31

Question 21

How many villages lie within the Beaujolais-Villages AOP?

Answer 21

39 villages

Question 22

Most of the wines in Beaujolais-Villages are ___, which is why ___ villages are rarely seen on labels.

Answer 22

blended across villages

individual

Question 23

In the 10 Crus of Beaujolais, the winemaking technique most often used is traditional or carbonic maceration?

Answer 23

Traditional

Question 24

The reds from Beaujolais will ___ display oaky notes as the wines are fermented and aged in ___ vats.

Answer 24

rarely, if ever

large, neutral

Question 25

If a Beaujolais winemaker makes their wine traditionally in large, neutral casks, what 2 techniques can they use to give the wine brighter fruit characteristics?

Answer 25

Semi-carbonic maceration

Small proportion of whole bunches

Question 26

How is semi-carbonic maceration different from carbonic maceration?

Semi-carbonic maceration does not utilize ___. Instead, a winemaker will rely on the ___.

Whole clusters at the bottom of the tank will be ___ from the ___ of the grapes above, allowing ___ that were on the grapes to start ___ the juice released from burst berries.

Answer 26

pumped-in carbon dioxide

carbon dioxide naturally produced by fermentation

crushed

weight of the grapes

natural yeasts

fermenting

Question 27

What are some of the flavors derived from semi-carbonic maceration?

Answer 27

florals

candied banana

Kirsch

tutti-fruity