Beaujolais Flashcards
Which river flows to the east of Beaujolais?
The Saône River
Beaujolais is to the north of which French city?
Lyon
What is the official Beaujolais Nouveau release date each year?
The third Thursday in November
In Beaujolais, what are weathered feldspars, micas, quartz and other minerals known as?
Arène or gorrhe
What is the primary white grape of Beaujolais?
Chardonnay
What is the primary red grape of Beaujolais?
Gamay
How many Beaujolais Crus are there?
10
Beaujolais Nouveau is made using which vinification technique?
Semi-carbonic maceration
What French term is synonomous with “nouveau”?
Primeur
Why is the Guyot training method not permitted for the Beaujolais Crus?
Guyot leaves a high number of fruiting
buds and generates higher yields.
Beaujolais Nouveau has its own AOC.
True or False?
FALSE.
Nouveau is either Beaujolais AOC
or Beaujolais Villages AOC.
Which Bourgogne sub-region is directly north of Beaujolais?
The Mâconnais
Which river separates northern and southern Beaujolais?
Nizerand
Which important figure first championed the use of carbonic maceration?
Jules Chauvet
All Beaujolais Cru wines are red.
True or False?
True
Grapes destined for Beaujolais Cru wines must be hand harvested.
True or False?
True
What are the Pierres Dorées?
“Golden Stones”
of broken yellow limestone.
White Beaujolais typically spends 12 months in oak.
True or False?
FALSE.
Most is unoaked.
Which Cru produces the most full-bodied and tannic wines?
Moulin-à-Vent
Which Cru has the highest elevation and coolest climate?
Chiroubles
Which compound gives the Pierres Dorées their distinctive color?
Iron-oxide
- Carbonic maceration is attributed to…
a. Joseph Capus
b. Émile Peynaud
c. Jules Chauvet
d. Pierre-Marie-Alexis Millardet
c. Jules Chauvet
- What two topographical features give the Beaujolais region its uniquely warm and sheltered macroclimate?
a. The Saône River and the Monts du Beaujolais
b. The Saône River and the Vosges Mountains
c. The Saône and Rhône Rivers
d. The Rhône River and the Alps
a. The Saône River and the Monts du Beaujolais
- The soil of northern Beaujolais is…
a. Mostly slate
b. Mostly limestone and clay
c. Mostly granite and schist
d. Mostly sandy alluvial deposits
c. Mostly granite and schist
- Which Beaujolais Cru has the coolest mesoclimate?
a. Fleurie
b. Chiroubles
c. Chénas
d. Saint-Amour
b. Chiroubles
- What grape variety will no longer be authorized in Beaujolais as of 2035?
a. Chardonnay
b. Pinot Noir
c. Melon de Bourgogne
d. Aligoté
d. Aligoté
- Which of the following crus is considered more powerful and age-worthy?
a. Régnié
b. Morgon
c. Chiroubles
d. Saint-Amour
b. Morgon
- Which of the following Beaujolais Crus pinotent?
a. Saint-Amour
b. Côte de Brouilly
c. Moulin-à-Vent
d. Brouilly
c. Moulin-à-Vent
- Which Beaujolais Cru has vineyards on slopes facing each point of the compass?
a. Juliénas
b. Chiroubles
c. Côte de Brouilly
d. Brouilly
c. Côte de Brouilly
