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