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1
Q

In what department does most of Beaujolais lie within?

A

Rhone department

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2
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What is France’s second largest city?

A

Lyon

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3
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What percentage of vines are planted to Gamay in Beaujolais?

A

Over 95%

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4
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What are the 11 appellations in Beaujolais?

A

Beaujolais

Saint-Amour

Juliennas

Chenas

Moulin-a-Vent

Fleurie

Chiroubles

Morgon

Regnie

Cote de Brouilly

Brouilly

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5
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What are the soils of Beaujolais?

A

Granite- north

Limestone/Clay- south

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6
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In what year was Beaujolais Villages subsumed by Beaujolais AOP?

A

2011

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7
Q

Which Cru Beaujolais fit within the following categories?

Fruity

Elegant

Structure

A

Fruity: Brouilly, Regnies, Chiroubles

Elegant: Saint-Amour, Fleurie, Chenas

Structure: Cote de Brouilly, Morgon, Julienas, Moulin-a-Vent

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8
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What percentage of production in Beaujolais is done under Cru Beaujolais?

A

1/4-1/3

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9
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What style of trellising do you see in Beaujolais?

A

Gobelet

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10
Q

Name a famous lieux dit in each of the following:

Morgon

Julienas

Fleurie

A

Morgon: Cote du Puy (Dugat Puy)

Julienas: Les Capitans

Fleurie: La Madone

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11
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What is the most northerly Beaujolais cru?

A

Saint-Amour

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12
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What department does Beaujolais cru Saint-Amour lie within?

A

Saone et Loire department

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13
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Name 2 great estates of Julienas?

A

Pascal Granger

Domaine du Clos du Fief

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14
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What is the smallest of the ten Beaujolais cru?

A

Chenas

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15
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Producers of Chenas may either bottle their wine under Chenas or ________?

A

Morgon

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16
Q

What is the soil of Moulin-a-Vent

A

gore- soft pink granitic soil

17
Q

Who are the great estates located in Moulin-a-Vent?

A

Georges Deboeuf

Chateau des Jacques

Potel Aviron

18
Q

What slopes does Fleurie lie on?

A

Mont la Madone

19
Q

Who is the oldest cooperative in Beaujolais?

A

La Cave des Producteurs des Grands Vins de Fleurie

20
Q

What is the highest elevation cru in Beaujolais?

A

Chiroubles

also the coolest cru

Lightest of the cru in style

21
Q

Define: Roche Pourrie

Where would I find this?

A

Rotten rock

Morgon (Cote du Py) - combo of iron rich schist, basalt streaked with manganese

22
Q

List the important domaines of Morgon

A

Kermit Lynch’s gang of four

Marcel Lapierre

Jean Foillard

Jean-Paul Thevenet

Guy Breton

23
Q

Who is Jules Chauvet?

A

late Beaujolais chemist and winemaker- helped aid the education that sparked natural winemaking in Beaujolais

24
Q

What is the largest Beaujolais cru?

A

Brouilly- 1300 hectares

20% of total production of Beaujolais

25
Q

What extinct volcano lies in Beaujolais?

A

Mont Brouilly

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