Beaujolais

Question 1

what marks the northern border of beaujolais

Answer 1

granite and schist hills

Question 2

wher does the very best beaiolias come from what is it know as ?

Answer 2

cru beaujolias

from the granite and schist hills

Question 3

how many cru beaujolais are geographically located in maconnais

Answer 3

2

Question 4

what are grapes used in beaujolias

Answer 4

Gamay
pinot noir – red and rose

chardonnay
aligote - beaujolais blanc

Question 5

which fermentation technique is used majorly?

Answer 5

Maceration carbonique method

Question 6

How many cru beaujolais exist? which wine

Answer 6

10 cru beaujolais

all are red wines.

Question 7

Name the 10 cru beaujolias

Answer 7

• St Amour
• Julienas Chenas
• Moulin a Vent
• Fleurie
• Chiroubles
• Morgon
• Brouilly
• Cote de Brouilly
• Regnie

Question 8

Name a few beaujolais appellation

Answer 8

Beaujolias AOC
Beaujolais Superieur AOC
Beaujolias Village AOC
- Beaujolias Nouveau - Can be sold as any one of the above 3

Question 9

what the abv requirement for Beaujolais village AOC

Answer 9

10.5 red

11 white

Question 10

what the abv requirement for Beaujolais Superieur AOC

Answer 10

10 red

10.5 white

Question 11

what the abv requirement for Beaujolais AOC

Answer 11

9 red

9.5 white

Question 12

which two Appellation can be used for wines anywhere in district?

Answer 12

Beaujolias AOC and superieur AOC

Question 13

What is Beaujolais Nouveau?

Answer 13

• Light red wine
• semi-maceration carbonique method
• whole berry fermentation in closed vats filled with CO2
• Virtually a rose wine with a purple tinge
• aroma of banana, bubble gum, pear drops

Question 14

when are the beaujolais nouveau wines released for sale?

Answer 14

third thursday of november

Question 15

how many years does it take good beaujolais to mature and what characteristics does it take on?

Answer 15

7-10 yrs

pinot noir

Question 16

in which year and how many villages lost the right to label their white wines as bourgogne blanc AOC?

Answer 16

september 2011

42 villages

Question 17

how many villages are still allowed to use bourgogne blanc label on their wines?

Answer 17

43

Question 18

which appellation for chardonnay wines with little aligote ?

Answer 18

beaujolais blanc AOC

one of those 43 villages

Question 19

which beaujolias cru village isnt allowed to use bourgogne AOC ?

Answer 19

Regnie

Question 20

how much % of gamay required for wine to be labelled Bourgogne Gamay AOC

Answer 20

30%

Question 21

what is the name of the burgandy wine brotherhood?

Answer 21

La Confrerie des Chevaliers du Tastevin

Question 22

wher is the La Confrerie des Chevaliers du Tastevin head quarted, when was it started and what is its purpose?

Answer 22

Chateau de clos de vougeot
1933
ensures high standards of burgundy wine and its promotion

Question 23

what can dry burgundy white wines be paired with?

Answer 23

aperitif
shellfish
fish dishes
chicken dishes - vola u vent
escalope de veal

Question 24

What to pair with bourgogne rouge?

Answer 24

medium strenghth meat dishes and sauces

Question 25

what goes well with beaujolais

Answer 25

all purpose light bodied wine

white and red meat and fish