France-Burgundy-Beaujolais

Question 1

What département is Beaujolais in?

Answer 1

Rhône

Question 2

What is the main geo feature of Beaujolais?

Answer 2

Monts du Beaujolais

choppy, low rise, mtns

Question 3

What is the primary soil of Bojo?

Answer 3

mainly, granite (typically pink granite called gore)

but may vary in different crus

Question 4

where does Bojo take it’s name?

Answer 4

commune of Beaujeau

Question 5

What is the governing body of Bojo?

Answer 5

Inter-Beaujolais (not BIVB)

Question 6

How much of Bojo is planted to Gamay?

Answer 6

95%

Question 7

How much of the world’s acreage of Gamay is in Bojo?

Answer 7

50%

Question 8

what styles of wine are auth in Bojo?

Answer 8

R/W/R

Question 9

Geographically, where are the crus vs regional/nouveau Bojo located?

Answer 9

Crus in N

S is mainly flatlands for nouveau and such

Question 10

When did Bojo-Villages lose it’s AOP?

Answer 10

2011 was absorbed into Beaujolais AOP, including all 10 crus

Question 11

What is the difference between Beaujolais-Villages and Beaujolais-Villages Supérieur?

Answer 11

10%

10.5% abv

Question 12

What are the 10 Crus of Bojo N-S

Answer 12

St. Amour
Juliénas
Chénas
Chiroubles
Moulin-à-Vent
Fleurie
Morgon
Régnie
Brouilly
Côte de Brouilly

Question 13

What is the typical vine training method of bojo?

Answer 13

gobelet

Question 14

Which cru of Bojo is the only in the Saône-et-Loire Département?

Answer 14

St. Amour

Question 15

Which crus of Bojo are considered the lightest, most aromatic?

Answer 15

St.-Amour
Fleurie
Chiroubles (lightest)
Régnié

Question 16

Which Crus of Bojo are considered more structured?

Answer 16

Juliénas
Chénas
Moulin-à-Vent (most)
Morgon
Brouilly
Côte de Brouilly

Question 17

Who is the primary producer in Juliénas?

Answer 17

Dom. du Clos du Fief

Question 18

What is the smallest cru of Bojo?

Answer 18

Chénas

Question 19

Which cru of Bojo can bottle as another if desired?

Answer 19

Chénas can bottle as Moulin-à-Vent

Question 20

What is the landmark of Moulin-à-Vent

Answer 20

historic windmill in town

Question 21

What is the most tannic and longest lived of the Cru Bojo’s?

Answer 21

Moulin-à-Vent

Question 22

What is the home village of Georges Dubouef?

Answer 22

Moulin-à-Vent

Question 23

What is the soil of MaV?

Answer 23

gore (pink granite)

Question 24

What is Fleurie named after?

Answer 24

a Roman Legionnaire (soldier), but can also be aromatically floral

Question 25

What are top producers of Fleurie?

Answer 25

Clos de la Roilette Dom Chignard Yvon Métras Yann Bertrand

Question 26

What is the coolest, highest elevation cru of Bojo?

Answer 26

Chiroubles

Question 27

How does the soil of Morgon differ from other crus of Bojo?

Answer 27

roche pourrie ("rotten rock")=schist, basalat, manganese

Question 28

What is the top Lieu-Dit of Morgon?

Answer 28

Côte de Py

Question 29

Who are the top producers of Morgon?

Answer 29

Marcel Lapierre Jean Foillard Jean-Paul Thevénet Guy Bréton

Question 30

Who are the Gang of Four? What are they known for?

Answer 30

Marcel Lapierre Jean Foillard Jean-Paul Thevénet Guy Bréton term coined by Kermit Lynch, 4 producers of Morgon known as pioneers of natural winemaking and brought international repute to the region

Question 31

Who is Jules Chauvet?

Answer 31

bojo chemist and winemaker guided by the Gang of Four

Question 32

What is the newest cru of Bojo? When?

Answer 32

Régnié est in 1988

Question 33

When were the earliest crus of Bojo est?

Answer 33

1936

Question 34

When was Bojo AOC est?

Answer 34

1937

Question 35

What is the largest cru of Bojo? How much of production?

Answer 35

Brouilly 20% total production

Question 36

What is the major geo feature of Brouilly, Côte de Brouilly?

Answer 36

Mont de Brouilly

Question 37

What is the etymological origin of Brouilly?

Answer 37

Brouilly=Brûlé=burnt

Question 38

Who are the primary producers of Brouilly?

Answer 38

Pierre Cotton | Jean-Claude Lapalu

Question 39

What is the major geographical difference between Brouilly and Côte de Brouilly?

Answer 39

Brouilly is on lower hillsides of Mont Brouilly whereas Côte de Brouilly is on higher slopes

Question 40

What is the difference in soil between Côte de Brouilly and the majority of the rest of Bojo?

Answer 40

more schist and less granite on the higher slopes of Mont Brouilly

Question 41

Who is the primary producer of Côte de Brouilly?

Answer 41

Ch. Thivin

Question 42

Which Crus of Bojo do not feature granite as their primary soil?

Answer 42

- Morgon (roche pourrie) | - Côte de Brouilly (schist/granite)