Beaujolais

Question 1

True or false - Bourgogne AC wines can include some fruit from Beaujolais?

Answer 1

True

Question 2

True or False - Bourgogne Aligoté will not be permitted to use Beaujolais fruit post 2035?

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Who invented carbonic maceration?

Answer 3

Jules Chauvet

Question 4

When was Beaujolais Nouveau first commercialised??

Answer 4

1951

Question 5

What do Chateau de l’Eclair contribute to Beaujolais wines?

Answer 5

Collects Gamay variants
Mapped the vineyards of Beaujolais

Question 6

How many different soil types exist in Beaujolais?

Answer 6

Over 300

Question 7

Which Roman emperor is Julianas named after?

Answer 7

Julius Caesar

Question 8

What is a vin Primeur?

Answer 8

A wine released when it’s first vinified

Question 9

What is the date for release of Beaujolais Nouveau?

Answer 9

3rd Thursday in November

Question 10

What is the climate of Beaujolais?

Answer 10

Continental with some Mediterranean influence

Question 11

What 3 factors influence the climate of Beaujolais?

Answer 11

Monts du Beaujolais
Saône river
Mediterranean

Question 12

What is the primary soil type of Northern Beaujolais?

Answer 12

Granite

Question 13

What are arena or gorrhe?

Answer 13

Sandy soils with mica, quartz and minerals found in Beaujolais

Question 14

What is the primary soil type of southern Beaujolais?

Answer 14

Clay
Limestone

Question 15

What is the name of the broken yellow limestone found in southern Beaujolais?

Answer 15

Pierres Dorées

Question 16

What gives Pierres Dorées their distinctive colour?

Answer 16

Iron oxide

Question 17

What is the aspect of all the Beaujolais Crus?

Answer 17

South-Eastern

Question 18

What is the primary white grape of Beaujolais?

Answer 18

Chardonnay

Question 19

What training method is mandatory for Beaujolais Village and Crus?

Answer 19

Goblet

Question 20

What pruning method is not allow for wines other than red and white Beaujolais and white Beaujolais Village?

Answer 20

Guyot

Question 21

What other pruning methods are now permitted for Beaujolais Village and Crus?

Answer 21

Cordon
Eventail

Question 22

For what wine is mechanical harvesting prohibited in Beaujolais?

Answer 22

Nouveau

Question 23

What is Terra Vitis?

Answer 23

A sustainable vine growing certification founded in Beaujolais

Question 24

What AC can sparkling wine from Beaujolais be bottled under?

Answer 24

Cremant de Bourgogne

Question 25

What AC can the sparkling, sweet rosé wine made by method ancestrale be bottled under in Beaujolais?

Answer 25

Vin de France

Question 26

How many villages encompass the Beaujolais region?

Answer 26

96

Question 27

What river separates Northern from southern Beaujolais?

Answer 27

Nizerand

Question 28

Whats styles of wine can be made under Beaujolais AC?

Answer 28

Red, white and rosé

Question 29

What does superieur indicate on a Beaujolais AC wine?

Answer 29

Lower yields Higher minimum alcohol levels

Question 30

What is the primary white grape of Beaujolais AC?

Answer 30

Chardonnay

Question 31

What style of wine can be made under Beaujolais Villages AC?

Answer 31

Red, white and Rosé

Question 32

How many villages can use Beaujolais Village AC?

Answer 32

38

Question 33

True or false. Beaujolais Villages AC can be release as Nouveau?

Answer 33

True

Question 34

White Beaujolais AC can be release as Nouveau. True or False?

Answer 34

False. Nouveau must be red or rosé.

Question 35

True or false. All Beaujolais crus are red.

Answer 35

True

Question 36

Which is the northernmost Beaujolais Cru?

Answer 36

Saint-Amour

Question 37

Which is the southernmost Beaujolais Cru?

Answer 37

Brouilly

Question 38

In which Beaujolais Cru can Côte du Puy be found?

Answer 38

Morgon

Question 39

Which Beaujolais Crus are soft and light in Style?

Answer 39

Saint-Amour Fleurie Chiroubles

Question 40

Which is the most feminine of the Beaujolais Crus?

Answer 40

Fleurie

Question 41

Which is the most "Beaujolais" of the Beaujolais Crus?

Answer 41

Chiroubles

Question 42

Which is the highest of the Beaujolais Crus?

Answer 42

Chiroubles

Question 43

Which four Beaujolais Crus are considered to be medium bodied?

Answer 43

Julianas Regnie Côte de Brouilly Brouilly

Question 44

Which is the largest of the Beaujolais Crus?

Answer 44

Brouilly

Question 45

Which is the newest Beaujolais cru?

Answer 45

Reginie

Question 46

Which Beaujolais cru displays a hint of pepper?

Answer 46

Côte de Brouilly

Question 47

Which Beaujolais Crus produce the most powerful wines

Answer 47

Chenas Moulin a vent Morgon

Question 48

Which is the smallest of the Beaujolais crus?

Answer 48

Chenas

Question 49

Which Beaujolais cru is known as the king of the crus?

Answer 49

Moulin a vent

Question 50

What is the name for the Pinot Noir like character taken on by Moulin a vent?

Answer 50

Pinoter (verb) "Les vins pinotent: = become more pinot like

Question 51

Which is the second largest Beaujolais cru?

Answer 51

Morgon

Question 52

What is the name for the "rotted rocks" of Morgan?

Answer 52

Roches Pourries

Question 53

Which famous lieu dit in Beaujolais is found on rotted rocks

Answer 53

Côte du puy

Question 54

What is the term used for Morgan wines that pick up territory aroma

Answer 54

Morgonner

Question 55

What is the wine region south of Beaujolais?

Answer 55

Coteaux du Lyonnais