Beaujolais

Question 1

What is the main grape of beaujolais?

Answer 1

Gamay

Question 2

What kind of grape is Gamay?

Answer 2

Early budding
Early ripening

Question 3

What is an issue with Gamay?

Answer 3

Can produce large diluted yields

Question 4

What is the ideal soil for Gamay?

Answer 4

Granite with low level of nutrient

Question 6

How are beaujolais vines trained?

Answer 6

Not trellised
Pruned to spurs around the head
Shoots are tied together to hold them vertically.

Question 7

What are the tasting notes of gamay?

Answer 7

Fragrant
Raspberry cherry
Medium tannin and body

Question 8

What are the rankings of beaujolais?

Answer 8

Beaujolais
Beaujolais villages
Beaujolais cru

Question 9

Where is most beaujolais grown?

Answer 9

Alluvial plain of the river saône

Question 10

What winemaking techniques are common in beaujolais?

Answer 10

Carbonic maceration
Semi carbonic maceration

Question 11

What is beaujolais nouveau?

Answer 11

Early drinking
Cannot be released until third Thursday in November after vintage
Cannot be sold after aug 31st
Can be villages or beaujolais. Not cru

Question 12

How many beaujolais villages are there?

Answer 12

39

Question 13

How many crus are there?

Answer 13

10

Question 14

What are the main four beaujolais crus?

Answer 14

Brouilly
Morgon
Fleurie
Moulin-a-vent

Question 15

What kind of wine come from brouilly and fleurie?

Answer 15

Lighter more perfumed styles

Question 16

Can beaujolais cru see oak?

Answer 16

Yes, but often in large vats