Beaujolais

Beaujolais is a historical province and a wine-producing region in France.

It is now part of the Burgundy région for administrative purposes.

Wine

The region is known internationally for its long tradition of winemaking, and more recently for the enormously popular Beaujolais nouveau.

The Beaujolais is a French AOC wine, almost all Beaujolais wines are reds of the Gamay grape but like most AOC wines are not labelled varietally.

Whites from the region, which make up only 1% of its production, are made with Chardonnay grapes.

Beaujolais tends to be a very light bodied red wine, with relatively high amounts of acidity which makes it less a casual sipping wine and one more suited to food.

Most Beaujolais should be drunk within the first three years of its life.

Only the best examples of the ten "crus" listed below - and produced by the best vintners - improve with age for up to ten years.

Wines labeled simply "Beaujolais" account for 50% of the production.

Beaujolais Villages makes up 25% of the region's production, and comes from better vineyard sites in and around the ten "crus" in the north part of Beaujolais.

Wine from these individual crus, which make up the balance, can be more full-bodied, darker in color, and significantly longer lived.

Unfortunately for the unknowing wine drinker, these wines do not usually use the word "Beaujolais" on the label, leaving one with little recourse but to memorize the list.

The ten crus are:

Morgon, Moulin-à-Vent, Brouilly, Côte de Brouilly, Saint-Amour, Chiroubles, Chénas, Fleurie, Juliénas, and most recently, Régnié.

By far, the largest production comes from the négoçiant Georges Duboeuf, who makes the well-known "flower labels".

Beaujolais is a historical province and a wine-producing region in France. It is now part of the Burgundy région for administrative purposes. Wine The region is known internationally for its long tradition of winemaking, and more recently for the enormously popular Beaujolais nouveau. The Beaujolais is a French AOC wine, almost all Beaujolais wines are reds of the Gamay grape but like most AOC wines are not labelled varietally. Whites from the region, which make up only 1% of its production, are made with Chardonnay grapes. Beaujolais tends to be a very light bodied red wine, with relatively high amounts of acidity which makes it less a casual sipping wine and one more suited to food. Most Beaujolais should be drunk within the first three years of its life. Only the best examples of the ten "crus" listed below - and produced by the best vintners - improve with age for up to ten years. Wines labeled simply "Beaujolais" account for 50% of the production. Beaujolais Villages makes up 25% of the region's production, and comes from better vineyard sites in and around the ten "crus" in the north part of Beaujolais. Wine from these individual crus, which make up the balance, can be more full-bodied, darker in color, and significantly longer lived. Unfortunately for the unknowing wine drinker, these wines do not usually use the word "Beaujolais" on the label, leaving one with little recourse but to memorize the list. The ten crus are: Morgon, Moulin-à-Vent, Brouilly, Côte de Brouilly, Saint-Amour, Chiroubles, Chénas, Fleurie, Juliénas, and most recently, Régnié. By far, the largest production comes from the négoçiant Georges Duboeuf, who makes the well-known "flower labels". °	Beaujolais is a historical province and a wine-producing region in France.	Beaujolais è una provincia storica e una regione produttrice di vino in Francia.
	It is now part of the Burgundy région for administrative purposes.	Attualmente appartiene alla regione della Borgogna ai fini amministrativi.
	Wine	Vino
	The region is known internationally for its long tradition of winemaking, and more recently for the enormously popular Beaujolais nouveau.	La regione è conosciuta a livello internazionale per la sua lunga tradizione di produzione di vini, e più recentemente per la grande popolarità del Beaujolais novello.
	The Beaujolais is a French AOC wine, almost all Beaujolais wines are reds of the Gamay grape but like most AOC wines are not labelled varietally.	Il Beaujolais è un vino francese AOC*, quasi tutti i vini Beaujolais sono rossi prodotti dal vitigno Gamay, ma come la maggior parte dei vini AOC non riportano in etichetta il tipo di vitigno.
	Whites from the region, which make up only 1% of its production, are made with Chardonnay grapes.	I bianchi della regione, che costituiscono solo l'1% della sua produzione, sono prodotti con vitigni Chardonnay.
	Beaujolais tends to be a very light bodied red wine, with relatively high amounts of acidity which makes it less a casual sipping wine and one more suited to food.	Il Beaujolais è un vino rosso poco strutturato, con un'alta acidità totale che lo rende più adatto all'abbinamento con il cibo che alla semplice degustazione.
	Most Beaujolais should be drunk within the first three years of its life.	La maggior parte dei Beaujolais devono essere bevuti entro i primi tre anni della loro vita.
	Only the best examples of the ten "crus" listed below - and produced by the best vintners - improve with age for up to ten years.	Solo i migliori dieci "crus" riportati sotto, e prodotti da i migliori vinaioli, migliorano con l'età fino ad un massimo di dieci anni.
	Wines labeled simply "Beaujolais" account for 50% of the production.	I vini etichettati semplicemente come "Beaujolais" rappresentano il 50% della produzione.
	Beaujolais Villages makes up 25% of the region's production, and comes from better vineyard sites in and around the ten "crus" in the north part of Beaujolais.	Beaujolais Villages costituisce il 25% della produzione della regione, e viene dai migliori vigneti situati entro e attorno ai dieci 'crus' nella parte nord della regione Beaujolais.
	Wine from these individual crus, which make up the balance, can be more full-bodied, darker in color, and significantly longer lived.	Il vino di questi singoli crus, che rappresenta il restante 25% della produzione, tende ad essere più pieno di corpo, più scuro nel colore, e significativamente più longevo.
	Unfortunately for the unknowing wine drinker, these wines do not usually use the word "Beaujolais" on the label, leaving one with little recourse but to memorize the list.	Sfortunatamente per il degustatore non esperto, questi vini non usano abitualmente la parola "Beaujolais" sull'etichetta per cui non si ha altra scelta se non quella di impararne a memoria l'elenco.
	The ten crus are:	I dieci crus sono:
	Morgon, Moulin-à-Vent, Brouilly, Côte de Brouilly, Saint-Amour, Chiroubles, Chénas, Fleurie, Juliénas, and most recently, Régnié.	Morgon, Moulin-à-Vent, Brouilly, Côte de Brouilly, Saint-Amour, Chiroubles, Chénas, Fleurie, Juliénas, e più recentemente, Régnié.
	By far, the largest production comes from the négoçiant Georges Duboeuf, who makes the well-known "flower labels".	Di gran lunga la maggiore produzione proviene dal négoçiant Georges Duboeuf che produce le famose "etichette floreali"