Full Description
In The Wines of Beaujolais Natasha Hughes MW guides readers expertly to a greater understanding of the diversity of wines made in the region. In the last few years the quality of wines emerging from Beaujolais has risen dramatically, yet many still associate the region with Beaujolais Nouveau. From the 1960s onward the region became best known for these fun, unsophisticated wines, which were released just a few weeks after harvest. Nouveau brought financial security to the region, but the extraordinary level of demand for these wines also led to industrialised methods of farming and wine production. The resulting decline in quality ultimately damaged Beaujolais's reputation. Most wine lovers were unaware that, in parallel with this, there was a movement in the region to re-establish Beaujolais's historic reputation as a source of fine wines. The focus was on terroir, respect for the environment and considered winemaking - all things valued by today's wine lovers. This movement has gained momentum in recent years and Beaujolais is now a region with ambitions to match up to the reputation conferred on its neighbours in Burgundy and the Rhône.
Contents
Preface
1. The paths to the present
2. The songs of the earth: Beaujolais terroir
3. Gamay and other grapes
4. Viticulture
5. Winemaking in Beaujolais
6. Saint-Amour
7. Juliénas
8. Chénas
9. Moulin-à-Vent
10. Fleurie
11. Chiroubles
12. Morgon
13. Régnié
14. Brouilly and the Côte de Brouilly
15. Beaujolais villages
16. Beaujolais
17. Négociants
18. Sleep, eat, drink
Conclusion
Appendix
Glossary
Index
