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“…The perfect introduction and guide to a region that deserves our attention.” — The Irish Sun<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Hughes has done a truly superb job on this detailed winery by winery guide, that also includes an excellent overview of modern Beaujolais and how it got to where it is today. Her intelligence rings clear on every page.”<\/em> — Telegraph<\/strong><\/p>\n

“This book has its work cut out if it is to gain for good Beaujolais a reputation commensurate with the quality of the wines being produced today. I am pleased to note that it is up to the task.”<\/em> — World of Fine Wine <\/strong><\/p>\n

In The Wines of Beaujolais<\/em><\/strong> 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 industrialized 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 neighbors in Burgundy and the Rhône.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of France’s most exciting wine regions, often overlooked because of its proximity to heavyweight neighbor Burgundy, but increasingly capable of producing exquisite and great value wines. This guide is the definitive look at the region, written by an acknowledged expert, Natasha Hughes MW.
Acknowledgements ix
\nPreface xi
\n1. The paths to the present 1
\n2. The songs of the earth: Beaujolais’s terroir 17
\n3. Gamay and other grapes 31
\n4. Viticulture: the craft and science of growing grapes in Beaujolais 37
\n5. Winemaking in Beaujolais … and its unexpected complexities 47
\n6. Saint-Amour 61
\n7. Juliénas 70
\n8. Chénas 78
\n9. Moulin-à-Vent 87
\n10. Fleurie 104
\n11. Chiroubles 131
\n12. Morgon 143
\n13. Régnié 166
\n14. Brouilly and the Côte de Brouilly 178
\n15. Beaujolais Villages 193
\n16. Beaujolais 213
\nviii THE WINES OF BEAUJOLAIS
\n17. Négociants 230
\n18. Sleep, eat and drink 246
\nConclusion: Where is Beaujolais heading? 252
\nAppendix: Making the most of Beaujolais in six brief lists 256
\nGlossary 259
\nIndex 265
\nMaps
\nMap 1: The Beaujolais wine region 18
\nMap 2: The geology of the northern crus 22
\nMap 3: The geology of the southern crus 23
\nMap 4: The geology of Saint-Amour 62
\nMap 5: The geology of Moulin-à-Vent 88
\nMap 6: The geology of Fleurie 105
\nMap 7: The geology of Morgon 144<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":60608,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[5711,5508],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-60607","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-food-drink","7":"product_cat-travel","8":"author-by-author-natasha-hughes","9":"publisher-academie-du-vin-library-ltd","10":"series-the-classic-wine-library","12":"first","13":"instock","14":"shipping-taxable","15":"purchasable","16":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe Wines of Beaujolais - ACC Art Books US<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/the-wines-of-beaujolais\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Wines of Beaujolais - ACC Art Books US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"One of France's most exciting wine regions, often overlooked because of its proximity to heavyweight neighbor Burgundy, but increasingly capable of producing exquisite and great value wines. 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