Wine journey · France
Beaujolais
Granite, Gamay, eight stops.
Guided route
Beaujolais Intense
Why a Duke of Burgundy banished Gamay – and how that very exile saved it on the granite of Beaujolais. Today it matures there in ten quite different guises.
1Region & HistoryGamay in Exile
2Grape VarietiesGamay, With Little Competition
3ClimateCoolness From the River
4SoilsGranite & Limestone
5GlasswareCool and Narrow
6WinemakingCarbon Dioxide Instead of Crushing
7TastingBanana, Cherry, Violet
8Wine & FoodBouchon and Cabrion0 of 8
