Beaujolais

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viticultural area wine region

Beaujolais is a French wine-producing region best known for its light, fruity red wines made primarily from the Gamay grape, including the popular Beaujolais Nouveau.

Aliases (10)

Beaujolais Nouveau ×3
Beaujolais AOC ×2
Beaujolais-Villages AOC ×2
Beaujolais (historic province of France) ×1
Beaujolais (northern part) ×1
Beaujolais Villages ×1
Beaujolais area ×1
Beaujolais wine region ×1
Cru Beaujolais ×1
hills of Beaujolais ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	viticultural area → wine region →
alsoProduces	rosé wine → white wine →
BeaujolaisNouveauRelease	third Thursday of November →
BeaujolaisNouveauStyle	intended for early drinking → very young wine →
climate	semi-continental climate →
contains	10 crus of Beaujolais →
country	France →
dominantGrapeColor	red →
exportMarkets	Japan → United Kingdom → United States →
famousProduct	Beaujolais Nouveau →
grapeHarvestPeriod	early to mid-September (typical) →
hasSubregion	Beaujolais AOC → Beaujolais-Villages AOC → Brouilly → Chiroubles → Chénas → Côte de Brouilly → Fleurie → Juliénas → Morgon → Moulin-à-Vent → Régnié → Saint-Amour →
historicalProvince	Beaujolais (historic province of France) →
knownFor	Beaujolais Nouveau → fruity red wines → light red wines →
locatedIn	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes → eastern France →
locatedNear	Lyon →
partOf	Burgundy wine region →
primaryGrapeVariety	Gamay →
regulatoryBody	INAO →
soilType	clay-limestone soils → granite soils → schist soils →
traditionalVineTraining	gobelet (bush vines) →
typicalAromas	banana notes in Nouveau wines → red berries →
whiteGrapeVariety	Chardonnay →
wineClassification	Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée →
winemakingTechnique	carbonic maceration → semi-carbonic maceration →
wineStyle	light-bodied red wine → low-tannin red wine →

Referenced by (19)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Beaujolais ("Beaujolais AOC") → Beaujolais ("Beaujolais-Villages AOC") → Burgundy →	hasSubregion
Gamay ("Beaujolais Nouveau") → Gamay ("Beaujolais Villages") → Gamay ("Cru Beaujolais") →	wineStyle
Gamay ("Beaujolais AOC") → Gamay ("Beaujolais-Villages AOC") →	authorizedInAppellation
Rhône (department) ("Beaujolais area") →	contains
Rhône →	containsSubregion
Saône-et-Loire ("Beaujolais (northern part)") →	containsWineRegion
Rhône (department) ("hills of Beaujolais") →	elevationFeature
Beaujolais ("Beaujolais Nouveau") →	famousProduct
Gamay →	grownIn
Beaujolais ("Beaujolais (historic province of France)") →	historicalProvince
Paris–Lyon railway →	historicalRegion
Beaujolais ("Beaujolais Nouveau") →	knownFor
Mâconnais ("Beaujolais wine region") →	northOf
Gamay →	primaryRegion