Climate change helps France's Beaujolais wine find its sweet spot

게시됨 2024년 11월 25일

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The article highlights the improvement in the quality of Beaujolais Nouveau, the young wine from the Beaujolais region in France, attributed to both a new generation of winemakers focusing on quality and sustainability, and the effects of climate change. Despite facing challenges such as increased temperatures and rainy weather, the 2024 harvest is projected to be smaller but with a higher quality, leading to a growth in its popularity among younger generations. The wine is now a significant part of the region's production, with 15 million bottles exported to 110 countries annually, making it the second most recognized wine globally, following Champagne.

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The celebration of this year's Beaujolais Nouveau kicked off this week in Lyon. A new generation of winemakers has made remarkable improvements to this "young wine" in recent years – but, in a surprise twist, so has climate change. This annual event marks the official release of the Beaujolais Nouveau, the region's famed first wine of the season. Once dismissed for its often subpar quality, Beaujolais has become the second most recognised wine globally, trailing only Champagne. According to Inter Beaujolais, Beaujolais Nouveau now accounts for 30 percent of the global Beaujolais production, with 15 million bottles exported to 110 countries each year, including 2 million bottles to Japan. Once known for prioritising volume over quality, the region's reputation has suffered. But now, a new generation of winemakers is changing the game, focusing on quality and sustainability rather than quantity. One such winemaker is Marine Descombe, who took over her family's estate in ...

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