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1 Home Gamay Noir - A Tough Life Life for this red variety has been tough. This offspring of Pinot Noir and Gouais Blanc (a very obscure white grape also famous for parenting Chardonnay) has not enjoyed the easy path to oenological stardom that its red parent has taken. In fact, Gamay Noir pretty m Where does Gamay Noir Grow? France - Gamay Noir continues to be the predominant grape in Beaujolais but has had to endure some rough patches. In addition to the medieval call for its decimation, Gamay Noir has also had to contend with changing taste in the modern world. During the 1970 French Producers to Look For- Domaine Marcel Lapierre (Morgon), Georges Duboeuf (Morgon), Domaine Jean Foillard (Morgon), Jean-Paul Brun Domaine des Terres Dorres (Morgon), Jean-Marc Burgaud (Morgon), Louis Jadot (Moulin-à-Vent), Henry Fessy (Moulin-à-V Switzerland - Bordering France to the east, it makes sense that Gamay Noir would find some amiable climes to plant its roots. In fact, some contend that it may have landed in the alpine environment before heading to France. No matter the origin, Gamay Noir do Swiss Producers to Look For- Robert Gilliard (Valais), Maurice Gay (Valais), Provin Dole de Sion Maitre des Chais (Valais), Bernard Bovy (Vaud), Piganot Salvagin (Vaud), and Jean et Pierre Testuz (Vaud). The Rest of the World - Outside of Europe, Gamay Noir has not enjoyed great success as yet. Many cool climate regions invariably opt for the ever-popular Pinot Noir, especially in light of the fall of Beaujolais Nouveau's reputation. But consumers looking to find the Gamay Noir Styles Of course, the most recognized style is the one that is released shortly after the completion of fermentation as Beaujolais Nouveau. This type of wine is light, fresh, and meant to be consumed young. Winemakers use a method called carbonic maceration, which relies Gamay Noir naturally has high acidity and low tannins, two characteristics prominently seen in the wine. Most exhibit bright red fruit aromas and flavors such as strawberries and red cherries and have quite a light color. But in the northern part of Beaujolais, Gamay qformat="true" name="heading 4"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="9" qformat="true" name="heading 5"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="9" qformat="true" name="heading 6"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="9" qformat="true" name= unhidewhenused="false" name="table Grid"><w:lsdexception locked="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="placeholder Text"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="1" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" qformat="true" name="no Spacing"><w:lsd unhidewhenused="false" name="colorful List"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="73" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="colorful Grid"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="60" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="ligh name="medium Grid 2 Accent 1"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="69" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="medium Grid 3 Accent 1"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="70" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="dark L unhidewhenused="false" name="medium Grid 2 Accent 2"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="69" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="medium Grid 3 Accent 2"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="70" semihidden="false" unhidewhenus semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="medium Grid 2 Accent 3"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="69" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="medium Grid 3 Accent 3"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="70" semihidden=" 4"></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexceptio

2 much plays second fiddle to Pinot Noir in eastern France where it grows. Arriving in the 13 th century from the east (Germany possibly), Gamay Noir barely survived its introduction to French soil as it was banned by the Duke of Burgundy. Fortunately, that edict wasn' 0s and 1980s there was an insatiable demand for Beaujolais Nouveau, a light, easy-going, uncomplicated wine made from Gamay Noir that was fermented, quickly bottled and rushed to the market by the 3 rd week of November. During its heyday, this wine was celebr Vent), Domaine Coudert (Fleurie), Pierre-Marie Chermette (Fleurie), Michel Tete (Juliénas), Nicole Chanrion (Côte de Brouilly), Chateau Thivin (Brouilly), Domaine de la Charmoise (Loire Valley), and Clos du Tue-Boeuf (Loire Valley). oes well in Switzerland, particularly in the western regions of Vaud and Valais where winemakers often bottle it as a single variety. Elsewhere in the country, it is frequently used as a blending partner with Pinot Noir. e light red variety should look to those cool climate regions as more winemakers are willing to experiment with Gamay Noir. It is becoming increasingly popular in Canada where the grape acclimates quite well to the cool climates in Ontario, British Columbia and even s on enzymes within the grapes to begin converting sugars to alcohol, to achieve this style. Whole berries are fermented in the absence of oxygen to begin the process of sugar-to-alcohol conversion, after which the grapes are pressed and the common fermentation t y Noir seems to gain a more substantial character and improve with a few years of aging. In fact, some favorably compare these examples to Pinot Noir in Burgundy. Who knows, maybe life won't be so tough for Gamay Noir after all.<w:worddocument><w:view></w ="heading 7"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="9" qformat="true" name="heading 8"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="9" qformat="true" name="heading 9"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="39" name="toc 1"><w:lsdexception locked="fal dexception locked="false" priority="60" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="light Shading"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="61" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="light List"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="62" s ht Shading Accent 1"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="61" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="light List Accent 1"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="62" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="light Grid Accent 1"><w List Accent 1"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="71" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="colorful Shading Accent 1"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="72" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="colorful List Accent 1">< sed="false" name="dark List Accent 2"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="71" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="colorful Shading Accent 2"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="72" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name= "false" unhidewhenused="false" name="dark List Accent 3"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="71" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="colorful Shading Accent 3"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="72" semihidden="false" unhidewhenu on></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexceptio

3 't enforced in Beaujolais to the south. But although it survived, Gamay Noir has long been overshadowed by its red parent to the north and continues to try and garner international respect. rated in grandiose fashion with parties in its honor. Nowadays, consumers have opted for more complex and deeper bodied styles of wine, leaving Beaujolais Nouveau out in the cold. Unfortunately, the entire region (as well as Gamay Noir) has been associated with th n Prince Edward Island. In the US, it is gaining favor in Oregon's Willamette Valley and can also be found in some Californian vineyards (although many wineries confused Gamay Noir with a clone of Pinot Noir or Valdeguie). One prevalent California wine made from th takes place. This process can produce tropical fruit aromas in the wine such as bananas and even notes reminiscent of bubblegum. w:view><w:zoom></w:zoom><w:trackmoves><w:trackformatting><w:punctuationkerning><w:validateagainstschemas><w:saveifxmlinvalid></w:saveifxmlinvalid><w:ignoremixedcontent></w:ignoremixedcontent><w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext></w:alwayssho lse" priority="39" name="toc 2"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="39" name="toc 3"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="39" name="toc 4"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="39" name="toc 5"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="39" na semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="light Grid"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="63" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="medium Shading 1"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="64" semihidden="false" unhidewhenus w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="63" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="medium Shading 1 Accent 1"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="64" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="medium Shading 2 Accent 1"><w:lsdexc <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="73" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="colorful Grid Accent 1"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="60" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="light Shading Accent 2"><w:lsdexception lo ="Colorful List Accent 2"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="73" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="colorful Grid Accent 2"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="60" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="light Shading Acce used="false" name="colorful List Accent 3"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="73" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="colorful Grid Accent 3"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="60" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name= on></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception

4 his particular style of wine. Luckily, many winemakers have forged on and created more complex and long-lived examples from Gamay Noir. These will most likely come from the Crus Beaujolais (best villages in the region) including St-Amour, Juliénas, Chénas, Moul he grape was introduced by Charles Shaw who had a strong affinity for Gamay Noir. And while he wasn't able to realize his goal of serious California Gamay Noir, his wine now made from other varieties is consumed across the country as the super affordable and cleve owplaceholdertext><w:donotpromoteqf><w:lidthemeother></w:lidthemeother><w:lidthemeasian></w:lidthemeasian><w:lidthemecomplexscript></w:lidthemecomplexscript></w:donotpromoteqf></w:validateagainstschemas></w:punctuationkerning></w:track ame="toc 6"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="39" name="toc 7"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="39" name="toc 8"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="39" name="toc 9"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="35" qformat="true" name= sed="false" name="medium Shading 2"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="65" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="medium List 1"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="66" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="medium Lis ception locked="false" priority="65" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="medium List 1 Accent 1"><w:lsdexception locked="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="revision"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="34" semihidden="false" unhidewh ocked="false" priority="61" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="light List Accent 2"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="62" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="light Grid Accent 2"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="63 ent 3"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="61" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="light List Accent 3"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="62" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="light Grid Accent 3"><w:lsdexception lo ="Light Shading Accent 4"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="61" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="light List Accent 4"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="62" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="light Grid Accent 4" n></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception 2013 CorkQuiz.com All Rights Reserved. Reproduction without permission prohibited.

5 lin-à-vent, Fleurie, Chiroubles, Morgon, Regnié, Brouilly and Côte de Brouilly. And while the majority of Gamay Noir is cultivated in Beaujolais, areas of the Loire Valley, Savoie, and the Rhone Valley also grow the grape, albeit sparingly. erly titled Two Buck Chuck. kformatting></w:trackmoves></w:worddocument><w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" defunhidewhenused="true" defsemihidden="true" defqformat="false" defpriority="99" latentstylecount="267"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="0" semihidden="false" ="caption"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="10" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" qformat="true" name="title"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="1" name="default Paragraph Font"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="11" semihidd st 2"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="67" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="medium Grid 1"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="68" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="medium Grid 2"><w:lsdexception locked="fa henused="false" qformat="true" name="list Paragraph"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="29" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" qformat="true" name="quote"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="30" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused=" 3" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="medium Shading 1 Accent 2"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="64" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="medium Shading 2 Accent 2"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="65" sem ocked="false" priority="63" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="medium Shading 1 Accent 3"><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="64" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="medium Shading 2 Accent 3"><w:lsdexception locked= "><w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="63" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="medium Shading 1 Accent n></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception></w:lsdexception>

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