ACADEMIE DU VIN LIBRARY LIMITED Wines of Beaujolais

...The perfect introduction and guide to a region that deserves our attention. The Irish Sun 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. Telegraph 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. World of Fine Wine In The Wines of Beaujolais 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 industrialised methods of farming and wine production. The resulting decline in quality ultimately damaged Beaujolaiss reputation. Most wine lovers were unaware that, in parallel with this, there was a movement in the region to re-establish Beaujolaiss historic reputation as a source of fine wines. The focus was on terroir, respect for the environment and considered winemaking all things valued by todays 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 neighbours in Burgundy and the Rhône. Autorid: Natasha Hughes