So, is Morgan Village a Beaujolais?


"Michael Pronay" > wrote in message
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> "DaleW" > wrote:
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>> Beaujolais is the southern end of the department of Burgundy, so
>> geographically it is Burgundy.
>
> <nitpicking> There is no département "Bourgogne", only a "région"
> Bourgogne, comprising the départements "Côte d'Or", "Yonne"
> (Chablis), Nièvre, and Saône-et-Loire (part of Beaujolais).
>
> The major part of Beaujolais, however, is grown in the département
> "Rhône", part of the région "Rhône Alpes".
>
> The administrative entity "Bourgogne" does not equal what is
> called "Bourgogne viticole" (winegrowing Burgundy).
>
> As to the AOC Bourgogne, the wines entitled to the AOCs of
> Brouilly, Côtes de Brouilly, Chénas, Chiroubles, Fleurie,
> Juliénas, Morgon, Moulin-à-Vent, and Saint-Amour (i.e. 9 of the 10
> Crus in Beaujolais) can in theory apply for the AOC "Bourgogne"
> (in that case losing their cru AOC, so nobody does it, of course):
>
> <http://www.inao.gouv.fr/public/produ...p?comiteNat=1&
> id_txt=396>
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> <http://snipurl.com/dezc>
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> M.