Beaujolais • Vineyard visits, cuvées to try, and hillside charm After completing my time in Villié-Morgon, I continued south through Beaujolais to explore two neighboring crus that feel closely connected but offer distinctly different expressions of Gamay: Fleurie and Brouilly. They’re only a short drive apart, which makes them ideal to visit on the same…
Perched high above the vineyards of Beaujolais, the village of Oingt seems almost suspended in time. Long before it became a quiet stop along the wine route, Oingt was a fortified medieval settlement dating back to the 11th and 12th centuries. Its narrow cobbled lanes, defensive walls, and stone towers were once part of a…
The Beaujolais hills unfold like a watercolor — rows of vines brushing the horizon in soft golds and greens, dotted with stone villages and bell towers that have watched the harvest for centuries. This is the land of Gamay, a grape that thrives on sunlight and generosity. From these slopes come wines that are bright…
