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Fleurie & Co: the best wines of the Beaujolais

Ulrich Sautter, 15.02.2024

Moulin-à-Vent, Fleurie, Brouilly, Morgon: as in Burgundy or Bordeaux, the best wines in Beaujolais are not named after the region, but after a commune, a mountain (as in the case of Brouilly) or an emblematic landmark (Moulin-à-Vent = windmill).

Antoine Budker was a road and bridge engineer by profession, but his passion must have been for wine: in 1869, he published a "Carte des Vignobles des Côtes Beaujolaise, Mâconnaise & Chalonnaise", i.e. a Location map which showed the vineyards of the Beaujolais together with the northern Burgundy neighbours from Mâcon and the Côte Chalonnaise.

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Fleurie & Co: the best wines of the Beaujolais