The Winery Les Terres de la Folie of Brouilly of Beaujolais

Winery Les Terres de la Folie - L'Harmonieuse Tradition Saint-Amour
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 79 of the estates of Beaujolais.
It is located in Brouilly in the region of Beaujolais

The Winery Les Terres de la Folie is one of the world's great estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Brouilly to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Les Terres de la Folie wines

Looking for the best Winery Les Terres de la Folie wines in Brouilly among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Les Terres de la Folie wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Les Terres de la Folie wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Les Terres de la Folie

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Les Terres de la Folie

How Winery Les Terres de la Folie wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of fettuccine with cream and cheese, lamb confit with new potatoes or pasta carbonara.

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Les Terres de la Folie.

  • Gamay

Discovering the wine region of Brouilly

Brouilly is an appellation for red wines produced from Vineyards in north-central Beaujolais. The lower slopes of Mont Brouilly and the surrounding countryside contain large plantings of the Gamay Grape. The wines produced here are relatively robust and Full-bodied, in contrast to the light, fresh wines of Beaujolais Nouveau. The wines are fruitier than many of the other Beaujolais crus, with plum and berry flavors overpowering the traditional Floral">floralCharacter of Gamay.

The appellation was officially delimited along with most other Beaujolais crus in the 1930s. While the appellation applies only to red wines, the white varieties Chardonnay, Aligoté and Melon de Bourgogne can account for 15% of the vineyard area. They are also authorised as a minor component of the blend in Brouilly wines. The Brouilly wine area covers six communes around Mont Brouilly, none of which bears the name Brouilly, which is unusual for a Beaujolais cru.

The top pink wines of Winery Les Terres de la Folie

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Les Terres de la Folie

How Winery Les Terres de la Folie wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef such as recipes of pork tongue with bacon and onions.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Les Terres de la Folie.

  • Gamay

Discover the grape variety: Crimson seedless

Cross between Emperor and C 133-199 obtained in the United States (California) by David Wilder Ramming and Ronald Tarailo and where it is cultivated since 1989. In California, it is today one of the most present varieties of table. It is also found in South America, South Africa, Spain, etc. - Synonymy: USDA selection C 102-26 (for all the synonyms of the varieties, click here!).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Les Terres de la Folie

Planning a wine route in the of Brouilly? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Les Terres de la Folie.

Discover the grape variety: Morescono

Most certainly Italian, genetic analysis has confirmed that it is the variety known as nieddu mannu. It can be found in Corsica and Italy (Sardinia). It is registered in the Official Catalogue of Vat Varieties list A1. However, it should not be confused with morescola, also grown in Corsica, which is none other than aubun and muristellu, one of the synonyms of morrastel.

News about Winery Les Terres de la Folie and wines from the region

Louis-Fabrice Latour: Obituary

Latour was the 11th generation of his family to lead Maison Louis Latour (and the seventh named Louis Latour). The house of Latour was formally founded in 1797, although the roots go back to the first vineyards purchased in 1731 by Denis Latour. The Latour family originally worked as coopers, and Denis’ son Jean moved to Aloxe-Corton to set up an independent cooperage and later to found Maison Louis Latour, naming the business after his son. The house of Latour remains closely associated with th ...

Burns Night: Wines to match with haggis

Ideas for pairing wines with haggis on Burns Night: Syrah / Shiraz Shiraz-Grenache blends Viognier Beaujolais Cru (Gamay)  German Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir) Chilean País There are a few different avenues to explore if you’re looking to pair wines with haggis, which sees its star quality celebrated at Burns Night supper with the traditional reading of Robert Burns’ poem, ‘Address to a Haggis‘. Made well, and from a quality source, haggis offers a rich combination of meaty ...

International Beaujolais Nouveau Day

Although Cru Beaujolais has been having its moment in the sun for a few years now, its younger, lighter-bodied ‘nouveau’ cousin is coming back into its own. How Beaujolais Nouveau Day started The tradition of Beaujolais Nouveau dates back to the 1800s. Winemakers would bottle their just-fermented wine, produced from grapes harvested just a few months prior, an unusually tight timeframe in winemaking terms. This occasion called for a massive celebration among Beaujolais-based vigneron ...

The word of the wine: Pinenc

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