Gamay is a purple-colored grape variety used to make red wines, most notably grown in Beaujolais and in the Loire Valley around Tours. Its full name is Gamay Noir à Jus Blanc. It is a very old cultiva
Gamay
A Beaujolais Nouveau wine made from Gamay.
Vineyard in La Rochepot, Hautes-Côtes de Beaune. The closely spaced rows in the foreground are Gamay; in the background are more widely spaced rows of Pinot noir.
A sparkling Crémant de Bourgogne blanc de noirs (white of blacks) made from Pinot Noir and Gamay
Beaujolais nouveau is a red wine made from Gamay grapes produced in the Beaujolais region of France. It is a vin de primeur, fermented just a few weeks before being released for sale on the third Thur
Gamay
…similar to those of Crus Beaujolais but with raspberry notes and the signature fresh-peppery nose of the Cabernet Franc. Gamay is also the grape of the Beaujolais nouveau, produced exclusively from the more alkaline soils of Southern Beaujolais where the grape is incapable of making drinkable wines without aggressive…
Vineyards in the Beaujolais wine region, located just south of Burgundy
Evolution of Duboeuf nouveau labels over time