<p><em><span>&ldquo;Today, after a period of being the pariahs of the wine world, they are once again worthy objects of interest for serious wine lovers. This is all due to the magic combination of the Gamay grape and the particular characteristics of the best villages in the region, including the famous &lsquo;crus&rsquo; Beaujolais.&rdquo;&nbsp;</span></em><strong><span>Jancis Robinson MW</span></strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Located on the higher slopes of the extinct volcano Mont Brouilly within the Brouilly Cru Beaujolais. The wines from this region are more deeply concentrated with less earthiness than Brouilly wine.</strong></p>

<p>The jewel in the crown of the Loire&rsquo;s reds and where <strong>Cabernet Franc</strong> really shines (up to 10% Cabernet Sauvignon can be added). In good vintages the wines can be full bodied and can be cellared for up to 2 decades. Grown on the stony terraces tends to give the wines notes of ripe raspberries, blackcurrant and anise and other spices, supported. The wines from the steeper rockier areas along the hills that separate the Loire from the Vienne tend to produce wines with mineral, gamey complexity and a strong tannic backbone. With age and/or as the wines open up they can have a silky, vevety mouth feel.&nbsp;</p>

Corbières is located within the Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France. The appellation is famous for rich, fruit-forward garrigue-scented red wines made from Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre and Carignan. Corbières also produces rosé wines from the same aforementioned red varieties, often with small amounts of Grenache Gris and Picpoul in the blend. A small amount of white wine is also made in the appellations from an array of varieties including Bourboulenc, Grenache Blanc, Maccabeu, Marsanne and Roussanne.

<p><span>For years, Touraine would compete with the Beaujolais for the release of an early bottling of Gamay that would rival the Beaujolais nouveau. While the competition is not so much of a focal point now, there are still some producers who release early bottlings of the wine around the same time as Beaujolais. The soil around the Touraine area is a variety of limestone with excellent drainage that is known as tuffeau which is the same material used to build many of the famous Loire Valley Ch&acirc;teaux.</span></p> <p><span>The region around Vouvray, Montlouis-sur-Loire and Touraine has some of the most diverse plantings of all