Beaujolais: Difference between revisions

Beaujolais is a large wine-producing region, larger than any single district of Burgundy. There are over {{convert|18,000|ha|acre}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.inao.gouv.fr/fichier/Copie-de-SUPERFICIE-ET-RECOLTE-REVENDIQUEE-2010.pdf |title=SUPERFICIES ET PRODUCTIONS DE VINS (hl) en 2010 |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=February 2012 |website=inao.gouv.fr |publisher=Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité |access-date=2022-09-10 |quote= |archive-date=2016-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230117/https://www.inao.gouv.fr/fichier/Copie-de-SUPERFICIE-ET-RECOLTE-REVENDIQUEE-2010.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> of vines planted in a {{convert|34|mi|km}} stretch of land that is between 7 and {{convert|9|mi|km}} wide (11 to 14&nbsp;km).<ref name="Dummies pp 112-120">E. McCarthy & M. Ewing-Mulligan ''"French Wine for Dummies"'' pp. 112-120, Wiley Publishing 2001 {{ISBN|0-7645-5354-2}}.</ref> The historical capital of the province is Beaujeu (''Bôjor'' / ''Biôjœr'' in [[Arpitan]]) and the economic capital of the area is [[Villefranche-sur-Saône]] (''Velafranche''). Many of Beaujolais vineyards are found in the hillside on the outskirt of Lyons in the eastern portion of the region along the Saône valley. The [[Massif Central]] is located to the west and has a tempering influence on Beaujolais' climate. The region is located south of the Burgundy wine region [[Mâconnais]] with nearly 100 ''[[Communes of France|communes]]'' in the northern region of Beaujolais overlapping between the AOC boundaries Beaujolais and the Maconnais region of [[Saint-Véran AOC|Saint-Véran]].<ref name="Oxford pp 72-74"/>