14.37.a Organic wines in France - What do you not know? Try this little fun quiz.

In this PAID edition of le Bulletin newsletter I disappear down a natural wine rabbit hole, only to emerge with a quiz for us all. We explore French literature, enjoy a Haïku, & go to Sète!

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A personal note about France, life, passions, and more… Saturday 21.9.2024

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1. Organic wines in France - What do you not know?

Organic wine is also known as Natural wine - but what is it? Do you know?

I recently became aware that I knew little about natural French wine… so as usual that meant I was off researching… down rabbit holes everywhere.

Although it was fascinating reading, I don’t propose dumping all of that information on you, today ;)

But I did come across some interesting bits and pieces that I hope you will enjoy and I’m going to share those with you in a Question and Answer format.

Please let me know if you’d like more in-depth information on this topic and I’ll see what we can do...

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Are you ready for the quiz? Here we go…10 questions.
- I suggest you try to jot down the answers to these questions before looking up the source.

Questions:

1. Why and when did the natural wine movement begin in France? And what about internationally?

2. This movement was started by a group of French Beaujolais winemakers who became known as “The Gang of Four”. Who were these men?

3. What commitment did these men make regarding how they would produce ‘natural’ wine?

4. Does France lead the world in terms of area under cultivation of organic vines?