short trip in Beaujolais
Oct 30, 2021 12:43:17 #
Yes, Burgundy is a nice region to take pictures of vineyards landscapes...but Beaujolais is even more pleasant because the hills are bigger, higher, more "steif", and the green foliages blend wonderful with the different colored plots of vines. I'm pleased to show You this region in all the glory of fall!
close to Mont Brouilly, a very typic tiny "shelter" made of "golden stones": the main use was a storage for tools and protection during a storm
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those tiles are called "romanes"...very commun in South but also in Beaujolais (even if the region really doesn't count to South)
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Close to Oingt, this used to be the laundry for the community. This one has been restored quite often and looks nice. A little river "feeds" this wash station. Having "flowing water" to wash the clothes was not given to everybody: it was luxu!s
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I love the architecture of the houses here. They look massiv, stabil. And so they are, perhaps with a touch of "Middle Age"
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This picture brings a testimonial of the very bad economical health of Beaujolais: the areas which look grey colored are vines which have been pulled because Beaujolais wine became hard to sell.
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Saint-Laurent d'Oingt, with its chapelle on the top of the hill: a colored patchwork on edge of the forst
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Again S-Laurent dOingt, surrounded by vines and forst
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And now, the star, the heroe: le Gamay Noir! This one is a "rescapé"...here they don't really produce "ice wine" even if they could do it. But some winegrowers do it!
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Just another view over the stacked hills and here and there, a tiny vineyard ...
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Well, the last one for today. So You get an idea what does Beaujolais looks like: a lot of little vines added into a gigantesc vine region.
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Oct 30, 2021 12:47:04 #
Oct 30, 2021 12:49:28 #
Dan' de Bourgogne wrote:
Yes, Burgundy is a nice region to take pictures of vineyards landscapes...but Beaujolais is even more pleasant because the hills are bigger, higher, more "steif", and the green foliages blend wonderful with the different colored plots of vines. I'm pleased to show You this region in all the glory of fall!
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Oct 30, 2021 12:50:19 #
Oct 30, 2021 13:04:01 #
Wonderful photo tour of a place I'm unlikely to visit. Particularly nice since we are regular consumers of their famous products!
Oct 30, 2021 13:16:33 #
Nice. Looks very much like the Tournon-sur-Rhone/Tain hermitage area.
Oct 30, 2021 13:34:45 #
Fred Harwood wrote:
Nice. Looks very much like the Tournon-sur-Rhone/Tain hermitage area.
You are right...both areas are close to eachother so they have a certain "family look"
Well, Tournon and Tain l'Hermitage are in the "Côtes du Rhône"(South of Lyon)...which is a bit different of Beaujolais. (Noth West of Lyon)"
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Oct 30, 2021 13:36:28 #
Dan' de Bourgogne wrote:
Yes, Burgundy is a nice region to take pictures of vineyards landscapes...but Beaujolais is even more pleasant because the hills are bigger, higher, more "steif", and the green foliages blend wonderful with the different colored plots of vines. I'm pleased to show You this region in all the glory of fall!
What a beautiful place! Great photos too!!!
Oct 30, 2021 13:43:28 #
Dan' de Bourgogne wrote:
You are right...both areas are close to eachother so they have a certain "family look"
Well, Tournon and Tain l'Hermitage are in the "Côtes du Rhône"(South of Lyon)...which is a bit different of Beaujolais. (Noth West of Lyon)"
Well, Tournon and Tain l'Hermitage are in the "Côtes du Rhône"(South of Lyon)...which is a bit different of Beaujolais. (Noth West of Lyon)"
My sister and brother-in-law have a home just above Tournon S Rhone. The resemblance is striking.
Oct 30, 2021 13:47:56 #
quixdraw wrote:
Wonderful photo tour of a place I'm unlikely to visit. Particularly nice since we are regular consumers of their famous products!
Thanks Quixdraw! I understand Your frustration but, if it’s any consolation, I have the same problem regarding Grand Canyon...and all the woody covered bridges. Don't forget, You have the big pleasure to taste/drink the products...unfortunately, California wines are really hard to get in Burgundy (patriotism or protectionisme?)
Oct 30, 2021 13:49:18 #
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Oct 30, 2021 13:50:30 #
Oct 30, 2021 13:51:08 #
UTMike wrote:
A wonderful, colorful and informative tour, Dan! Well done.
Thank You UTMike!
Oct 30, 2021 14:01:22 #
Horseart wrote:
What a beautiful place! Great photos too!!!
Thank You! I appreciate the compliment.
Oct 30, 2021 14:32:14 #
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